Ben Roethlisberger has spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, he almost ended up with the San Francisco 49ers in 2009.

Munich – Ben Roethlisberger with the San Francisco 49ers?

Yes, that almost happened a few years ago. Former 49ers coach Mike Singletary revealed that now.

In 2009, the 49ers had already agreed on a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers before Singletary vetoed it. He didn’t want “Big Ben” on his team. That was saying something even then, because Roethlisberger had won the Super Bowl with the Steelers in the 2005 and 2008 seasons.

Ben Roethlisberger scandal

The problem: There had previously been a scandal surrounding Roethlisberger, he had been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a woman in Lake Tahoe.

For the Steelers at that time probably the reason to consider a trade. For the 49ers, respectively Singletary, reason enough not to want this trade. A decision Singletary would have made differently today.

“I had told the club that I wanted a team with character,” Singletary told The Athletic. “I felt I had to stay true to that. But if I could do it again, I would do it differently. “

In 2009, the 49ers went to an 8-8 season, and at the end of 2010, Singletary was fired after a disappointing athletic year in San Francisco.

Career officially over

Roethlisberger stayed in Pittsburgh, where he never won another Super Bowl but became a franchise legend. He has officially ended his career