"Then [Roethlisberger] definitely broke the brotherhood. Out of anybody that should talk, he should never grab a microphone and really talk Steeler business. Because if we talk Steelers business, his ass is foul of all foul. The shit that he did is foul of all foul. He's not a good teammate. Won the Super Bowl with him, but the person, he's just not a good teammate. He knows that."
"So once he did that, who they come and tell? The captain. When he first did it to Chris Hoke, I was like, Damn, that's messed up, man.' I grabbed it from Hoke, took it over there and told him to sign it. But then when he did that to Aaron Smith, now I got to have a meeting [with Roethlisberger]. Like, you're a rookie, you're a young guy. You can't tell my vets you're too cool to sign for my vets."
Ben Roethlisberger is portrayed as not a good teammate despite winning Super Bowl XL with Pittsburgh. Specific incidents include alleged refusals to sign memorabilia for teammates' families, with examples involving Chris Hoke and Aaron Smith that prompted escalation to team leadership. Roethlisberger and another former player are cited as having broken a team 'brotherhood' by criticizing head coach Mike Tomlin. Roethlisberger was appointed team captain rather than elected by teammates. The memorabilia refusals and public criticisms are presented as actions that violated team norms and alienated teammates.
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