LATROBE, Pa. -- Ben Roethlisberger wrapped up training camp with a personal goal fulfilled.
"Didn't throw an interception all camp, so that was good," Roethlisberger said.
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback set a new challenge for this year as he enters his 14th season. He entered camp with a plan to avoid turnovers.
Though statistics for three weeks of camp are not readily available, I don't recall Roethlisberger throwing any clear-cut interceptions in 11-man work.
Roethlisberger isn't carrying personal goals into the season -- "Win championships, that's pretty much it," he said -- but he is trying to set an efficient tone.
Roethlisberger makes clear his competitive fire hasn't changed despite retirement rumors.
"I want to win everything. I just won the dart tournament that they have in camp," Roethlisberger said. "I want to win in everything we do. I want to be out here not throwing an interception all camp. That was my goal was to not turn the ball over once, and [I] didn't do it. So, yeah, I'm a competitive guy. I'm not going to turn that off."
Roethlisberger said he used to "carry a chip" to try to prove any doubters wrong about his game or the Steelers. Everyone is motivated by different things, he said.
But at age 35, Roethlisberger said he has streamlined things to a win-only focus.
"I'd say that chip is a lot smaller now," Roethlisberger said.
A few other notes from Roethlisberger as camp wrapped (I'll have more on this next week, too):
On whether Le'Veon Bell needs to mend fences upon return: "I just think he needs to make sure he's ready to go with his conditioning. I know he's working out hard. But it's football-shape. So I think he'll come back, be ready to go and learn the new things we put in."
On any camp surprises in the offense: "I thought Justin [Hunter] has done some really good things. Shows he can play above the shoulders really well, getting the high balls. JuJu [Smith-Schuster] was a pleasant surprise, just because you don't know what to expect. And Martavis [Bryant] coming back was awesome. And AB [Antonio Brown] is AB."
On Bryant improving his football shape: "Looks like he's getting there. We ran the two-minute drill the other day and he didn't need to come out. So he's kind of getting his stride and getting back into it."