It really hurt for Ryan Clark to say this about Ben Roethlisberger, but he has seen enough of the veteran QB.
The former Steelers all-pro safety appeared on ESPN’s Get up on Friday morning and thinks Roethlisberger should be benched for the remainder of the season.
“I owe my Super Bowl ring to Ben Roethlisberger,” Clark said. “With all that being said, time is up. It’s time to move on. It’s time to see what else you have in that locker room. Big Ben is hurting this team now. It’s time for Big Ben to take a seat.”
On Wednesday, former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier was in the Tiki and Tierney Show on CBS Sports Radio and he echoed the same sentiments as Ryan Clark.
“Sometimes the game will tell you when it’s time,” Shazier said. “And I love Ben, but I think next year may be time for him to step away from the game,”
Shazier noted that Roethlisberger made his name by the big play and those things just aren’t there anymore.
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“Ben has been known for being those types of quarterbacks who is really tough to bring down, extend the plays, allow his team to make big plays because of how much of an athlete he was. He knew how to change the game. And I feel he’s losing a lot of that.”
Last Sunday, Big Ben had one of the worst outings of his career against the Cincinnati Bengals when he finished with 264 yards and one touchdown but threw two costly interceptions in a 41-10 loss.
