Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers had already dedicated to at the very least one more year collectively, but now the ancient quarterback’s return is loyal. Staunch over per week after Roethlisberger’s agent confirmed the QB would maintain in Pittsburgh for his 18th season, the Steelers announced Thursday they’ve signed the 39-year-earlier to a brand new 2021 contract.
CBS Sports activities’ Jonathan Jones estimated Roethlisberger would be taking a “gargantuan-time pay prick that can prick relief his $41.25 million salary cap hit,” without anguish the largest obstacle to the Steelers’ financial flexibility sooner than the 2021 offseason. As ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio notes, the reality the Steelers simply restructured Roethlisberger’s closing closing season suggests they won’t be extending the QB’s contract past 2021 — at the very least for now — and echoed Jones: This portions to minute better than a vast pay prick, which used to be all but wanted for Pittsburgh to enter free agency below the cap.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the valid restructuring lowers Roethlisberger’s cap hit by better than $15 million in 2021, with the QB lowering his drawing end salary from $19M to $14M and spreading the closing payments through 2022.
“We are enraged we had been able to advance to an settlement with Ben Roethlisberger on a brand new contract for him to return to the Steelers in 2021,” long-established manager Kevin Colbert announced in a team open. “We know that Ben can composed play at a high level and end particular things for this team. Our plan remains the identical — to establish collectively a roster that can compete for one more championship. We are cheerful that Ben will doubtless be indubitably one of our leaders to relief us attain that plan.”
Roethlisberger used to be entering the closing year of a two-year, $68 million extension signed in 2019.
“It’s my ideal honor to be a Pittsburgh Steeler and give my fervent with this group,” he acknowledged within the team open. “I am grateful to be at this stage of my profession and better than cheerful to regulate my contract in a formula that ideal helps the team to deal with other avid gamers who’re so crucial to our success. I fancy this sport and fancy to compete, and I imagine on this team and my skill to bring when called upon. All of it starts with colossal preparation and I am ready to inch.”
