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Big Ben gets 2-year extension; deal worth $68M
PITTSBURGH -- Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has signed a contract extension, tying him to Pittsburgh through the 2021 season, the Steelers announced Wednesday.
The two-year extension is worth $68 million and includes a $37.5 million signing bonus and a $30 million injury guarantee, a source told Schefter. Roethlisberger had one year at $12 million left, meaning he will make $80 million total over the next three seasons.
The extension all but guarantees Big Ben ends his career with the same franchise that drafted him in 2004.
Roethlisberger, who turned 37 on March 2, had one year left on a four-year, $87.6 million extension he signed in 2015.
Roethlisberger has two Super Bowl victories and ranks sixth all time in passing yards (56,194) and seventh in touchdowns (363). He led the NFL in passing yards in 2018 with 5,129. The Steelers have never had a losing season with him at quarterback, and he is among the franchise leaders in career games played, with 216.
The two-year extension is worth $68 million and includes a $37.5 million signing bonus and a $30 million injury guarantee, a source told Schefter. Roethlisberger had one year at $12 million left, meaning he will make $80 million total over the next three seasons.
The extension all but guarantees Big Ben ends his career with the same franchise that drafted him in 2004.
Roethlisberger, who turned 37 on March 2, had one year left on a four-year, $87.6 million extension he signed in 2015.
Roethlisberger has two Super Bowl victories and ranks sixth all time in passing yards (56,194) and seventh in touchdowns (363). He led the NFL in passing yards in 2018 with 5,129. The Steelers have never had a losing season with him at quarterback, and he is among the franchise leaders in career games played, with 216.