The Pittsburgh Steelers took four quarterbacks into Latrobe this year, one of whom hardly even played at all. What would the harm have been in having one more—or one different from the four that were ultimately carried?
Well, if that alternative quarterback were Ben Roethlisberger, then it certainly would have dramatically changed the conversation. And it goes without saying that the entire offseason likely would have been quite different. Not that that was ever going to happen, but it’s something Roethlisberger has been asked about, and thought about.
“I told Ashley [his wife] that part of me would’ve been okay going back one last time, like, for the last year, and they ended up not doing it.