Ben clarified that there is no rift between him and Mason Rudolph, his comments were taken out of context and meant in jest and that he plans on helping him any way he can.
“I’ve always done that. I think people took some things into a context that I was going to be mean or rude. That was not it at all. If you listen to the whole conversation I said in jest, laughing and having fun. I have never been the type to be rude or mean to other quarterbacks. I’ve had a lot of quarterbacks through here that have been younger than me that I’ve tried to help any way that I can. I’ll continue to do that.â€
He didn’t waste any time helping. Ben talked with Rudolph a few times, giving him some tips.
“I tried to help him out with a couple of things I saw out there. He hasn’t asked me anything yet, but I inputted my two cents. There was a particular play he ran a little naked on and he was six or seven yards from Rosie (Roosevelt Nix). He threw it pretty hard at Rosie and threw it high, and Rosie didn’t catch it. I pulled him aside and said you’ll learn quickly every throw doesn’t have to be the hardest throw you can make. You don’t have to put every throw on guy’s chests as hard as you can. That’s a great opportunity for a nice easy touch pass. Just trying to instill things like that.â€
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