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Kevin Colbert Clarifies ’52 Kids’ Under Ben Roethlisberger Comment

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert seemingly made a lot of waves a few days ago with comments he made about quarterback Ben Roethlisberger when asked if he has any problem with the player being publicly critical of his teammates and thus if he wishes he would be quieter.During his Friday interview on the NFL Network, Colbert was asked to clarify a few of the comments he made this past week when describing Roethlisberger as the team’s unquestioned leader.

First, Colbert was asked about him saying a few days ago that Roethlisberger essentially oversees “52 kids” underneath the quarterback every season and what he meant by that.