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“Ben Roethlisberger Has A Diet Stricter Than Tom Brady”: Steelers QB Is Following In NFL GOAT’s Footsteps To Beat Father Time

Ashish Priyadarshi
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Ben Roethlisberger is currently the second oldest quarterback in the league, and it looks like he’s taking a few lessons from the oldest, Tom Brady.

Roethlisberger and the Steelers had an interesting year last season, one most people would call successful on first thought, but when you dive deeper into it, the season was ultimately a major disappointment.

The Steelers started the year 11-0, only to collapse in a disastrous fashion, winning only one of their last five games, to finish the year at 12-4, slipping to the Wild Card round. To make matters worse, they were run out of the playoffs by the Cleveland Browns in the Wild Card game 48-37, a team that hadn’t won against Big Ben in Pittsburgh ever.

However, Ben is determined to come back stronger than ever, not detered by the failures of last season and focusing on making himself be the best he can for his team.

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Ben Roethlisberger Is Reportedly One-Upping Tom Brady And His Strict Diet

On paper, it doesn’t seem like Roethlisberger did horribly last year. He passed for nearly 4,000 yards, threw 33 touchdowns to only 10 picks and had the Steelers in prime position to make the playoffs.

However, his yards per attempt (6.3) were the second lowest of his career (5.7 in 2019 when he was injured), and he hasn’t averaged fewer yards per game (253.5) in a full season since 2012.

As Roethlisberger is set to turn 40 in March next year, it is safe to wonder how much he has left in the tank. He may want to look to Tom Brady for help on this one.

The famous ‘TB12 Method’ includes a very strict dieting regime which excludes several foods we’re used to eating normally. You can’t have dairy, gluten, sugar, coffee, alcohol, or any nightshade vegetables and fungiF. This has led Brady to create some innovative recipes, one being avocado ice cream. Roethlisberger said he wouldn’t be eating any of that, however.

Despite that, Roethlisberger is apparently extremely concerned about his weight, and so he’s going on a diet that would even have Tom Brady in shambles.

It’ll be interesting to see how Pittsburgh and Ben bounce back after the tough loss last season, but it looks like Roethlisberger is definitely trying everything he can.

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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi

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Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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