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Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger Details Issues with Alcohol, Pornography Addictions

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said during an appearance at the ManUp Pittsburgh conference Saturday that he has had alcohol and pornography addictions in the past.

"I've fallen as short as anybody," he told former Steeler and program host Tunch Ilkin, per Joe Rutter of TribLive.com. "I've been addicted to alcohol. I've been addicted to pornography, which makes me then not the best husband, not the best father, not the best Christian I can be. You have to dedicate yourself and understand that you can get out of it because of the grace of God.