There Comes A Time When It's Time To Hang Up The Cleats, Helmet, Jersey, Pads, Pants! For Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger That Time Is Now After Playing 18 NFL Seasons

There comes a time when it’s time to hang up the cleats, helmet, jersey, pads, pants!

For Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger who’s nickname is Big Ben that time is now after playing 18 seasons in the NFL!

In his final season as the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Roethlisberger threw for 3, 740 yards 22 touchdowns, threw 10 interceptions.

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Ben Roetlisberger had this to say about hanging his cleats, helmet, jersey, pants, pads!

The journey has been exhilarating, fueled by a spirit of competition," Roethlisberger said. "Yet the time has come to clean out my locker, hang up my cleats and continue to be all I can be to my wife and children. I retire from football a truly grateful man."

I've been here a long time and it's been a lot of fun," Roethlisberger said after his final game, a wild-card game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. "God has blessed me. We joke a lot about the Browns and going in there, but it was meant to be that I was going to wear black and gold. Draft day I had a black suit with a gold tie. I'm just so thankful.

"I hope that I'm able to pass the legacy of what it is to be a Steeler from Dan Rooney. ... So hopefully I can pass some of that on to some of the guys that can continue the tradition of what it means to be a Steeler and get passed down."

I've been here a long time and it's been a lot of fun," Roethlisberger said after his final game, a wild-card game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. "God has blessed me. We joke a lot about the Browns and going in there, but it was meant to be that I was going to wear black and gold. Draft day I had a black suit with a gold tie. I'm just so thankful.

"I hope that I'm able to pass the legacy of what it is to be a Steeler from Dan Rooney. ... So hopefully I can pass some of that on to some of the guys that can continue the tradition of what it means to be a Steeler and get passed down."

Ben Roethlisberger was drafted 11th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft out of Miami of Ohio!

Roethlisberger took over the starting job for an injured Tommy Maddox against the Ravens in Week 2 of his rookie season. He led the Steelers to a 15-1 regular season record before losing to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game.

Roethlisberger won his first Super Bowl a year later against the Seattle Seahawks. He won another three years later, defeating the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII on his game-winning touchdown throw to Santonio Holmes with 35 seconds left. He finished his career with a franchise-record 165 regular season victories, fifth-most in NFL history. He also earned a .670 regular-season winning percentage as a starting quarterback, the second-highest in franchise history and sixth-highest in NFL history.

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