{"id":1577953,"date":"2024-01-04T20:55:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T01:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1577953"},"modified":"2024-01-04T20:55:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T01:55:18","slug":"ben-roethlisberger-mason-rudolph-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/ben-roethlisberger-mason-rudolph-beef\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Roethlisberger Sets Record Straight On His Beef With Mason Rudolph In Surprisingly Candid Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ben Roethlisberger doesn't have any beef with Mason Rudolph. That may not be true in reverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roethlisberger was baffled when the Steelers<\/a> first drafted Rudolph in the third round of the 2018 NFL<\/a> Draft. He expressed his surprise in some pretty bold comments on a local radio station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was surprised they took a QB because I thought maybe in the 3rd round you can get some really good players that can help this team win now. Nothing against Mason I think he is a great player. I don't know him personally but I'm sure he is a great kid. I just don\u2019t know how backing up or being the third, who knows where he\u2019s going to fall in the depth chart but helps us win now but that\u2019s not my decision to make that\u2019s all the coaches and the GM and owner\u2026if they feel like he can help our team, so be it but I was a little surprised.<\/p>\n\u2014 Ben Roethlisberger in 2018<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Not long thereafter, Ben Roethlisberger<\/a> made it abundantly clear that it was not his job to mentor the rookie signal-caller. He said that “if [Rudolph] asks him a question, he might just have to point to the playbook.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn't a great look. Those comments did not go over well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rudolph apparently held a grudge because he appeared to take a shot at Roethlisberger while discussing the current<\/em> quarterback room in Pittsburgh last week. The jab may or may not have been intentional, but his comments certainly felt pointed. He certainly appeared to be referencing his predecessor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mason Rudolph said the sideline dialog Saturday with Kenny Pickett and Mitch Trubisky was great, and mentioned \u201cthere\u2019s been other times when it\u2019s been not as cohesive as a group and people aren\u2019t as forthcoming with \u2018Hey, how do we help?\u2019\u201d

Maybe he was talking about OK State\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/wAjzASmtSe<\/a><\/p>— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) December 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>