Steelers Expected To Have Extension Done With Ben Roethlisberger This Week

According to Aditi Kinkhabwala, the Pittsburgh Steelers have said their top priority this offseason will be extending QB Ben Roethlisberger.  

Roethlisberger is due a $5 million roster bonus by Friday and Kinkhabwala mentions that a deal is expected to be done before then, so they can roll this into a new signing bonus.  

Steelers GM Kevin Colbert previously said that he’s “pretty positive” they’ll get Roethlisberger taken care of this offseason, so this isn’t a big surprise. 

“I’m pretty positive that will happen sooner rather than later,” Colbert said.

Roethlisberger, 36, is in the second year of his five-year, $99 million contract that includes $64 million guaranteed. He stands to make base salaries of $12 million over the final two years of the agreement.

In 2018, Roethlisberger appeared in 16 games for the Steelers and completed 67 percent of his passes for 5,129 yards, 34 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.

We’ll have more regarding the Steelers and Roethlisberger as the news is available.