Back to the Pittsburgh Steelers Newsfeed

Randy Fichtner Less Concerned About Ben Roethlisberger’s Arm Than His Body, Wants To Protect Him From Taking More Hits

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger only attempted 62 passes during the 2019 season—that was about literally all that his elbow could handle by the time he fully severed three tendons in his throwing elbow by halftime of the second game of the year.

That was coming off a year in which he attempted 675 passes, which was not only a career-high and the most in the league in 2018, but also the fourth-most pass attempts in a single season in NFL history. And he is on pace to throw for over 600 attempts again in 2020, which would mark just the third time in his career that he has done so.