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Pryor: Steelers’ New Offense Could Prolong Ben Roethlisberger’s Career

Could a new offense under first-year offensive coordinator Matt Canada prolong future first-ballot Hall of Fame quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s career?

ESPN’s Brooke Pryor certainly seems to believe so.

With Canada stepping in for former OC Randy Fichtner, the Steelers may have a slightly different look offensively in 2021, featuring more pre-snap motion, under-center work, and a power running game designed to take some of the load off of Roethlisberger’s right arm, which attempted 608 passes in 2020 — good for the second-highest total of his career.

That total came in the first year Roethlisberger returned from a season-ending elbow injury that required surgery.