Ben Roethlisberger spoke with reporters following organized team activities Tuesday and revealed how he felt he performed as a captain and quarterback last season.
"I lacked in leadership," Roethlisberger said according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com. "Because that's my job as the leader of this team, to get us to the playoffs. I'm gonna need to focus and refocus my energy and time on, how can I be a better leader to get us back to the playoffs?"
The team went 9-6-1 last season and missed the postseason for the first time since 2013.
Pittsburgh's quarterback also recently came out and apologized to former teammate Antonio Brown, who, along with other former Steelers, criticized Roethlisberger heavily before eventually getting traded to the Raiders in March.