Ben Roethlisberger cried when he got the news. Heath Miller was retiring from the NFL, ending a tremendously successful 11-year run for the quarterback and tight end. Roethlisberger doesn't always get this emotional when parting ways professionally, but Miller wasn't just any teammate.
Roethlisberger said Miller was the best teammate he ever had.
"He told me it was official, that he was retiring," Roethlisberger told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "He thanked me for being his teammate and said how lucky he was to play with just one quarterback for all of his 11 years in the NFL.