RG3 Calls Out Former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Over Lamar Jackson Quote
PITTSBURGH -- Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sparked some controversy when he spoke about the Lamar Jackson situation during his podcast 'Footbahlin.' Now, he's catching some heat from another former quarterback, Robert Griffin III.
Roethlisberger originally said that Jackson wasn't much of a threat as a passer.
"You don’t really fear Lamar’s accuracy all the time. He’s got a huge arm, he can make things happen when he scrambles, but you don’t fear him just sitting in the pocket and picking you apart," Roethlisberger said. "You can bring safeties down because you do fear him running because he’s a different level runner. So you fear that, so you bring safeties down.
"But now, if you’ve got [Beckham] on the outside, you better put a safety back or it’s one on one, you could just throw it to him. It definitely creates some potential opportunities for that offense and for Lamar to run if he has to or to take those big shots down the field if he needs to if they bring the safeties down."
His thoughts immediately started traveling through social media, with major national outlets releasing clips of the future Hall of Famer talking about Jackson.
Once the quote made it's way around, RG3 made sure to fire back, telling Roethlisberger not to use Jackson's talents to "tear him down," while also throwing out the two QBs' passing ratings.
Roethlisberger's thoughts likely didn't alter the contract negotiations between the Ravens and Jackson, but it didn't help the case by no means. And to RG3, it wasn't cool to call out his former rival.
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