PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) - Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Josh Harris claims Ben Roethlisberger purposely fumbled the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals during the 2014 season.
Responding to a tweet that read, “The Steelers real locker room problem,” with a picture of Roethlisberger, Harris said that during the Bengals game in week 17 of the 2014 season, “Todd Haley called a run play with very little time left in the game. Ben wanted to kneel. He rolled his eyes in the huddle. He then purposely fumbles the ball. I had to recover it. At that moment I knew what kinda person he was.”
2014 week 17 we were playing the bengals. Todd Haley called a run play with very little time left in the game. Ben wanted to kneel. He rolled his eyes in the huddle. He then purposely fumbles the ball. I had to recover it. At that moment I knew what kinda person he was.
— The Bishop (@JoshHarris25)
March 10, 2019 Harris then detailed the play in a video:
pic.twitter.com/OdnKCLXX7u
— The Bishop (@JoshHarris25)
March 11, 2019 Here is another look at the play:
Look, if Roethlisberger did that intentionally, it's inexcusable. But he clearly runs into the fullback, causing the fumble. Also, there's 1:09 left, #Steelers had 1st and 10 and Cincy had one timeout. They were up by 10 points. Why the hell would Haley not kneel on it?
— Josh Rowntree (@JRown32)
March 11, 2019
