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Cameron Heyward says Ben Roethlisberger's comments about current NFL players 'rub me the wrong way'

Pittsburgh Steelers captain Cameron Heyward took exception to Ben Roethlisberger's recent assertion that too many current NFL players have "a me-type attitude," saying his former teammate's comments "rub me the wrong way."

Roethlisberger, in a wide-ranging interview published last Friday by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, said "the game has changed" and "people have changed" when addressing differences he noticed between his early years and later years with the Steelers.

"The team was so important," said Roethlisberger, referring to his first few seasons with Pittsburgh. "It was all about the team.