3S. EVEN RETIRED, BIG BEN STILL OWNS CLEVELAND! Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger publicly thanks the Cleveland Browns for passing on him in the 2004 Draft. His reason? It was “another win for the Steelers.”2 Super Bowls. 26 wins vs. the Browns. The numbers don’t lie.
The Ultimate Burn: Ben Roethlisberger Reminds Cleveland of the Draft Day Blunder
Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger didn’t miss his chance this week. Even in retirement, he made sure to remind Cleveland of the biggest “what if” in NFL history.
He was thanking the Browns for famously passing on him in the draft. This decision led to Big Ben becoming the Steelers’ iconic, long-term franchise quarterback.
He boldly called it “another win for the Steelers” organization. This public, highly effective jab ensures the fierce rivalry remains completely alive and well.
Roethlisberger’s career became a decades-long nightmare for Cleveland. They had multiple chances to draft him but chose other players instead, fueling his legendary success.
Big Ben used his retirement platform to keep the rivalry burning. He knows that success against the Browns is the true measure of a Steelers quarterback’s legacy.
This is the ultimate, good-natured celebrity trash talk. It’s a hilarious, perfectly timed reminder of how a single draft decision changed the course of two franchises forever.
The comment instantly thrilled the entire #SteelersNation fanbase. They celebrated their former QB’s loyalty and his willingness to keep the traditional rivalry hot.
Roethlisberger proves that a true rivalry never truly ends. For him, every day the Browns exist without him is, in fact, “another win for the Steelers.”
