through her lawyer expressing she no longer wanted to pursue criminal charges because the level of media attention would make a criminal trial too "intrusive" of a personal experience but stressed that she was not recanting her accusation. But Roethlisberger hasn't topped 7.6 YPA since 2015, and he'll have less of the two things a quarterback usually needs for fantasy production - volume and playmakers. Omar Khan speaking with the media on the combine and free agency, National media members discuss the Steelers heading into key offseason events, Max Starks talks to Kevin Colbert about the evolution of the NFL Combine, why he gravitated towards football and his time as the Steelers' General Manager, Find out what's on tap for the Bengals, Browns and Ravens in 2022, National media members assesses this year's QB class, National analysts provide a glimpse into what they'll be watching at the 2022 NFL Combine, Watch Minkah Fitzpatrick at the NFL Scouting in March 2018, Watch Chase Claypool at the NFL Scouting Combine in 2020, Steelers GM Kevin Colbert spoke on a variety of topics ahead of the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. [294][295], On October 11, 2012, he passed Terry Bradshaw for most passing yards for a Steelers quarterback. After leading a FG drive to take a 3028 lead, the defense again surrendered the lead and the Steelers trailed, 3630. [169] He had planned on finishing his degree sooner, but the Steelers having deep playoff runs earlier in his career prevented him from registering for classes in time for the winter term, only being able to do it after the Steelers were eliminated in the Wild Card round against the Denver Broncos the previous season. The defense was really And after publicly contemplating retirement last offseason, Roethlisberger now says he wants to play for three more years. His 4,952 yards were tied for most on the season with Drew Brees, but Roethlisberger reached the mark with fewer completions. After arriving at Miami in 2000, he was redshirted his first season. [262], Roethilsberger finished the 2020 season with 3,803 passing yards, 33 touchdowns, and ten interceptions as the Steelers finished 124 with an AFC North title. [360][361] A Findlay, Ohio, restaurant named Tony's and an Oxford, Ohio, restaurant named Brick Street also sell "Roethlisburger" sandwiches. He appeared in his third Super Bowl in Super Bowl XLV, but the team lost by a score of 3125 to the Green Bay Packers. Roethlisberger completed 22 of 40 passes for 289 yards, with 1 touchdown and 1 interception in the 2923 overtime loss to end the 2011 season. Of course, it took the fourth-most pass attempts in NFL history (675) and Antonio Brown to accomplish the big stat line two years ago. Roethlisberger finished fourth in attempts with a career-high 608, but his big season was not simply a byproduct of volume. [19][20] He finished his 2003 season with a conference-leading 343 completions, 4,486 passing yards, and 37 passing touchdowns, breaking school single-season records in all three categories. A year ago, Roethlisberger suffered a knee injury against the Dallas Cowboys and missed all week of practice after being deemed a close contact to a COVID-19-positive teammate. [224] His 44 completions set an NFL record for the most completions in a non-overtime game and were the second most in NFL history behind Drew Bledsoe's 45 completions in 1994. [240] In Week 16, a 3128 loss to the New Orleans Saints, he passed for 380 yards and three touchdowns in a loss that hurt their playoff chances. [144], In Super Bowl XLV against the Green Bay Packers, Roethlisberger was hit as he attempted a pass to Mike Wallace in the first quarter, and it was intercepted for a touchdown by Nick Collins. The Steelers trailed, 213, in the second quarter before Roethlisberger completed a touchdown pass to Hines Ward to make it 2110 at halftime. That ranked 13th out of 17 defensive ends . Heath Cummings- By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. [7], Ken Roethlisberger, a former Georgia Tech quarterback, never publicly criticized Hite for playing Ryan ahead of his son Ben. [197][198], Roethlisberger sustained another injury against the Oakland Raiders on November 8, 2015, suffering a left mid-foot sprain. In overtime, Roethlisberger completed a slant pass to rookie Santonio Holmes, who went 67 yards for the game-winning touchdown. The Steelers did not address their offensive line weakness in the offseason to our satisfaction. But the Steelers addressed that issue by drafting Rashard Mendenhall, who is built for goalline duty. So does C Justin Hartwig, who led the league in sacks