Back to the Pittsburgh Steelers Newsfeed

‘There Needs To Be Some Accountability:’ Ben Roethlisberger Shares Harsh Words For Broderick Jones

2025 is a pivotal year for Pittsburgh Steelers OT Broderick Jones. And through three games, Jones has failed to show any improvement after a rough 2024 season. He’s continually been Pittsburgh’s worst offensive lineman, and he’s graded as the 81st best offensive tackle out of 101 qualifier per PFF. It’s not the performance the Steelers wanted to see in year three from their former first-round pick, and former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger had a lot of pointed criticism for Jones on the latest episode of his Footbahlin’ podcast.

“Broderick is, he’s so upright. And you can’t stand upright as a tackle, you’ve got to get low, because guys are just gonna get underneath you.