When it comes to the NFL, every advantage matters. Anything you can learn about your opponent, good or bad, might be the difference between winning and losing the game. Ahead of the Super Bowl, everyone’s on edge. Making sure every detail is addressed, every base covered, and no one is giving away information to the other team.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers QB Coach Ken Anderson remembers slipping up before one of the biggest games of his career. Appearing on the In The Trenches podcast with Dave Lapham, Anderson shared the story of accidentally leaking information about Ben Roethlisberger’s rib injury ahead of Super Bowl XLIII.