Former Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver Antonio Brown made a stunning admission about his relationship with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
The broken relationship between Antonio Brown and Ben Roethlisberger has been well-documented over the years. It was an unfortunate end to a special QB-WR duo that took the NFL by storm for almost a decade.
Brown infamously left the Steelers’ during a practice ahead of their must-win Week 17, 2018 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Brown got into a heated argument with Roethlisberger and never returned to the organization, having been traded to the Oakland Raiders in the offseason.
But while speaking on “The Pivot Podcast”, Antonio Brown actually took some time to praise his former quarterback. The seven-time Pro Bowler credited Roethlisberger with jumpstarting his professional career:
“Ben Roethlisberger the only reason I even started starting for the Steelers. Literally he had to go tell (then-offensive coordinator) Bruce Arians like yo I need AB at the X. Let me have him run these plays.”
The Steelers drafted Brown in the sixth round (195th overall) in 2010. In his rookie year, he helped Pittsburgh to a Super Bowl 45 appearance, but they lost to the Aaron Rodgers-led Green Bay Packers.
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Antonio Brown would then emerge as one of the league’s elite wideouts from there, posting a 69-1108-2 stat line in 2011. He went on to earn seven Pro Bowl and four First-team All-Pro nods, twice leading the league in receiving yards.
Brown went on to win a Super Bowl 55 championship ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2020 season. However, he was released late in the 2021 season after exiting a game vs. the New York Jets following an argument with Bruce Arians.
Antonio Brown Will Likely Miss Out On The Hall Of Fame
Brown was on a Hall of Fame trajectory before his behavior and legal off-field issues began to pile up. It’s also not a good look for him that he was let go by four different teams (also the Raiders and New England Patriots) in a span of three years.
Brown and Roethlisberger are still one of the best all-time NFL duos, but you can’t help but wonder what more could have been accomplished if their relationship hadn’t soured.
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