Former Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward Throws Ben Roethlisberger Under the Bus

Ben Roethlisberger to Hines Ward used to be one of the deadliest combos in the NFL. As far as opponents are concerned Ward could not retire soon enough for them; anything to break the dynamic duo apart. They were that darn good when it came to playing together.

However, n light of some recent comments by Ward you have to wonder if it was all fun and games on the field, but off something else entirely.

via Twitter

Ward, who is now an NBC studio analyst, had some not so nice words to say recently about his former quarterback:

"I put the blame on Ben Roethlisberger. Todd Haley's not calling the plays.. Ben is" -@mvp86hinesward on #Steelers OC Todd Haley on hot seat
— PFTonNBCSN (@PFTonNBCSN) October 15, 2014

Ouch.

The Steelers have been struggling on offense lately, and really haven't been the same since Bruce Arians was let go a few years and Todd Haley brought in. For the most part the blame has been laid on Haley and his offense not really fitting the personnel the Steelers have.

But it seems Ward thinks differently.

Scenarios like this always seem a little off. On one hand there is the question of loyalty. Yes, as an analyst he has a job to do, but plenty of former players have remained loyal to their team after entering the studio. However, when it's something inflammatory like this it reeks of someone screaming for attention.

He'll get plenty of attention, but he's not going to like any of it.

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