Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger officially announces retirement after 18-year career

Ben Roethlisberger, who has spent 18 years as quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers, officially announced his retirement on Thursday. 

Roethlisberger, 39, made the announcement in a video posted on social media.

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"The time has come to clean out my locker, hang up my cleats, and continue to be all I can be to my wife and children. I retire from football a truly grateful man," Roethlisberger said in the video as he was shown cleaning out his locker at Heinz Field for the last time. 

It had been assumed that Roethlisberger would call it a career after the 2021 season. He was emotional following the Steelers' 42-21 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs during wild-card weekend, but didn't explicitly say he was done. It wasn't until Thursday that Roethlisberger made his retirement official. 

Roethlisberger will go down as a Steelers legend. The Steelers took him with the 11th pick in the 2004 draft, and would win the Offensive Rookie of the Year title in the same year. In all, he took the Steelers to the playoffs 12 times, playing in three Super Bowls and winning two (2005, 2008). 

The six-time Pro Bowler is ranked fifth all time in passing yards (64,088) and completions (5,440) and eighth in touchdowns (418).

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