Unwritten

Gruden was asked Friday why he believes Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger continues to succeed at the highest level and win games despite being written off by many analysts on several occasions over the past few years, particularly after a major elbow surgery two years ago.

He didn’t particularly care for the premise.

“Who wrote him off?” Gruden snapped. “I mean, write those names down. I’d like to know who wrote him off. I mean really, who wrote him off? Why would you write him off? I don’t know why you’d write him off. He’s still a helluva player, great competitor, and he loves the big moments. I’m not going to sit here and argue with you over it, but there’s a lot of people making statements that are just ridiculous.”

Roethlisberger accepted a pay cut to remain the Steelers’ quarterback in 2021.