Dick LeBeau Says Philip Rivers Topped Steelers’ Internal QB Ratings In 2004 Draft Class, Says He ‘Was The Guy We Were Gonna Take’

The apocryphal tale is that the Pittsburgh Steelers and head coach Bill Cowher were all set to draft offensive lineman Shawn Andrews with the 11th overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, that is until owner Dan Rooney intervened and convinced them that they had to take quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. That’s not the story defensive […]