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Ben Roethlisberger Talks Mason Rudolph Pick, Says He'll Play 3-5 More Years

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph in the third round of last week's NFL draft, but Ben Roethlisberger isn't planning on giving up his starting job anytime soon.

"Well, that's fine. He can do that," Roethlisberger said when asked about the possibility Rudolph could eventually take over as the Steelers starter, per Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "But I plan on playing for three to five more years, depending on how the line goes and staying healthy, if I can stay healthy. If he's going to be their guy, that's great, but in my perfect world it's not going to be for a while.