The Cleveland Browns joined the rest of the NFL on Thursday in wishing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger “farewell” as the quarterback announced his retirement after playing 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
It was certainly not a fond farewell from the Browns, but something more along the lines of “he’s finally gone, thankfully,” after being on the wrong side of the scoreboard during Roethlisberger’s career. Cleveland was only able to manage two wins and a tie in 29 regular-season matchups against the Steelers with Roethlisberger as quarterback, although the Browns did come out ahead in their lone playoff meeting.