{"id":425457,"date":"2023-05-22T17:10:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T17:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=425457"},"modified":"2023-05-22T17:10:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T17:10:19","slug":"at-first-ben-roethlisberger-didnt-want-kenny-pickett-to-be-a-successful-quarterback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/at-first-ben-roethlisberger-didnt-want-kenny-pickett-to-be-a-successful-quarterback\/","title":{"rendered":"At First Ben Roethlisberger Didn&#8217;t Want Kenny Pickett To Be A Successful Quarterback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the most recent episode of his podcast, Football With Ben Roethlisberger, the former quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers made a startling statement regarding current quarterback Kenny Pickett.<\/p>\n<p>When Roethlisberger shockingly confessed that he was cheering against the rookie quarterback when he initially came in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelers.com\">Pittsburgh<\/a>, Pickett was appearing as a guest on the podcast episode.<\/p>\n<h2>At First Ben Roethlisberger Didn&#8217;t Want Kenny Pickett To Be A Successful Quarterback<\/h2>\n<p>After the 2021 season, Roethlisberger formally put his shoes away. He finished his career with 166 victories, two Super Bowl triumphs, six Pro Bowl appearances, and the Offensive Rookie of the Year award in 2004.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ben Roethlisberger openly admitted to Kenny Pickett that he initially didn&#39;t want to see him succeed in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;That&#39;s the selfishness of me. I feel bad for it&#8230;. I think you are the future of this team. I&#39;m excited for you.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>(via Channel Seven YT)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fcByqeWuQ5\">pic.twitter.com\/fcByqeWuQ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/1660484707816030209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But once Roethlisberger announced his retirement, Pittsburgh was forced to start again in the most crucial area. But on the podcast,&#8221; with Pickett as a special guest, Roethlisberger said his true thoughts about his successor leading the offence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m going to be sure transparent about this. I\u2019m going to get blasted, I probably shouldn\u2019t say this,&#8221; Roethlisberger said. &#8220;Early on, I didn\u2019t want you to succeed. \u2026 That\u2019s selfishness in me, and I feel sorry for that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OH WOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Steelers<\/a> legend Ben Roethlisberger admits on his \u2018Footbahlin\u2019 Podcast he wasn&#39;t rooting for Pittsburgh 2021 first round selection, quaterback Kenny Pickett early last season:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna be sure transparent about this. I\u2019m gonna get blasted, I probably shouldn\u2019t\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E8aRGCXwF7\">pic.twitter.com\/E8aRGCXwF7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1660429387844530177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, the young QB shown enough positive signs to inspire hope that the Steelers will advance in 2023 thanks to improvements on the offensive line and quality at the skill spots.<\/p>\n<p>Big Ben said that he knew little about Pickett&#8217;s game before to watching the quarterback play on Sunday, which is a subliminal admission that the majority of NFL players, both past and present, aren&#8217;t exactly draft snobs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ben Roethlisberger admits he initially didn&#39;t want Kenny Pickett to succeed when he took over as starter. But he apologized for those feelings. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;I didn\u2019t want him to succeed because they followed me up&#8230;I think you\u2019re the future of this team.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tHRl3IDMr2\">https:\/\/t.co\/tHRl3IDMr2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alex_Kozora\/status\/1660420149898346501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like I just didn&#8217;t know. I had no idea,&#8221; Roethlisberger said of Pickett&#8217;s game. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know that you were the runner that you were. I just didn&#8217;t know what was gonna happen. I wasn&#8217;t aware, and I was pleasantly surprised. I&#8217;m glad that I was wrong in the sense of where I had you. I thought you&#8217;d be a quarterback that was good, that was gonna come in. I think you&#8217;re the future of this team. I really do. The fans are lucky they got you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ben Roethlisberger Still Doesn\u2019t Believe Kenny Pickett TD Pass Against Ravens Was Intended For Najee Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Steelers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pittsburgh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pittsburgh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HRcnuilBIF\">https:\/\/t.co\/HRcnuilBIF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UGOQ4k4JNF\">pic.twitter.com\/UGOQ4k4JNF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steelers Depot 7\u20e3 (@Steelersdepot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Steelersdepot\/status\/1660624696197668866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has grown to admire the 24-year-old, confessing that he now wears a Chris Pickett jersey every Sunday to watch the Steelers play.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ben Roethlisberger admits he wasn\u2019t rooting for Kenny Pickett early <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Steelers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AguQGwqlO0\">https:\/\/t.co\/AguQGwqlO0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Blitzburgh (@Blitz_Burgh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Blitz_Burgh\/status\/1660417126430121984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, the Steelers selected Pickett with the 20th overall pick. The season after Roethlisberger&#8217;s retirement, he took over as the starting quarterback as a rookie early on.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Father Once Picked Travis Kelce Up From A Low Point: Helped Him Score Touchdowns\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/patrick-mahomes-father-once-picked-travis-kelce-up-from-a-low-point-helped-him-score-touchdowns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Father Once Picked Travis Kelce Up From A Low Point: Helped Him Score Touchdowns<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the most recent episode of his podcast, Football With Ben Roethlisberger, the former quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers made a startling statement regarding current quarterback Kenny Pickett. When Roethlisberger shockingly confessed that he was cheering against the rookie quarterback when he initially came in Pittsburgh, Pickett was appearing as a guest on the podcast [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":423928,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,83],"tags":[1849,4465,8591,2211,2819,8522],"class_list":["post-425457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","category-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-ben-roethlisberger","tag-ben-roethlisberger-kenny-pickett","tag-kenny-pickett-steelers","tag-nfl-news","tag-nfl-updates","tag-steelers-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}