Ben Roethlisberger took over the starting quarterback duties for the Steelers back in 2005. That would put 22-year-old Kendrick Green at five years old at that time.
Green was entering kindergarten as Roethlisberger began taking snaps as an NFL starting quarterback. Now, Green snaps it to Roethlisberger as the team’s starting center. The rookie talked about just how surreal it still is.
“It’s still surreal. Playing Madden when I was in second grade and third grade, he was always the quarterback for the Steelers,” Green said Wednesday to media via the team site. “Now I’m snapping the ball to him.