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The Pittsburgh Steelers have made their decision on who the team’s backup quarterback will be in 2019. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Mason Rudolph has won the backup quarterback job behind Ben Roethlisberger. After a strong preseason, Mason Rudolph won the Steelers' No. 2 quarterback job and will back up Ben Roethlisberger this season […]

Antonio Brown’s feet are almost fully healed, and though he lost his second grievance with the NFL, helmet-related absences are apparently behind him. The Oakland Raiders’ best player, finally, should be able to devote most of his focus to preparing for the regular season with his new team. It seems so important to him, in […]

Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown used to be the driving force for the Pittsburgh Steelers and were steadfast friends. However, one snide comment saw the connection ruined and Brown about to play the 2019 season with another team that dons black. The Steelers QB is reportedly regretting his decision to criticize the now-Oakland Raiders WR […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are nearing the two-week countdown until they take on the New England Patriots in Week 1 of the regular season. Until then, the Steeler have two more preseason games that need to be played. The Steelers began their preseason schedule versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pittsburgh was able to squeak out a […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are slated to square off against the Tennessee Titans in their penultimate preseason game. It appears quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is set to make his preseason debut. Roethlisberger has watched their first two preseason games unfold from the sidelines. According to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, head coach Mike Tomlin says he […]

Ben Roethlisberger has yet to take the field in the preseason. Despite many starting quarterbacks having played in each of their team’s exhibitions so far, the Pittsburgh Steelers are taking a much different approach to the future Hall-of-Famer’s participation in meaningless competition leading up to the regular season. It sure seems like Roethlisberger, though, isn’t […]

The NFL season kicks off in a few weeks. It’s that time again when predictions are made for the upcoming year. The only constant in football seems to be the New England Patriots’ utter dominance of their division. That shouldn’t change this year, but who else will seize division titles in the AFC in 2019? […]

Antonio Brown may no longer be a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, but that doesn’t mean Ben Roethlisberger isn’t looking forward to what his receiving corps can bring to the table. “I’m really excited about what we have,” Roethlisberger told Chris Simms of NBC Sports. “JuJu [Smith-Schuster] just keeps getting better and I’m excited for […]

CLUTCH Summary: The NFL Network recently released its Top 100 players in the league list to much excitement. Big name guys like Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger obviously made the cut. However, a few guys were slotted far too high, even with a few outright not even belonging on the list at all.  The NFL […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is entering the 2019 NFL season with a lot of pressure on his shoulders. After the team made a big move to trade star wide receiver Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders and star running back Le’Veon Bell left in free agency for the New York Jets, all eyes have […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, entering his 16th season with the franchise in 2019, told SiriusXM the team plans on playing more two-back sets on offense. The news doesn’t come as a shock in the wake of Le’Veon Bell leaving for the New York Jets following his holdout seasons in 2018. Jaylen Samuels, one of […]

With the Pittsburgh Steelers losing both Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell this offseason, you would expect that the Steelers’ offense would undergo some significant changes in terms of style, but apparently, not much is going to change at all, and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is okay with that. “Nope. We’re going to be the same, boring […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is entering his 16th NFL season, but somewhere along the way, it seems that he lost some of his passion for the game of football. Well, now, Roethlisberger says that his joy for the sport is back: “I feel like I love football again,” said Roethlisberger, according to Gerry Dulac […]

Some things get better over time. Think wine, Tim Duncan, Frank Gore, or even the grueling hours of an NFL training camp. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is entering his 16th training camp with the team. By now, the 37-year-old isn’t laboring over the practice, he’s having with it. Perhaps, appreciating the limelight of his […]

Chemistry matters. With quarterbacks and wide receivers, that is even more the case. If a signal-caller doesn’t trust his pass catcher, a passing offense can stagnate. With Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, that couldn’t be truer. He has declared his trust or distrust of a receiver; it then shows on the field. With Antonio Brown […]

Ben Roethlisberger is fully aware of not just how much easier the presence of Antonio Brown made the game on him, but also the pair’s historical standing among other elite quarterback-receiver tandems. While the two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback understands the challenges facing he and his team this season without his longtime favorite target, ,too, […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had a bit of tumultuous offseason, which saw the quarterback lose his superstar wide receiver in Antonio Brown, and also dealt with rumors that he threw teammates and coaches under the bus. With a new season fast approaching, Roethlisberger is now reportedly on the fence about whether or not he […]

2018 was a tough year for Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Even though they finally managed to beat the Patriots, they blew a few big games and ended up missing the playoffs as they finished a half-game behind the Ravens in the AFC North. The entire season was engulfed in drama thanks to the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be going into the 2019 season without Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell in their offense. Despite those crucial losses, a certain NFL analyst believes that the Steelers will be better in 2019. Former Steelers running back Merril Hoge believes Pittsburgh will be a better team in 2019. Hoge points to the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off of a disappointing 2018 campaign in which they went 9-6-1 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2013, largely due to locker room issues. Well, the Steelers ended up trading Antonio Brown this offseason, and the team camaraderie may end up being better as a result. But […]

