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Steelers President Art Rooney released a statement about Tuesday’s meeting with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger about Roethlisberger’s return for the 2021 season.
Roethlisberger’s agent Ryan Tollner said on Tuesday that Rooney expressed a desire to have the quarterback back for an 18th season in Pittsburgh. Rooney confirmed this on Wednesday, although noting that there is still some work to be done to ensure he remains with the Steelers.
“Ben Roethlisberger and I met yesterday morning and we had a productive meeting”Said Rooney. “We were able to discuss many things related to where we are and where we want to go. Ben assured me that he is committed to coming back to help us win, and I told Ben that we would like to have him back to help us win a championship. We both understand that the next step is to resolve the Ben contract situation. “
Roethlisberger is expected to have a cap of $ 41.25 million in 2021. This could be resolved with an extension that converts most of his $ 19 million compensation into a signature bonus, while adding fictional years to his pact in order to spread this coup over several years.
This is a very straightforward way of dealing with the contract situation, which could be resolved without much stress. Things would get more complicated if the Steelers preferred to reduce that compensation without kicking too much of the can later.