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Steelers’ Rookie WR Admits Big Ben Taught And Tested Him During OTAs

It’s a well-known fact that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger missed two thirds of the team’s OTA practices this year. However, what’s probably not well-known this year is that for the three OTA practices he did attend, he likely made rookie wide receiver James Washington, the team’s second-round draft pick this year, a better player.

“He’s a good teacher,” Washington said of Roethlisberger at the conclusion of Thursdays OTA practice, the final one of 2018, according to 93.7 The Fan. “I run a route, he’ll tell me what I did good, what I need to improve on.