JuJu Smith-Schuster has quickly become a fan favorite for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Can the third-year wide receiver become Ben Roethlisberger’s favorite target with the departure of Antonio Brown? This offseason, the Steelers decided to trade Brown after the receiver requested to be dealt after having issues with people within the organization. With Brown gone, that […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is the only player on the team with a Super Bowl ring, but according to James Conner, he is trying to help everyone else envision what it will feel like when they lift the Lombardi Trophy. Earlier this offseason, Roethlisberger invited the skill position players to his lake house in […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will look a bit different in 2019 with the losses of Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown on the offense. Therefore, the one issue that the Steelers must fix before training camp is finding ways to replace Brown’s production on offense. The Steelers already have James Conner, Jaylen Samuels, and Benny Snell to […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been talking this offseason about how he thinks the offense can be as good as last year even without Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Some of the Steelers fans are buying the talk but one guy that isn’t is Hall of Famer Terrell Davis who thinks Big Ben is […]

A new generation of elite quarterbacks is in the early stages of taking the NFL by storm. The Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes put together one of the finest seasons of all time as a first-year starter in 2018, becoming the youngest MVP since Dan Marino. Baker Mayfield led the Cleveland Browns to a franchise-altering […]

There has been a different buzz around the Pittsburgh Steelers this season and Ben Roethlisberger is excited about this season. The last few seasons all the buzz has been about drama and who would and wouldn’t be at camp. This off-season there hasn’t been many distractions which have given the team time to focus just […]

For the first time in what feels like forever, the Pittsburgh Steelers are finding themselves in the underdog role heading into 2019. Gone is Antonio Brown. Gone is Le’Veon Bell. Gone is the feeling that the Steelers are a shoo-in to make the playoffs in an AFC North division that may end up ruled by […]

This past year has been a roller-coaster ride for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. He went from leading the Steelers to a 7-2-1 start to seeing his team finish 9-6-1 and miss the playoffs largely as a result of a chasm in the locker room centered around his tenuous relationship with now-former wide receiver Antonio […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers can’t seem to forget the name “Antonio Brown” this offseason. Ben Roethlisberger recently made more comments concerning the former Steelers receiver. Recently, the Steelers quarterback went on SiriusXM NFL Radio and spoke about Brown. Roethlisberger said himself that Brown “made me a better quarterback“. This quote won’t sit well with the Steelers […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger are in an unusual spot. They’ve usually been the talk of the division and favorites to win the AFC North, but this year they’re flying a bit more under the radar. The Browns and Ravens both emerge down the stretch last season, and they’re garnering most of the hype […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are finally looking forward to drama-free football in 2019, and they need Ben Roethlisberger and JuJu Smith-Schuster to have big years. They’re the two most important players on the team, and they need to deliver if they want to have a successful first season without Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Brown and […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost a pair of superstar playmakers this offseason. Franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, though, doesn’t seem too concerned by the departures of Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown, and not just because he grew crossways with both players last season. Asked to single out a player who was impressing at OTAs, Roethlisberger initially hesitated […]

One of the longest-serving and most prominent players on the Pittsburgh Steelers has had enough of the controversial rhetoric surrounding his team this offseason. Veteran center Maurkice Pouncey told reporters on Wednesday after OTAs that there’s “no point” in discussing questions about Ben Roethlisberger’s leadership because he’s already voiced his support for Pittsburgh’s franchise quarterback. […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Mason Rudolph in the third round of the 2018 draft, and at that point, many believed he was the future quarterback of the team. There is still a chance that could be, but it won’t be anytime soon, and that is something Rudolph is okay with. Ben Roethlisberger signed an extension […]

Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown clearly wasn’t a fan of Ben Roethlisberger but the team’s current number one receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is. On Saturday afternoon Smith-Schuster posted standing alongside Roethlisberger with the caption “that’s my quarterback.” pic.twitter.com/fpHN5KdUPw — JuJu Smith-Schuster (@TeamJuJu) May 25, 2019 He also posted the Terrell Owens crying gif saying […]

Throw in linebacker Joey Porter as the latest former Pittsburgh Steelers player to criticize quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Porter, who was a teammate of Roethlisberger’s for three years from 2004 through 2006 and also served as a Steelers coach from 2014 through 2018, says that the 37-year-old abuses his authority: “It’s clear he has the power, […]

Antonio Brown may not be a fan of Ben Roethlisberger’s leadership, but that does not mean the rest of Roethlisberger’s teammates feel the same way. Second-year wide receiver James Washington, whom Roethlisberger criticized on his radio show at one point this past season, said he takes no issues with Roethlisberger’s leadership style. “He’s a captain,” […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been engulfed in drama as long as anybody can remember at this point. The Antonio Brown saga was the dominating storyline of the NFL offseason, and the Steelers are just looking to put it behind them at some point. For the first time since Brown’s trade to the Raiders went down, […]

It has been quite an eventful offseason for the Pittsburgh Steelers. as a result, it seems quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is going to make sure he is with the team as much as possible. The Steelers have undergone some significant changes to their roster this offseason. According to Will Graves of the Associated Press, Roethlisberger plans […]