Game Day in Dublin
Shoutout to @JeromeBettis36 and @_BigBen7 for leading the Terrible Towel Twirl! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/EPBxjkJcX9
— Steelers History (@SteelersHistory) September 28, 2025
My brother @_BigBen7! #HereWeGo pic.twitter.com/gZ9vIT3ZmZ
— Jerome Bettis (@JeromeBettis36) September 28, 2025
Renegade in Dublin ☘️☘️☘️ pic.twitter.com/iPEGbPX4A7
— Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) September 28, 2025
Céad Míle Fáilte from Steelers Ireland!
Football weather 🌧️@_BigBen7 is at the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland's residence at Phoenix Park in Dublin to watch some flag football 🏈 pic.twitter.com/RBVBm5N2pF
— Steelers Ireland (@SteelersIreland) September 27, 2025
He was so good he was instantly installed as the starter after just one week of training camp and went on to become a two first-team All-Pro and a member of the NFL’s 2010 All-Decade Team. Maybe more important, he was the heartbeat and leader of the offensive line.
That’s why Pouncey was one of 13 players who were nominated in their first-year of eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
If he were to get in, the Steelers would be the only team to have three centers in the Hall of Fame, joining Mike Webster and Dermontti Dawson.
“That would be cool, but there’s no way in my mind and in my heart I should ever go into before Big Ben Roethlisberger,” Pouncey sad. “He’s what the Steelers are now. He built such a career for himself. I’d be more embarrassed to ever go in before him.”
Roethlisberger is not eligible for consideration — a player has to be five years removed from his last season — until the Class of 2027. But, while it might be difficult, Roethlisberger said it would be great if they could both go in together, just like the old days.
Roethlisberger considered retiring after the 2020 season because he didn’t want to play without Pouncey anymore.
“There’s always something special about your center,” Roethlisberger said. “To have one like him, he was so passionate about the game and being the best. I could never say enough about him.
“The only thing missing from […]
Ben Sr & Jr hittin’ the links in Ireland
Wow!!! Now there’s some power in that swing from Big Ben!!! @_BigBen7 💪🏻
Great day welcoming @steelers at Portmarnock Golf Club today 🇮🇪⛳️☘️ pic.twitter.com/CIVgsZvipL— Fairways and FunDays (@FairwaysFundays) September 26, 2025
21 years ago: Big Ben’s first NFL Start
“He never lost his composure and he played like I thought he would play. He just enjoys playing. This is a great learning experience. He went up against a great defense with two solid corners. After the first play when he threw the interception, he bounced back. After that, he made good decisions and gave guys a chance to make some plays.” — Coach Cowher, from Steelers.com.
“We played in a hurricane. I remember it being fast. I don’t think I read any defense all day. I just reacted to everything. It was pretty much a blur to me.” — Ben.
Of course he did!
Labeled as the premier deer hunting contest of South Texas, the Cola Blanca Big Buck Contest was founded in 1986. It aims to highlight Laredo and Webb County while showcasing the “biggest and best fair chase and free-ranging whitetails in the grand state of Texas.”
Roethlisberger finished in first place in the Cola Blanca Big Buck Contest’s Archery Most Points category. His winning entry had a 177 1/8 B&C score, a 16 3/8 spread, 15 points and a 35 7/8 mass. Cameron Hanes finished second and Sonny Thompson was third, as each had 14 points.