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Ex-Steeler claims Big Ben fumbled on purpose to spite Haley

Jay on the Island : 3/17/2019 10:11 am
Former Steelers running back Josh Harris says Ben Roethlisberger fumbled on purpose late in a 2014 game because he wanted to spite offensive coordinator Todd Haley, who had called an offensive play when Roethlisberger thought the Steelers’ lead was large enough to kneel down.

It was the very last game of the 2014 regular season, Bengals-Steelers with the AFC North on the line. The Steelers had the ball and a 27-17 lead with 1:09 to play, and they could have just kneeled three times to run out the clock. But the coaching staff decided to call a play. That’s when, according to Harris, Roethlisberger fumbled intentionally.

“Todd Haley called a run play with very little time left in the game,” Harris wrote on Twitter. “Ben wanted to kneel. He rolled his eyes in the huddle. He then purposely fumbles the ball. I had to recover it. At that moment I knew what kinda person he was.”

Harris, lined up at running back in an I-formation, said he was supposed to get the handoff on the play, and Roethlisberger intentionally stuck the ball out in front of fullback Will Johnson to cause a fumble. After Harris recovered the fumble, Roethlisberger kneeled to run out the clock on the next play.

“And I was a fan of Ben,” Harris wrote. “I was star struck when I first saw him. It was an honor to see Big Ben. Then I saw what he was. It made it sour for me. That’s why they tell you never meet your hero’s.”
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CromartiesKid21 : 3/17/2019 10:15 am : link
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arcarsenal : 3/17/2019 10:16 am : link
Just lends more credence to the undeniable fact that Ben is a massive asshole.
I wanted Ben back in 2004  
Jay on the Island : 3/17/2019 10:19 am : link
because I thought it would be too expensive to trade up for Eli. Accorsi was all set to take Ben if the Eli trade fell through. Thank god he made that trade because Ben would have been a disaster in NY.
It would not shock me if  
pjcas18 : 3/17/2019 10:20 am : link
it was true, Ben seems like a massive douche bag, but I'm also not sure I believe that this guy knows for sure Ben fumbled on purpose.

Also, side note, Ben was right to want to kneel. No clue why people in decision making positions on an NFL sideline don't understand math. When you can run the clock out by kneeling, why call a play?
Haha, wow.....  
Britt in VA : 3/17/2019 10:27 am : link
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Ben  
Eli owns all : 3/17/2019 10:31 am : link
Is grade a scum. Sadly I 100% believe this story
What’s interesting about Ben  
djstat : 3/17/2019 10:38 am : link
No one including Steeler fans seem to love him. They like how he plays, but I don’t see the fans being broken up when his playing days end.
I've met him multiple times  
Big Rick in FL : 3/17/2019 10:44 am : link
Throughout his career. He's always been a douchebag even before he played an NFL game.
I mean he could've audibled out of the play right?  
FStubbs : 3/17/2019 10:55 am : link
And just knelt, rather than purposefully fumble.

Suppose the Bengals ran it in for a touchdown, got the ensuing onsides kick, got 30-40 yards on a pass interference, and sent the game to overtime?
Not surprising  
ZogZerg : 3/17/2019 11:02 am : link
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RE: I mean he could've audibled out of the play right?  
section125 : 3/17/2019 11:06 am : link
In comment 14343202 FStubbs said:
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And just knelt, rather than purposefully fumble.

Suppose the Bengals ran it in for a touchdown, got the ensuing onsides kick, got 30-40 yards on a pass interference, and sent the game to overtime?


Not a chance. When has that type of fumble ever happened before to change a game.....?
RE: What’s interesting about Ben  
GiantGrit : 3/17/2019 11:19 am : link
In comment 14343163 djstat said:
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No one including Steeler fans seem to love him. They like how he plays, but I don’t see the fans being broken up when his playing days end.


Good friend of mine is a die hard Steelers fan, always tells me Big Ben is a scumbag and he can't wait to move on from him.
Nothing I have seen...  
Chris in Philly : 3/17/2019 11:32 am : link
of Ben Roethlisberger leads to doubt any part of this story...
RE: Ben  
Danny Kanell : 3/17/2019 11:51 am : link
In comment 14343146 Eli owns all said:
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Is grade a scum. Sadly I 100% believe this story


+1
Eli would  
Big Blue '56 : 3/17/2019 1:45 pm : link
have acted in the same way.
RE: Eli would  
SHO'NUFF : 3/17/2019 2:00 pm : link
In comment 14343491 Big Blue '56 said:
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have acted in the same way.


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Close friend who is a big Steelers  
BBelle21 : 3/17/2019 2:20 pm : link
fan says Ben is one of the biggest jerks he’s ever seen. Says Giants fans who bitch and moan about Eli are a$$ holes. He doesn’t mince words lol
Between Roethlisberger and Tomlin, you can kind of understand...  
sb from NYT Forum : 3/17/2019 2:23 pm : link
...why Brown and Bell wanted to get the hell out of Pittsburgh.
RE: I wanted Ben back in 2004  
jeffusedtobeonwebtv : 3/17/2019 2:33 pm : link
In comment 14343119 Jay on the Island said:
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because I thought it would be too expensive to trade up for Eli. Accorsi was all set to take Ben if the Eli trade fell through. Thank god he made that trade because Ben would have been a disaster in NY.


Since they were not able to finish the trade before their pick, their choice came down to drafting Roethlisberger as their second choice or drafting Rivers and hoping they could successfully consummate the trade.

I wanted Eli, but was leery of them drafting Rivers to make that happen. I thought it gave too much of an advantage to the Chargers as they knew that the Giants did not really want Rivers.

But it worked out, though you would be hard pressed to concede that given the Eli hate in this group.
Color me NOT  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/17/2019 3:39 pm : link
surprised.
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