For someone who was around the game as long as Ben Roethlisberger, he knows what it’s like to watch a young offensive lineman struggle. There aren’t many having a more difficult past month than Pittsburgh Steelers OT Broderick Jones, falling from first-round pick and hopeful franchise left tackle to benched with an uncertain future. Reacting to Jones’ ugly performance in Sunday’s win over the Denver Broncos, Roethlisberger offered advice on how to turn things around.
“I know he’s gonna be frustrated,” Roethlisberger said on the latest episode of his Footbahlin podcast. “I think the best thing for Broderick right now is to just sweep it under the rug.