Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger reacts to Aaron Rodgers inevitably breaking his record
Aaron Rodgers is set to take Ben Roethlisberger's place in all-time passing yards — and the legendary Steelers QB had a response.
On Wednesday's livestream of the Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger podcast, the Steelers legend acknowledged losing his place to Rodgers — and offered a respectful yet subtle response:
"Aaron's going to pass my all-time passing record this year," Roethlisberger said. "Good. Records are meant to be broken."
Rodgers is primed to surpass not only Roethlisberger's fifth-most all-time passing yards total of 64,088, but also Brett Favre's fourth-most all-time passing touchdowns total of 508.
Earlier in the episode, Roethlisberger paid his respect to Rodgers as one of the best to ever do it in his prime, even taking the four-time MVP at his best over the current version of Patrick Mahomes. While watching another veteran QB take your spot in history — on your longtime team — isn't an easy pill to swallow, it appears to be all love from Big Ben.
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