Ben Roethlisberger - Steelers legendary QB on spiritual preparation, state of QB position in NFL
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Today on the podcast:
- Pittsburgh Steelers legendary QB Ben Roethlisberger shares on the importance of spiritual preparation through studying the Bible, the desire for a deeper relationship with God, and the challenges of parenting in a world of affluence. They reflect on their transitions from the NFL, the state of the NFL QB position and how they navigate their faith in everyday life. The discussion concludes with a focus on prayer and seeking guidance for the future.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Sports Spectrum podcast. |
| 0:04.6 | Matt Forte at the 15 to the 20. |
| 0:06.3 | Splits defenders crossing midfield, a first down to run, a 42-yard run. |
| 0:11.1 | Where Sports and Faith Connect. |
| 0:13.1 | Forte, diving catch, touchdown! |
| 0:17.1 | Forte, who gets the call, he'll slice his way in for the touchdown. |
| 0:21.4 | And now here's your host, former NFL Pro Bowl running back, Matt Forte. |
| 0:30.1 | What's up, y'all? |
| 0:31.0 | Welcome to another episode of Sports Spectrum podcast with Matt Forte and Jason Romano. |
| 0:35.3 | And Jason, today I'm excited. |
| 0:36.9 | We got future Hall of Fame quarterback Ben Rothlisberger on the podcast with Matt Forte and Jason Romano and Jason today. I'm excited we got future |
| 0:37.5 | Hall of Fame quarterback Ben Rathesberger on the podcast with us. Ben, what's up, bro? |
| 0:42.6 | Guys, how you doing? Good, good. Excited to talk to you, man. Let's start with this. I haven't, |
| 0:48.1 | maybe some other people have or you've said it's some other places. I haven't heard your |
| 0:52.1 | testimony, any of it. So can you just, |
| 0:56.3 | you know, obviously testimonies could be long, but a concise version of, uh, your testimony |
| 1:01.8 | and how did you come to be a believer in Jesus Christ? Yeah, um, it's funny because I have a dear |
| 1:07.5 | friend of mine who is co-hosts my podcast that we do that, always says that you've got to have a 30 second, a 90 second, a five minute, and a one hour testimony. You know, because if you're on the elevator with someone, you only got a couple floors, you've got to get it out quick, right? I won't give you the 30 second, but I won't give you the one hour. I'll give you like the one or two men. I grew up as a believer, grew up in the church. My parents, it was church every Sunday. |
| 1:32.8 | You know, you weren't going to sporting events on Sundays, unless you went to church. And if you |
| 1:37.3 | want to do something Saturday night, you better be at church Sunday morning. So grew up in a great |
| 1:42.1 | house that way. I think then when I went off to college, I think |
| 1:48.0 | I've said many times that you, when you go away from your home, your family, your home church, |
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