We knew this day was coming with Ben Roethlisberger. Heck, he had hinted at it himself after the 2017 season when he openly spoke about the potential of retirement after a 13-3 season that saw the Steelers unceremoniously bounced from the AFC playoffs with a loss to the Jaguars.
That led to the Steelers' selection of Mason Rudolph in the third round of the the 2018 NFL Draft and Roethlisberger openly wondering why the team would use a premium draft pick on a quarterback.
Turns out, it was just for times like this.