Ben Roethlisberger named in Donald Trump hush-money trial AGAIN as Michael Cohen reveals the ex-president's bizarre take about QB and porn star Stormy Daniels

Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger was named again in Donald Trump's hush-money trial on Monday as Michael Cohen revealed the ex-President's bizarre take about the quarterback and porn star Stormy Daniels. 

Trump is currently on trial in New York City over claims he falsified business records to conceal a hush-money payment to Daniels - whose real name is Stephanie Clifford - in an attempt to hide an alleged sexual encounter between the pair. 

Cohen took the stand on Monday to detail his involvement in the alleged hush money, as he served as Trump's attorney at the time of the payment. 

While under oath, Cohen stated Trump told him that he believed Daniels preferred him over Super Bowl-winning men like Roethlisberger. 

Roethlisberger, retired from the NFL in 2021 as one of the most prolific passers in league history with the fifth-highest all-time passing yards (64,088). His two Super Bowl triumphs in Pittsburgh came in the 2005 and 2008 seasons. 

Roethlisberger was also named during Trump's hush-money trial last Tuesday by Daniels under oath, who said the quarterback was with Trump during one of her early interactions with the future President. 

The hush-money trial primarily surrounds an alleged $130,000 Daniels received to keep quiet about her affair with the former US President. 

Daniels previously discussed her experience with Roethlisberger in her 2018 book 'Full Disclosure', claiming she became 'terrified' of him when he was asked by Trump to walk her back to her hotel room.  

According to her version of events, the then-NFL star asked her for a 'goodnight kiss' and was turned down, before he refused to leave and continued to knock on her door for a few minutes.

Five years on from those allegations Daniels shed further light on her meeting with Roethlisberger last week, recalling trying on his Super Bowl ring after Trump introduced them at a VIP club in Lake Tahoe.

Trump is said to have introduced her as his 'little friend Stormy', before describing the Steelers legend as 'Big Ben'.

Roethlisberger declined to comment after Daniels released her book in 2018.

Two years after the alleged incident, he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a Lake Tahoe hotel room, before he eventually settled out of court for an unspecified sum in 2012.

Roethlisberger also faced sexual assault allegations from a woman in Georgia in 2010, only for the district attorney to refuse to press charges. However, the NFL still chose to hit him with a six-game suspension which was later reduced to four games.

Roethlisberger was a first-round draft pick of the Steelers in 2004 and played his entire NFL career in Pittsburgh, which lasted until 2021. 

Cohen was no longer representing Trump in legal matters as of May 2018. 

Roethlisberger is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026 and retired fifth on the NFL's all-time list for passing yards with 64,088 in his career.