Everyone in the Steel City has an opinion on the terrible field conditions that almost ruined the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ AFC North matchup against the Cleveland Browns last Sunday — and that includes the legendary Ben Roethlisberger.
On Tuesday’s episode of Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger, the former Steelers quarterback discussed the field issues that plagued Pittsburgh’s Week 6 contest vs. the Browns and may have found a solution to Acrisure Stadium’s woes — the Pitt Panthers have to leave.
“You can’t have a professional football team — not just the Steelers but the opponents — play on a surface like that,” Roethlisberger said. “Because you’re paying them a lot of money, and if people get hurt, it’s not a good thing. I’ve been saying for a while, I don’t think Pitt should play there anymore. … My thing is, and I’m saying this for Pitt’s sake as well, I firmly believe Pitt should put a 35,000-person stadium up in Oakland and pack that thing.”
Last Sunday against the Browns, Steelers S Miles Killebrew suffered a significant knee injury as a result of the poor field conditions — forcing Pittsburgh to evaluate free-agent options to replace the All-Pro special teamer.
Luckily for the players, the Steelers are on the road for Week 7 as the Cincinnati Bengals host Pittsburgh for an exciting Thursday Night Football matchup — hopefully giving Acrisure Stadium enough time to get the field conditions up to standard.
