"I was really surprised," Roethlisberger said in a Wednesday conference call, via The Plain Dealer. "I thought I would be facing him two times a year in Cleveland."
Roethlisberger expressed a similar sentiment minutes later, telling the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "I thought he was AFC North all the way."
It's no surprise that Roethlisberger is high on Wentz's potential. The two share the same agent and worked out together in California this past offseason.
"He's a heady player," Roethlisberger said on the conference call. "He's smart. Understands the game. Physically gifted, both with his legs and his arm. He can make all the throws."