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Steelers GM Kevin Colbert Backs Ben Roethlisberger in Antonio Brown Drama

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert defended quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's leadership style in comments relayed by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN on Wednesday (h/t Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk):

Jeremy Fowler

Kevin Colbert emphatically endorsed Ben Roethlisberger's leadership, citing impassioned speech at halftime in Jax as one example. Colbert won't curb Big Ben sharing opinions on radio b/c "Ben’s the elder statesman. If the players were smart, they’d listen to him. he’s been there"

Fowler then provided the full response:

Jeremy Fowler

Here’s the longer answer from Kevin Colbert on why he has “absolutely no problem” with Ben Roethlisberger publicly criticizing teammates.