Steelers set deadline to clear Big Ben’s contract before March 17 lisbon365 

lisbon365  Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney (right) has set a March 17 deadline to restructure Ben Roethlisberger’s contract before the team loses his $14 million bonus. 2 days later lisbon365 

Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney sets deadline to negotiate restructuring of Ben Roethlisberger’s contract. That must be completed by March 17 before the 38-year-old quarterback receives his $14 million roster bonus on March 19, according to a report from NFL Network on Saturday. come  (lisbon365  )

The Steelers must find a way to restructure his contract. Roethlisberger To avoid the current contract’s $41.25 million cap hit and the quarterback due to receive a $14 million bonus if he’s on the active roster on March 19, the Irons president set the deadline. Negotiations must be completed by March 17. 

‘Hopefully we’ll do something before then,’ Rooney said. ‘But if you want to say there’s a deadline, It must have been March 17th.’

‘We were in contact with Ben throughout the off-season and we were clear that we wanted him back. But we need to do something with the contract. We’re getting there. Now is the right time. We have a better idea of ​​where the salary cap will be. which is an important element in decision making It felt like it was time to sit down with Ben and have a nice chat to make sure the lines of communication stayed open.’ 

Steelers want to get Roethlisberger Returning for the 2021 season because they still believe in the performance of the 38-year-old quarterback, even though they lost to the Cleveland Browns in the wild card round last season.

‘We thought Ben played at a high level last year. We won our division and set a franchise record for most consecutive wins in a season opener, so there’s still a lot of positives. Ben is as disappointed as everyone that it’s ended. That last game is hard to forget and I think part of Ben wanted to come back and leave it on a high. We remain confident he has the ability to do so.’

‘His arm, I would say is as strong or nearly as strong as before. So I think he can definitely get the job done. Part of the concern is putting the [competitive] team around him and we have had good talks about that. We know there are many mysteries still to be uncovered this season and we are working hard to try to make that happen,” Steelers president said.