Sources: Ben Roethlisberger expects this to be his last season with Pittsburgh Steelers https://es.pn/3doePbW 原文作者︰Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior Writer Ben Roethlisberger privately has told former teammates and some within the organization that he expects this to be his final season playing quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, league sources told ESPN on Saturday. ESPN在CFB地方决赛打得如火如荼的周六，报导出钢人队老将Roethlisberger (即Big Ben、大班)曾经向昔日与目前效力东家队的人员，私下告知今年将是他 最後赛季的事宜。 Roethlisberger has not made any such public proclamations, and likely won't, since he doesn't want the latter part of the season to be about him as Pittsburgh tries to make a playoff push. 大班至今仍未发表正式的(引退)声明，而且看起来短期内也不会，毕竟他也不希望 钢人仍在追求季後赛资格的此刻，仍要分心在他的事务上。 But sources say he and those within the organization are now operating as if he is entering the final five games of his Hall of Fame career, with two of them fittingly coming against the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh's opponent Sunday and in the final regular-season game. 但仍有消息指出︰大班本人与球团内部的运作方式，彷佛就像他快要打完他名人堂 级职业生涯中的最後5场球赛，其中两场的对手更是他的最大世仇乌鸦队–档期正 好在今天与例行赛最後一周。 Roethlisberger is in the final year of his contract. He is 39 years old, turns 40 in March and has seen all of his quarterback draft classmates, such as Eli Manning and Philip Rivers, move on to the next chapters of their lives. Roethlisberger's 18 seasons with one team is the most by a quarterback in NFL history. 大班目前的合约已经是最後一年，他的年纪也要在明年3月迈向40岁；而与他同年 选秀被选进的QB如Eli Manning与Philip Rivers，更是已经褪下战袍，迈入人生 的新阶段。大班为同一球队效力18年，已经是NFL史上QB的纪录。 Roethlisberger has told many that he never would want to play anywhere other than Pittsburgh. It doesn't mean he couldn't surface next season in another NFL city, but that is "highly unlikely," according to one source. 大班已经告知许多人，他从未想过加入钢人以外的球队—技术上来说，的确还不能 排除他明年出现在其他城市(球队)打球的可能性，但已经有人指出这是「高度不可 能发生」的事情。 That would mean that this year is expected to cap the career of one of the Steelers' all-time greatest players. Roethlisberger will leave the franchise with more wins, touchdown passes and passing yards than any quarterback in Steelers history. 这也表示︰今年预期将是钢人史上最佳球星之一的最後一年－Roethlisberger以QB身 分缔造的胜场数、达阵传球次数与传球码数这三项指标，都是钢人史上最高的。 His 410 career touchdown passes entering Sunday's game are eighth most in NFL history. His 62,870 passing yards are sixth in NFL history. His 161 career wins are fifth in NFL history. 即使与全联盟所有球队及QB比较，他的成绩也是顶尖级的－他超过4百次的传球达阵 次数名列第八(这还不包括他今天对乌鸦的成绩)、传球码数排名第六(超过6.28万码) 、胜场数排名第五(今天赛前161场)。 The fact that this is expected to be the final NFL season for the six-time Pro Bowler does not come as a surprise to many around the organization. They felt that last season could have been Roethlisberger's last and, in a way, the team even seemed to prepare for that, turning over much of its roster on offense this season and transitioning to the future there. 这位六次入选明星赛的球星即将在今年季後引退的消息，对於不少钢人队相关人士而 言并不让人惊讶。事实上，他们在早就认为去年就有可能是大班的球员生涯终点； 此外，球团看起来甚至已经为此作准备－高层已经在攻击组球员的阵容上做了不少 翻新，作为未来重组的过渡时期。 The Steelers have, on average, the youngest offensive roster in the league, with rookies manning the center and left tackle positions and playing at running back and tight end. 钢人队攻击组的平均年龄，已经是目前联盟最年幼的；这些已经让新人接棒的范围 包括：左与中间的tackle、跑锋(RB)与tight end Though the Steelers have quarterbacks Mason Rudolph and Dwayne Haskins on their roster, there are questions about whether either will succeed Roethlisberger. After an offseason in which they were not very busy in free agency (other than in-house work), the Steelers appear set to have comfortable cap space to be aggressive in pursuing a replacement starting quarterback. 至於QB这个位置，其实也已经有更年轻的Mason Rudolph与Dwayne Haskins备位，尽 管他们两人就连会否在球季後正式继承大班遗留的空缺也是问题。在今年季前的球员 市场并没有太频繁的动作後，钢人反而会在大班离队後清出足够的薪资空间，因此 很有机会积极追求足以接棒的先发级QB。 At 5-5-1, the Steelers will need one final postseason push to give Roethlisberger one more opportunity to try to add to the two Super Bowl titles that he already has helped bring to Pittsburgh. 尽管今天赛前5-5-1的战绩不算太出色，但钢人仍然需要一个季後赛的名额，让大班 拥有最後一个让他亲自把超级盃奖座带回匹兹堡的机会－尽管他已经达成这个目标 两次。 The Steelers' home finale is Week 17 against the Cleveland Browns on Jan. 3, a game that will air on ESPN's Monday Night Football. Pittsburgh closes out the regular season in Baltimore on Jan. 9. 钢人队今年主场的例行赛收官战，是第十七周迎战布朗队的比赛，这也是ESPN当天会 转播的MNF比赛。至於例行赛的最後一场，则要去巴尔的摩挑战世仇乌鸦队。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 心得︰1.感觉Adam Schefter写球星引退消息，笔法不像写交易或签约新闻那麽锐利， 当然这也可能跟他前阵子写球员家暴不够谨慎，不仅遭到舆论批评， 也在内部被劝告过有关吧！ 当然他的文法乃至用字都不会太难懂，仍是有可取之处就是了 2.翻译这篇新闻，感觉蛮复杂 我先前在钢人球赛Live文中有提到︰Big Ben对匹兹堡的贡献当然无庸置疑， 但他明显退化的身手，加上季外反覆不定的态度， 却也成为拖慢钢人队重整进度的重要因子， 这样对球队发展功过都有的影响性，也让我对他可说是爱恨交加 当然，以钢人队在美国造成的影响力，加上钢人幕後的Mara家族资源充足， 我相信一定有当打之年的，且比Rudolph与Haskins更稳的QB愿意效力其中， 只是选择方式会用重金挖脚，还是跟Big Ben模式一样培养新少主， 这点不仅让人好奇，也蛮值得不少关心美北赛况的球迷作後续观察 PS︰关於Big Ben对於尚未证实引退消息的访谈，可以参考ESPN另一记者Brooke Pryor 的外电，她也是ESPN的驻匹兹堡钢人线记者(官网部分，她目前在IG与推特的帐号 都是@bepryor) https://t.co/PPiUpMXntI --

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