Ben Roethlisberger is a legend of the Pittsburgh Steelers after leading the team to the Super Bowl three times, winning two championships. Undoubtedly, a future Hall of Famer.
However, the final part of his career alongside Mike Tomlin was far from successful. In his last five seasons, Big Ben was unable to win a playoff game, and the franchise stopped being a title contender.
As a result, many rumors suggested that a return to the NFL was possible. Now, Roethlisberger has admitted that he could have played for one of the most important teams in history in a surprising move.
Will Ben Roethlisberger come out of retirement?
No. Ben Roethlisberger has stated multiple times that he will not come out of retirement and that his intention was always to play only for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Despite this fact, the quarterback revealed on the Nateland podcast that the rumor about a possible interest from the San Francisco 49ers to replace Jimmy Garoppolo was true.
“Yes. I mean, they contacted my agent. I could have maybe explored some different things, but, at the end of the day, I got to play 18 years for one team and that was special to me. That franchise and the fanbase are the best in the world. So, I could just say that was it from start to finish. Never went anywhere else. Never put another jersey on. A lot of great quarterbacks went and did that, but just to say that I didn’t have to so that, it’s special.”