

Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger tied one of Tom Brady 's personal career statistics during the Steelers' 29-27 win against the Chicago Bears on Monday (November 8) night. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Roethlisberger said he believes Pickett is "the future of this team." "It means the world," Pickett said of having Roethlisberger's support, adding that he studied him when he was playing at Pitt. He said he also enjoys texting Pickett after games. He added that he's now a "fan" of Pickett and complimented him on his running ability. In terms of passing yards, Roethlisberger accumulated 64,088 in his career, which puts him fifth all-time, the other four in front of him (Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and Brett. I feel bad that I felt that early on, but I'm glad I transitioned to loving and rooting for you."

"I wanted you to succeed, I wanted you to win games, I wanted you to go in the playoffs. "As you started playing, I found myself rooting more and more for you," Roethlisberger said. I think that's probably the selfishness of me, and I feel bad for it," Roethlisberger told Pickett.īut Roethlisberger said that, by Pickett's third game, his attitude changed. "Early on I didn't want you to succeed because you followed me up - I didn't want it to happen. The Steelers selected Pickett with their first-round draft pick last year, and he broke into the lineup in Week 4 and became the starter the next week, leading the Steelers to a 9-8 record after the team started 2-6. Roethlisberger retired after the 2021 season following 18 seasons with the Steelers, two Super Bowl wins and several franchise records set. I wouldn't say that I wanted Kenny to necessarily fail, but when someone comes to replace you, I still feel like I had it, I hope he doesn't come ball out. "I probably shouldn't say this, but who cares at this point. "I'll be completely honest, I'll be super transparent here, and I'm gonna get blasted," Roethlisberger said. His Patriots were constantly a pillar in the way of Roethlisberger’s Steelers, thus limiting their Super Bowl runs to. The retired quarterback had Pickett as a guest on his podcast, "Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger," over the weekend and admitted he initially didn't want the then-rookie to have immediate success last season. TB12 and Big Ben met 12 times, with Brady winning nine of those matchups. That was hard to swallow initially for Ben Roethlisberger. RT NFLStats: Most career games with 400+ pass yards and 4+ pass TDs, including playoffs Peyton Manning - 9 Dan Marino - 8 Drew Brees - 6 Aaron Rodgers - 5 Patrick Mahomes - 5 Tom Brady - 4 Ben Roethlisberger - 4 Ryan Fitzpatrick - 4. The Pittsburgh Steelers became Kenny Pickett's team last season.

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