If you’ve been following the Pittsburgh Steelers at any point over the course of the past five-plus years, you’ve probably heard quarterback Ben Roethlisberger talk about his future in simple terms: I’m taking it one year at a time, because I want to give every season my all, and I don’t want to cheat my future.
But he hasn’t really spoken about seriously contemplating retirement for four or five years now, or thereabouts, at least not publicly. There haven’t even been reports. In a recent article from Mark Maske of The Washington Post, though, he conceded that there were moments this offseason as he tried to talk Maurkice Pouncey into one more season.