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But here at this hour, Ben Rothlessberger, still the quarterback in Pittsburgh, PA.

And he is now saying that he was the one who suggested a pay cut and it wasn't the Steelers idea it was his idea is that how we see it do we agree or disagree with big

ben rothusberger it's Ben talking about Ben right now in hour number four bending steel and bending truth welcome in the

beginning of another hour of the Ben Mather show we are in the air everywhere as we turn an honest penny coast to coast, border to border and beyond on the vast and powerful microphones of FSR emanating live from inside your eardrums providing marginal sports talk radio all night long here the fox sports

radio studios into the morning hope all is going well we're going to give the NBA a break

it's been an NBA heavy show we'll get back to that in a couple of minutes but our lead this

hour comes from pro football now I could have done the obligatory Aaron Rogers Mallor monologue.

I chose not to do that.

I could have revisited Deshawn Watson and his kibasa at the massage table.

I chose not to do that.

I did see this story caught my attention about Ben Rothersberger in Pittsburgh PA and his loose

lips, which I think sink ships.

But if you didn't hear what he said, maybe not, if you're not up on the football news of the day,

Ben Rothesberger opening up on his contract stalemate during the offseason.

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