The specter of what Terry Bradshaw accomplished in Pittsburgh has hung over Ben Roethlisberger after he became the first quarterback the Steelers used a top draft pick on since Mark Malone in 1980.
What Roethlisberger has done as deftly as he sidesteps an opposing pass rusher is embrace the challenge of Bradshaw's legacy and not get overwhelmed by it.
"They were big shoes when I first got here, and I'm still not going to try and fill them," Roethlisberger said Sunday. "I'm just going to try to be me because he is the all-time Steelers quarterback. I'm not saying I'm the next Terry Bradshaw, because he is one of a kind."
Roethlisberger is proving to be an original as well. Continue
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