That Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wasn’t a particularly good teammate in his early years is certainly not a new narrative. But it’s unsurprising that the topic has come up again as a means of contrasting just what kind of leader he has developed into over the past few seasons.
That is what Dan Pompei turned the focus on yesterday in an article for Bleacher Report, in which Roethlisberger fully acknowledges the growth that has been necessary over the course of his career to escape from his own ego and become the teammate that now commands respect from an entire locker room.