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Pittsburgh Steelers

Ben Roethlisberger could be hanging up his cleats here soon.

The urgency for the Steelers to make it postseason and to ultimately play in a another championship game is at its boiling point.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger just told the Steelers’ organization that he would not commit to playing past 2017. This solidifies Roethlisberger’s earlier talks regarding retirement. In January, Roethlisberger was not even sure he would play this upcoming season.

The Steelers basically have just one season to take advantage of Big Ben’s services as things currently stand. Roethlisberger, a former first-round pick in 2004, has 13 years of wear and tear on his body. He has not completed a 16-game season since 2013.

Fortunately, the Steelers still managed to play in the postseason the past three years. They got close to the team’s fourth Super Bowl in Roethlisberger’s tenure just this past January.

But the last Super Bowl the Steelers won came in 2008. This means a vast majority of younger Steelers players would surely hope this is the year they go all the way before Big Ben jumps ship.

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