More than a year after retiring, former Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has returned to the game of football.
The oneBURGH Facebook page announced that the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback will serve as an assistant coach to the Quaker Valley Youth team, named the “Fighting Quakers.” The team is made up of nine and 10-year-old players.
Roethlisberger officially announced his retirement after 18 seasons in Jan. 2022, shortly before his 40th birthday. The 2004 first-round pick and six-time Pro Bowler was hampered by injuries over his final two NFL seasons.
Pittsburgh drafted Roethlisberger 11th overall in a legendary QB draft class that also featured Eli Manning and Philip Rivers. Like Manning, Roethlisberger went on to lead his team to a pair of Super Bowl championships (in the 2005 and 2008 seasons).
Roethlisberger retired as the Steelers’ all-time leader in most passing categories, including completions (5,440), passing yards (64,088) and passing touchdowns (418). Roethlisberger also compiled 165 wins as the Steelers’ QB, well ahead of Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw who sits second with 107.
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With Roethlisberger at the helm, Pittsburgh reached five AFC Championship contests (2004, 2005, 2008, 2010 and 2016), winning three of them. During his playing career, Roethlisberger, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning were the only starting quarterbacks to win multiple Super Bowl championships.
Following Roethlisberger’s retirement, the Steelers signed ex-Chicago Bears’ starter Mitch Trubisky before using their first-round pick on Kenny Pickett. The latter will open the 2023 season as Pittsburgh’s starting QB.
