Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was about to turn 16 years of age when the team’s fourth-round draft pick this year, running back Benny Snell Jr., was born in Columbus, Ohio, roughly 100 miles from his own hometown of Finley, Ohio. While Roethlisberger probably didn’t know too much, if any, about Snell prior to the Steelers drafting him last week, the rookie running back obviously already knew quite a bit about the Pittsburgh quarterback well prior to last Saturday.
During a Friday interview on 93.7 The Fan, Snell was asked his thoughts on now being able to play with a probable future Hall of Famer in Roethlisberger and if he’ll need to first get over the awe-factor of having the opportunity to do so.