Ben Roethlisberger is no stranger to criticizing his longtime team in his retirement. Following the Pittsburgh Steelers' 21-18 loss to the New England Patriots on Thursday, the two-time Super Bowl champion didn't hold back.
"Maybe the tradition of the Pittsburgh Steelers is done," he said in an episode of his podcast, "Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger," published Monday.
The 41-year-old took issue with multiple aspects of the team's Week 14 loss. He started by picking apart the second half, which saw the team attempt to rally without a full host of timeouts.
Before Roethlisberger retired in 2022, he played for Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin from 2007 to 2021.