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Ben Roethlisberger On Rumors He’s Been Out Of Shape: ‘It Just Blows My Mind’

One of the most comical things about the 2019 season for the Pittsburgh Steelers was the Ben Roethlisberger watch, with fans scoping out any look at the sidelines for glimpse of the 16-year quarterback who had been shelved for the season due to an elbow injury. Yes, they wanted to get a look at his bionic elbow. But they were also checking to see how fat he was.

Not that he was. Flashing typically only upper-body shots in winter settings of a heavily-bearded man wearing large coats, it led people to believe that Roethlisberger had gotten out of shape, mistakenly.