The legend of “Big Ben” started when a strong armed quarterback from the University of Miami slid in the 2004 NFL Draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers. With Ben Roethlisberger on the board, and Philip Rivers and Eli Manning both gone, Bill Cowher and the Steelers pulled the trigger on the quarterback who would be the signal caller for the next 17 years, and counting.
With Cowher now preparing to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH this summer, he visited with Jim Rome to talk about his time with the Steelers.