At a time during which we seem to be seeing a lot of second-generation players entering the league—just look at Joey Porter Jr., for example—it is interesting to get an insight into how some of the more recently retired players might feel.
Opinions will always vary in any sample size large enough, but it doesn’t sound as though former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is very interested in seeing his oldest son and namesake following in his footsteps.
Discussing the subject on the latest episode of his Footbahlin podcast, Roethlisberger said that while Ben Jr. is playing football now, he hopes that at some point he will grow tired of it, even if he won’t discourage his son from playing.