SI.com · Jul 27, 2022
Cam Heyward: Ben Roethlisberger Comments ‘Rub Me the Wrong Way’
Ben Roethlisberger is just a few months into retirement, but he’s already ruffling feathers with former Steelers teammates.
In a Friday interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the future Hall of Famer said that he doesn’t like what he perceived as a shift from a “team-first” attitude among NFL players when he began his career to players being more focused on themselves.
“I feel like the game has changed. I feel like the people have changed in a sense,” Roethlisberger said. “Maybe it’s because I got spoiled when I came in. The team was so important. It was all about the team. Now, it’s about me and this, that and the other.