While Rodgers received most of the attention, Ben Roethlisberger is a big fan of another addition Pittsburgh made. Ahead of this year’s NFL Draft, Roethlisberger said that he was a huge fan of former Ohio State star Will Howard. That worked out well as the Steelers went on to draft Howard in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, an NFL coach believes Aaron Rodgers is the best quarterback the Steelers have had since Ben Roethlisberger.

While the Pittsburgh Steelers have Aaron Rodgers for the 2025 season, Ben Roethlisberger isn't very confident that the team's new starting quarterback will be sticking around after that.