"First round exit if they had him" - NFL fans can't believe 49ers' attempt to sign Ben Roethlisberger in 2022

Now-retired NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has detailed how he was nearly brought out of retirement last season.Having hung up the cleats at the end of the 2021 season, many thought &quot;Big Ben&quot; didn't have much left in the tank. Well, one team thought he did, and that was the San Francisco 49ers, who reportedly tried to sign the once-star quarterback.Per Dov Kleiman, Roethlisberger said during an interview with Mark Madden on 105.9 The X that the 49ers tried to sign him, but he couldn't see himself in another uniform. NFL fans reacted to the news with one fan saying that had Roethisberger signed with San Francisco, they would have been one-and-done in the postseason:&quot;Would’ve been first round exits if they had him.&quot;LeGoaty@LeGoaty_@NFL_DovKleiman would’ve been first round exits if they had him@NFL_DovKleiman would’ve been first round exits if they had himOther NFL fans gave their thoughts on what would have been a massive move for the 49ers.Jacob Lintner@lintnermedia@NFL_DovKleiman Steeler for life1@NFL_DovKleiman Steeler for lifeVinny 🦌@thenamesvinny@NFL_DovKleiman He’s better right now than Trey Lance54@NFL_DovKleiman He’s better right now than Trey Lance;@bendednikes@NFL_DovKleiman imagine 41 year old ben roethlisberger playing the eagles in the nfc championship lol4@NFL_DovKleiman imagine 41 year old ben roethlisberger playing the eagles in the nfc championship lolHeisenBurgh 🧪@TheHeisenburgh@NFL_DovKleiman Seeing Ben in a different uniform would have been so weird7@NFL_DovKleiman Seeing Ben in a different uniform would have been so weirdpoodle@poodle4r@NFL_DovKleiman I would have loved to see Ben play on a stacked team tbh2@NFL_DovKleiman I would have loved to see Ben play on a stacked team tbhMARCWITHAC@MARCWITHAC1112@NFL_DovKleiman Would have been better than Josh Johnson2@NFL_DovKleiman Would have been better than Josh Johnsonyuusei パオロ@palalal13@NFL_DovKleiman 49’s dodged a bullet@NFL_DovKleiman 49’s dodged a bulletTerryD@TDet71@NFL_DovKleiman So, he almost thought about it...what a declaration.@NFL_DovKleiman So, he almost thought about it...what a declaration.John Schneider's Season has begun@Blaisien_@NFL_DovKleiman No way that's true 1@NFL_DovKleiman No way that's true 😂So, it appears that most NFL fans can't agree on this piece of news from Roethlisberger. At the end of his Pittsburgh Steelers career, it was evident, from the outside at least, that his career was coming to an end.But the thought of Big Ben in a 49ers uniform is odd to think about.Could Ben Roethlisberger have helped the 49ers?Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore RavensPerhpas Ben Roethlisberger could have helped the San Francisco 49ers. We saw what kind of player he was in his last year with the Steelers. It looked like Father Time had caught up with him as his arm strength wasn't what it used to be.But ...A stacked 49ers roster could have required the veteran quarterback to sit back and simply manage things. That makes the mind wonder. Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle and Brando Aiyuk are all superb at run-after-the-catch.Roethlisberger could easily have worked with some quick, easy throws to get those receivers into space, not to mention the running game with McCaffrey as well.In theory, it feels like something could have worked, but we will never know. But it sure is fun to think about what-if with Ben Roethlisberger and the 49ers.