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Ben Roethlisberger: NFL Players 'Turned from a Team-First to a Me-Type Attitude'

Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger sensed what he believed to be a shift across the NFL as his career wound down.

The six-time Pro Bowler told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ron Cook "the game has changed" with players focusing on themselves more than their team. He added it's something that extends beyond the pro level:

"I might be standing on a soapbox a little bit, but that’s my biggest takeaway from when I started to the end. It turned from a team-first to a me-type attitude. It was hard. It’s hard for these young guys, too.