Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger played 18 seasons the longest amount for a quarterback with one team in his career. However, that almost wasn’t the case.
At the end of the 2021 season it was clear Roethlisberger’s time in Pittsburgh was up, but Roethlisberger still had a chance to continue his playing career. Towards the end of the 2022 season, Roethlisberger said he had talks with the San Francisco 49ers following their number of injuries at the quarterback position to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo, which left San Francisco — a Super Bowl contender — with just Mr.