“I think you need to be drug tested immediately!”- Stephen A Smith confronts Dan Orlovsky over his argument in Ben Roethlisberger vs Elli Manning debate

Ben Roethlisberger

The Pittsburgh Steelers veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger announced his retirement from the NFL after playing 18 seasons for the Steelers franchise in which he won 2 Super Bowls.

Ben Roethlisberger has a solid resume next to his name as he has been selected 6 times for the Pro Bowl, He has the fifth-most passing yards in the NFL – 64,088 along with the record of eighth-most passing touchdowns – 418 in the league.

Famous ESPN Sports Analyst Stephen A Smith replied to Dan Orlovsky’s comments of “Elli Manning has more great moments than Big Ben.” by saying, “I think you need to be drug tested immediately!“, as he believes Big Ben is by far the better quarterback than the former New York Giants QB Elli Manning.

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“Elli Manning spent most of his NFL career watching the playoffs instead of participating in them …….”- Stephen A Smith picks Ben Roethlisberger over Elli Manning

Stephen A Smith on First Take said, “Elli Manning spent most of his NFL career watching the playoffs instead of participating in them.”

He further added, “Ben Roethlisberger has the same number of Super Bowls as Elli Manning but he has more Super Bowl appearances than Elli, Big Ben has more playoff appearances than Elli Manning, He has a higher pass completion percentage than Elli Manning.”

The Eli vs. Big Ben debate between @stephenasmith and @danorlovsky7 sparked some controversy ?

"I think you need to be drug tested immediately!" pic.twitter.com/qpPTMSj5as
— First Take (@FirstTake) January 27, 2022

Earlier in this segment, Dan Orlovsky said, “Elli Mannings to his career has had legendary moments which includes knocking out the best football team ever in the undefeated Patriots in an incredible fashion. He is a top 10 quarterback in every statistic in the market of New York which is one of the toughest sports markets.”

He said, “Ben Roethlisberger has better stats than Elli but the historical moments that Elli Manning has had in his career have been greater than that of Ben Roethlisberger.“

Ben Roethlisberger in 18 years with the Steelers:

? 2x Super Bowl champion
♦️ 3x AFC champion
? 8x AFC North champion
? 5th most passing yards in NFL history
♦️ 7th most passing TDs in NFL history
? 5th most wins as a starting QB in NFL history

Thank you, 7️⃣ pic.twitter.com/OSa8DqUvLa
— PFF PIT Steelers (@PFF_Steelers) January 27, 2022

Ben Roethlisberger's 18 seasons are the most by any player without ever playing for a losing team (sub-.500 win pct) in NFL history

It helped that he led 53-game winning drives in his career … only Peyton Manning had more in the Super Bowl era (54)

?: Don Wright/AP pic.twitter.com/ZAMOPxLqEC
— NFL Research (@NFLPlus) January 27, 2022

Ben Roethlisberger retires after having 18 seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers in which he broke every franchise record that stood before him after he had started his career with a Rookie of the Year award and winning the Super Bowl in just his second year at the age of 23 also becoming the youngest quarterback ever to win the Super Bowl in the history of NFL.

Ben Roethlisberger will go down as easily the most accomplished QB in Steelers history when it comes to his passing numbers.

He doubles the next closest person in franchise history in passing touchdowns, passing yards and completions. pic.twitter.com/nzauKFkbou
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 27, 2022

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