When you’ve made as much money as Ben Roethlisberger has and have had as much success in your profession to ensure your status as one of the greats to ever play the game, you may find yourself reluctant to continue on when you are ‘old in the tooth’ in your field and you suffer a serious injury.
That is the situation the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback found himself in a year ago after tearing three tendons in his throwing elbow. Would he opt to try to come back and continue playing at 38 years old, even though he has nothing to prove?