allowed at the position (6.5). Roethlisberger also has plenty to work with, starting with Antonio Brown, who, despite his 5-10, 186-pound frame, has more catches and yards the last two seasons (239, 3,197) than any receiver. [278][279] He is the only quarterback in NFL history to reach 20 comeback wins before the age of 30. Instead, he started the third game of the season against the Miami Dolphins, finishing the 133 victory with 12 of 22 completions, 163 passing yards, one touchdown, and an interception. [95], In a rematch of the Week 15 game, the Steelers were defeated by the Jaguars in the AFC Wild Card Round, 3129. [75], In Week 11, Roethlisberger overcame three first-half interceptions by throwing for 224 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, leading the Steelers to score 21 points and come back to beat the Cleveland Browns, 2420. After falling behind, 103, in the second quarter, Roethlisberger led the Steelers to 30 unanswered points in a 3310 victory. After staying healthy for two seasons, injuries once again caught up to Roethlisberger in 2015, costing him four games and reducing his efficiency when he was on the field. JuJu Smith-Schuster emerged as a receiving star last season, and the Steelers hope James Washington and newcomer Donte Moncrief will pick up some of the slack, but replacing Brown won't be easy. 4.39 is his time at the NFL combine. It was the fifth loss of the season in which they surrendered the lead in the final quarter. Pittsburgh does have some young receivers ready to step in for Bryant, and also signed Ladarius Green to replace Miller, but Roethlisberger will likely be leaning heavily on Brown once again. Second off, I'm pretty content with where I'm at."[275]. [62], The Steelers won Super Bowl XL 2110 over the Seattle Seahawks in Detroit on February 5. In the first career 500 yard game for Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers pulled off a last-second victory with a Big Ben to Mike Wallace touchdown at the gun. Roethlisbergers absence, it will be due to a . [341] Further, the accuser wrote to the D.A. Skip to main content. [178] On October 26, 2014, against the Indianapolis Colts, Roethlisberger completed 40 of 49 passes for a career-high 522 yards and six touchdowns as the Steelers defeated the Indianapolis Colts 5134. In the affidavit, Angela Antonetti, McNulty's former co-worker, delivered a sworn statement that McNulty had bragged to her about having consensual sex with Roethlisberger. Check out Ben Roethlisberger's highlights from the 2004 NFL Scouting Combine. The team's two leading receivers, Brown (101 receptions) and Bell (85) are elite at their respective positions, basically uncoverable, and the line should again keep heat off the quarterback (3.6 percent sack rate, 3rd). [84], In Week 9 against the Baltimore Ravens, Roethlisberger passed for a career-high five touchdown passes, which tied the team record held by Terry Bradshaw and Mark Malone. He passed for 503 yards, three touchdowns, and had no turnovers. [43] In Week 6, in a 2420 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, he was 21 of 25 for 193 passing yards and two touchdowns to earn his first AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. His backup Mason Rudolph relieved him as the Steelers lost 2826. [273], On January 27, 2022, Roethlisberger announced his retirement from the NFL. Roethlisberger completed a deep pass to rookie wide receiver Antonio Brown for 58 yards and Rashard Mendenhall's rushing touchdown put the Steelers ahead for good, 3124, with 1:33 left. [352][353] Jerry Blash resigned from the Milledgeville Police on April 15, 2010. Roethlisberger has played all 16 regular season games just once in his eight-year career, which is primarily the result of a remarkably strong commitment by the Pittsburgh front office to under-invest in its offensive line. Roethlisberger walked with the other graduates at the commencement ceremony, with his parents, grandmother, and wife Ashley in attendance. . Lowest passer rating for a Super Bowl winning QB 22.6 (completed 9 of 21 passes for zero touchdowns with two interceptions), Most yards passing in relief (379 yards on November 15, 2015, against the Cleveland Browns), Most consecutive 6+ touchdown pass games (2), Most career perfect passer rating games (4), Most completions in a regular or postseason game (47 on January 10, 2021, against the Cleveland Browns), Most passes attempted, postseason game (68 on January 10, 2021, against the Cleveland Browns), 16581-1 (.671) record as starting QB (includes a 1310 playoff record), Highest passer rating (Min. [199] Due to this injury, he did not start the following week against the Cleveland Browns, although he was listed as active for the game. [131][132], In Week 8 against the New Orleans Saints, Roethlisberger, playing in his 90th regular season game, reached the 20,000-yard passing mark, but failed to throw a touchdown pass as the Steelers lost on Halloween night in the Superdome. The Steelers defeated the San Diego Chargers in the Divisional Round and the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship en route to the Super Bowl.