While some former and current Pittsburgh Steelers players jumped on the Ben Roethlisberger-hate bandwagon following Joey Porter Sr.'s attack of his character, one ex-teammate isn't backing down from supporting his quarterback — offensive tackle Zach Banner.
Banner, who played with Big Ben from 2018-2021, took to social media after Porter's comments that Roethlisberger wasn't a good teammate or a good person.
"I have other stuff this week I want to worry about, that is more important than this REALITY TV drama that’s circulating around Pittsburgh Steeler football today… But when someone is wrong, and picks on a friend/brother like they did, you all know it’s in my nature to speak up," Banner wrote via X.
"Ben aka 7 is one of the best big bros in football I’ve ever had. Regardless of being a future HOF talent. You want to air out dirty laundry you’ve been holding onto, then fine… Be your own man… But when you attack someone’s character and question them as a person, and not the football player, then you better be perfect in all cylinders of life. And you’re not."
Banner went on to say while he respects Porter as a player, he was wrong and he'd have "more to say after this week."
It didn't take long for certain Steelers alumni to begin turning on one another after Mike Tomlin stepped down as head coach, but Banner's support of his close friend and teammate was a breath of fresh air.
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