On the heels of Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco commenting on veterans mentoring rookies, Ben Roethlisberger is revisiting his old comments that once drew plenty of controversy. In a live episode of his Footbahlin podcast, Roethlisberger discussed his thought process when the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Mason Rudolph in 2017. And his thoughts on Rudolph today.
“When they drafted Mason, I made comments about, and I don’t even remember my comments,” Roethlisberger told co-host Spencer Te’o during the show. “But it was like, why did we draft Mason? It wasn’t a shot at Mason. I didn’t have a problem with Mason.