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Ben Roethlisberger Admits He Initially Didn’t Want Kenny Pickett To Succeed; Apologizes To Him: ‘I Feel Bad For It’

While it’ll be a quote that will be easy to blast Ben Roethlisberger over, he made a big admission about his transition to retirement and watching someone else play quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. On the latest episode of his Footbahlin podcast, this week with guest Kenny Pickett, Roethlisberger admitted he initially struggled over seeing Pickett take over and become the next franchise player. And at first, part of him hoped that Pickett would not play well.

“I’ll be completely honest. And I’ll be super transparent here and I’m gonna get blasted. I probably shouldn’t say this, but I mean, who cares at this point?