We are all missing football. There’s no denying it. Many of you are probably dealing with cabin fever right now thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the recent history of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the most significant drama that we can recall is the drafting of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger back in 2004.
This pick was a true turning point for the franchise but some of you might not recall all the drama around the big three first-round quarterbacks and just how close Roethlisberger was to being a New York Giant.
I stumbled upon this video on the NFL Films YouTube channel and had to share. It was a great reminder of just who lucky the Steelers go when the Giants and Los Angeles Chargers had all their nonsense at the top of the round with Eli Manning and Philip Rivers, and how Roethlisberger quietly slid to No. 11 and the Steelers.
Steelers fans everywhere should be very grateful things went down like they did or there’s a real possibility had the Giants went ahead and drafted Roethlisberger, it would have been Rivers playing for the Steelers.