[112][113]. 20 attempts) 85.7% (Completed 18 out of 21 attempts on November 26, 2007, against the Miami Dolphins), Most touchdown passes, game 6 (Threw six TD passes against the, Highest completion percentage (Min. At 6-5, 241, Roethlisberger is one of the strongest quarterbacks in the league and is tough to bring down with an arm tackle. Roethlisberger earned the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2004 and his first Pro Bowl selection in 2007. The Oakland Raiders' Derek Carr has been throwing all over NFL defenses this season because of his arm and vision, but the 25-year-old quarterback could resort to his feet if he necessary. [82], In Week 1 against the Cleveland Browns, Roethlisberger threw four touchdown passes in a game for the first time in his NFL career as he led the Steelers to a win in the debut of new Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. Although the Jaguars had the #1 passing defense in 2017, Roethlisberger finished with a playoff career-high 469 passing yards, five touchdowns, and an interception, but the Steelers lost 4245. [253] With the victory, he helped lead the Steelers to their first 40 start since 1979. "[145] In the off-season, he was ranked 41st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011. [263][264] Against the Cleveland Browns in the Wild Card Round, Roethlisberger completed 47 passes off 68 attempts, for 501 yards and four touchdowns, but threw four interceptions in a 4837 loss. [175] This would also be the first time they missed the playoffs in back-to-back seasons since 1999 and the first time under Mike Tomlin. [133][134] Roethlisberger improved to 82 as a starter on Monday Night Football in Week 9 against the Cincinnati Bengals, and 6327 over his first 90 regular season starts (tied with Jim McMahon for third-highest win percentage through a player's first 90 starts). He was projected to be taken by the New York Giants as the fourth overall pick, with the San Diego Chargers taking Manning first overall. Ryan Hite went on to Denison University where, as a wide receiver, set numerous career and single-season records by the time he graduated from college. [223] In Week 14 against the Baltimore Ravens, he completed 44 of 66 passes (both single-game career highs) for 506 yards and two touchdowns in a 3938 win, becoming the first player in NFL history with three career 500-yard passing games. The Steelers pass defense was mediocre last year, and no help for the secondary came in the draft. [304] He has also donated over $100,000 to fund police dogs in Pittsburgh. What Roethlisberger has going for him, though, is a good collection of skill players to target. Well, we said Kurt Warner was the active career leader in YPA, but we had to qualify it by saying players with 20-plus games, and heres why: In his rookie season, Roethlisberger averaged a whopping 8.9 yards per attempt over 14 games. Of course, hes now out at least four weeks due to a suspension. [126], Roethlisberger finished the season with 4,328 yards and 26 touchdown passes. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. He beat star running back LeSean McCoy in the 40-yard dash. Still though, he has managed to win more Super Bowls than any other, and appear in several others, so maybe its just his rings weighing him down. 40-Yard Dash; Bench Press; Vertical Jump; Broad Jump; 20-Yard Shuttle . [166] He missed three games due to injury, being replaced by Byron Leftwich, who went 01, and Charlie Batch, who went 11. He followed that brilliant performance up with a 43-23 win over the Baltimore Ravens. To that end, the Steelers drafted guard David DeCastro and tackle Mike Adams with their first two picks, respectively, at last giving the team a talented offensive line nucleus alongside tackle Marcus Gilbert and center Maurkice Pouncey. Foles? Titled "Sexual Healing", the episode aired shortly after the second accusation of assault. He returned for the second half and played the rest of the game, despite limping on his high-ankle sprain. [202] On November 29, Roethlisberger threw for 456 yards against the Seattle Seahawks, but he