By Madison Williams The team’s owner reportedly wanted the quarterback to play in 2021, while the GM and coach thought ’20 could’ve been his last season. View the original article to see embedded media. The Steelers will be without Ben Roethlisberger for the first time since his 2004 rookie season this year. The franchise legend retired after the 2021–22 season. It’s a new era of Pittsburgh football, and the former quarterback recently spoke with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to discuss how retirement has treated him thus far. The 2021 season was the 40-year-old’s farewell tour, and Roethlisberg…