Ben Roethlisberger

Ben Roethlisberger

Learn why Ben Roethlisberger is drawing attention with our thorough coverage.

During his college experience with Miami Redhawks from 2001-2003, he made few records including most pass attempts, most pass completions in a season, and most passing yards.

In 2004, Ben was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 11th overall, Also he signed a six-year contract on August 4 same year with $22.26 million salaries. Ben began as a rookie alongside Tommy Maddox and Charlie Batch as the No. 3 quarterback

During the 2005 season, he made himself a name by winning the Super Bowl and becoming the youngest quarterback to win the Super Bowl at the age of 23. In that year his passer rating was the lowest of 22.6 in Super Bowl history by a winning quarterback.

However, in the first week of 2008, he broke his record and completed 13 of 14 passes for a career-high 92.9 completion percentage. Making his past record, he won against the Texans with 137 yards passing and two touchdown passes in the 38–17 win.

Also same season he won Super Bowl champion for the second time. In Super Bowl XLIII, a football veteran made 21 of 30 for 256 yards with one touchdown, one interception, and a passer rating of 93.2. However, in the third Super Bowl, the Steelers were against Green Bay Packers and lost the game 31-25. He completed the game 25/40 for 263 yards, with 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions.

In addition, Ben recently threw a career-high against the Jacksonville Jaguars in five interceptions as the Steelers lost the game with a score of 30–9 on October 8, 2017. Talking about the individual record, ben set an NFL record for the most completions in other words 44 completions in a non-overtime game.

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