also threw two interceptions, and the Seahawks took a 3930 win. [118][119] He suffered the fourth concussion of his NFL career. Roethlisberger did not have a valid Pennsylvania motorcycle license at the time of the accident, only a temporary permit that he had obtained after moving to Pittsburgh that had expired in March. so his floor should be around the mid-20s in (Image courtesy of Keith Allison via Flickr.) He also had the fourth-highest career winning percentage (.710) as a starter in the regular season among quarterbacks with a minimum of 100 starts and was one of six quarterbacks in NFL history to have beaten at least 31 of the current 32 NFL teams. And he was in charge of the receivers the past few years in Pittsburgh. He mightve thrown 19 TDs before throwing an interception this season, but please dont ask the man to run. No. Roethlisberger threw for 379 yards and three touchdowns on the way to a Steelers win and an AFC Offensive Player of the Week award;[201] his 379 passing yards were the most by a quarterback in relief since Don Strock threw for 403 yards for the Miami Dolphins against the San Diego Chargers in the Epic in Miami playoff game in 1982. Vick, the former Eagles starter, scampers all over the field, buying time and running for first downs. [128] He was selected as the first alternate to the Pro Bowl, but declined the invitation to rest his right shoulder which was injured in the Miami game. But we defer to the career YPA number (7.9). New offensive coordinator Bruce Arians has had some success as coordinator with the Browns (when they gave Pittsburgh a scare in a wild shootout in the 2002 playoffs) and helped develop Peyton Manning as his QB coach. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value. A second lawsuit filed by a Harrah's employee related to an incident involving Roethlisberger four days earlier showed that Roethlisberger was friends with a Harrah's executive overseeing northern Nevada. But without rushing yards to pad his stats, and likely far fewer attempts than the last time we saw him, Roethlisberger is now probably more QB2 than QB1. In his regular season debut against the Ravens, Roethlisberger completed 12 of 20 passes for 176-yards and two touchdowns, and two interceptions. When trailing, Roethlisberger had a 115 rating with eight TDs on just 81 attempts. [61], On January 22, 2006, the Steelers defeated the Denver Broncos by a score of 3417 in Denver to win the AFC Championship and advance to Super Bowl XL. [204][205] Roethlisberger was named to his fourth career Pro Bowl and was ranked 21st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016. Roethlisberger led the NFL with a 10.26 YPA on first-down passes. The Steelers just don't throw enough to His success rate (27.7 percent) dropped to a five-year low, but the volume helped him accumulate nearly 1,000 yards on deep passes. But while some are capable of getting the ball down the field both through the air and on the ground, there are others who apparently believe that speed kills. Moreover, red-zone target and elite blocking tight end Heath Miller is recovering from a late-season torn ACL, putting his early-season availability at risk. With three 4,000-yard seasons in the last five seasons, Roethlisberger is one of the league's most reliable quarterbacks on a year-to-year basis, but modest touchdown totals have limited his fantasy upside. [48], On October 31, he had one of his biggest games, leading the Steelers to a 3420 victory over the defending Super Bowl champion and previously undefeated New England Patriots, ending their NFL-record 21-game winning streak. bank on another 30-TD season. The game-tying touchdown came on a 2nd and 10 with 3:47 remaining in regulation, in which Big Ben made a vintage play eluding pass rushers before connecting with Jerricho Cotchery on a 31-yard pass. The final interception came in the final seconds of the game, in the end zone, ending Pittsburgh's comeback attempt. Since 2011, Brown sucked up 26.6 percent of Pittsburgh's targets and accounted for 31.0 percent of the team's receiving touchdowns. "I'm a nationally known knucklehead in many people's eyes," Hite conceded in a 2004 interview to the Toledo Blade but insisted his decision had not been an act of nepotism, or miscalculation. [195], During the September 27 game against the St. Louis Rams, Roethlisberger suffered a sprained MCL and a bone bruise. The issue could get worse since the Steelers replaced Sanders and 2013 touchdown leader Jerricho Cotchery in free agency with the weak duo of Darrius Heyward-Bey and Lance Moore. 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