Throughout their careers as key parts of the historic Pittsburgh Steelers-Baltimore Ravens rivalry, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and outside linebacker Terrell Suggs had quite a few battles, becoming thorns in each other’s sides.
They had some pointed words for each other throughout those rivalry matchups, too, but the pair developed great mutual respect for each other.
Now that they’re both retired and the playing careers are long gone behind them, that respect has grown even further, specifically from Roethlisberger’s side.
During the latest episode of his “Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger” podcast Tuesday afternoon, Roethlisberger spoke highly of Suggs, stating that he believes he should have been a first-ballot Hall of Famer.