A different kind of "toughness"
Like NHL goalies, NFL quarterbacks such as Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger often take home a sizable paycheck. But they also must deal with a sizable amount of criticism--including the level of their toughness.
- Born: 1976/03/08
- Age: 36
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 205
- Seasons: 14
- Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea
- Drafted by: the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1998 (3rd round)
| Receiving | Kickoff Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | G | Rec | Yds | Y/G | AVG | Lng | TD | KR | YDS | AVG | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| 1998 | Steelers | 16 | 15 | 246 | 0 | 16.4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Steelers | 16 | 61 | 638 | 0 | 10.4 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Steelers | 16 | 48 | 672 | 0 | 14 | 77 | 4 | 7 | 186 | 26.5 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Steelers | 16 | 94 | 1003 | 0 | 10.6 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Steelers | 16 | 112 | 1329 | 0 | 11.8 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Steelers | 16 | 95 | 1163 | 0 | 12.2 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Steelers | 16 | 80 | 1004 | 0 | 12.5 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Steelers | 15 | 69 | 975 | 0 | 14.1 | 85 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Steelers | 14 | 74 | 975 | 0 | 13.1 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Steelers | 13 | 71 | 732 | 0 | 10.3 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Steelers | 16 | 81 | 1043 | 0 | 12.8 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Steelers | 16 | 95 | 1167 | 0 | 12.2 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Steelers | 16 | 59 | 755 | 0 | 12.7 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Steelers | 15 | 46 | 381 | 0 | 8.2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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