Together with his upcoming retirement imminent, Ben Roethlisberger pulled again the curtain Wednesday because it pertains to speaking in regards to the future. Barring a Steelers win and a Jaguars win over the Colts, Sunday’s highway recreation in opposition to the Ravens would be the last recreation in an 18-year profession for Roethlisberger, who on Monday evening capped off his profession at Heinz Discipline with an emotional win over the Cleveland Browns.
Roethlisberger stated that he has already spoken to former teammates in regards to the transition he’s about to make. Roethlisberger expressed optimism in the way forward for Pittsburgh’s offense, a unit that features operating again Najee Harris, tight finish Pat Freiermuth and receivers Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool. Roethlisberger was additionally requested about quarterback Mason Rudolph, who at the moment could be the possible participant to succeed Roethlisberger as Pittsburgh’s subsequent beginning quarterback.
“He works actually onerous,” Roethlisberger said of Rudolph, whose solely begin this season was Pittsburgh’s Week 10 in opposition to the Lions. “He is good, he understands what is going on on. I believe that it is simply the repetition. … I believe this offseason, most likely understanding that there is going to be a contest for it, I believe that is going to be good for him.
“It is most likely fairly onerous to wrap your thoughts round what do I’ve to do to be a starter when there’s an previous, veteran man forward of you. So I believe that that would do wonders for him this offseason.”
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The 76th total decide within the 2018 NFL Draft, Rudolph didn’t make his regular-season debut till Week 2 of the 2019 season when Roethlisberger sustained a season-ending elbow harm. In 10 video games that season, Rudolph accomplished 62.2% of his passes with 13 touchdowns and 9 interceptions and went 5-3 as a starter. Rudolph has appeared in simply three video games (with two begins) because the 2019 season. He threw for 315 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in Pittsburgh’s loss in Cleveland within the last recreation of the 2020 common season. In opposition to the Lions, Rudolph was 30 of fifty for 242 yards with a landing and an interception.
Rudolph has been in place battles all through his profession. This previous offseason, he beat out Dwayne Haskins to be Roethlisberger’s main backup. This summer time, Rudolph will possible get the prospect to make his case to be the Steelers’ Week 1 starter. The one state of affairs the place that will not occur could be within the occasion that the Steelers are in a position to purchase both Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson, assuming each gamers do not stay with their present golf equipment.
Steelers followers have a minimum of yet one more recreation with Roethlisberger below middle earlier than Pittsburgh begins the method of discovering its subsequent beginning quarterback. They’re absolutely hoping that it will not take as lengthy for the Steelers to search out Roethlisberger’s long-term successor because it did after Terry Bradshaw retired following the 1983 season. Amongst others, the Steelers had Mark Malone, Bubby Brister, Neil O’Donnell, Mike Tomczak, Kordell Stewart and Tommy Maddox below middle earlier than Roethlisberger took the reins in 2004.
