Mahomes did it last year for the second time, Tom Brady (second time) and Justin Herbert did it in 2021, and the only others to ever do it were Matthew Stafford (2011), Peyton Manning (2013), Ben Roethlisberger (2018), and Jameis Winston (2019).

Source: https://www.dailynorseman.com/2023/5/16/23723287/breaking-5k-barrier-kirk-cousins-minnesota-vikings-offense

That’s despite having A-plus talent like QB Ben Roethlisberger, WR Antonio Brown, RB Le’Veon Bell, DL Cam Heyward, and OLB T.J. Watt.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/11/whats-going-on-hines-ward-concerned-by-steelers-lack-of-recent-success/

There was a major transition at the quarterback position with Ben Roethlisberger retiring.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/08/wide-receiver-room-a-lot-closer-than-last-season-diontae-johnson-says-were-clicking-way-better/

There was Terry Bradshaw in 1970 and Ben Roethlisberger in 2004.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/07/passing-on-qb-dan-marino-named-steelers-biggest-franchise-regret/

While Starks didn’t specifically mention quarterback Ben Roethlisberger by name or the MVP trophy directly, it’s tough to assume he was talking about anything else, especially when you take into account the context of what else he had to say.

Source: https://triblive.com/sports/first-call-juju-smith-schusters-food-trash-talk-terry-bradshaw-still-hates-dumb-tag-ex-steeler-pans-super-bowl-xlv-play-calling/