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Big Ben calls modern NFL players 'coddled'

July 28, 2022 10:13 AM

Mike Florio and Chris Simms dissect why Ben Roethlisberger's comments about young NFL players rubbed Cam Heyward the wrong way and how they suggest the former QB has forgotten about the early years of his career.

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