Clausen’s fall linked to Big Ben fallout
NEW YORK — Want to know one of the reasons Tim Tebow was the 25th pick of the NFL draft?
Answer: The Roethlisberger Effect.
Want to know one of the reasons Jimmy Clausen was a first-round no-show, free-falling out of the top 10, out of the top 20, even out of the Aaron Rodgers Misery Zone before his agonizing wait ended with the Carolina Panthers taking him halfway through the second round?
The Roethlisberger Effect.
Ben Roethlisberger’s NFL career began in this city six years ago with a handshake from then-league commissioner Paul Tagliabue, as well as the sudden responsibility of being named the 11th overall pick.
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4/23/10