Former Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger always had an interesting relationship with the media. A golden boy very early in his career, he always got attention, but not all of it positive. Through his off-field storylines to his vague remarks open for interpretation, the media got their money’s worth out of him. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport certainly did, explaining how an early report on Roethlisberger taught him a valuable lesson.
The saga transpired during the 2013 season, though we can’t necessarily take the timeline as gospel. Rapoport said he understood the true magnitude of a story on a famous NFL player after his Roethlisberger reports.