Many believed the Pittsburgh Steelers would start the 2021 NFL season with a new quarterback as Ben Roethlisberger is clearly a shell of his former self and not worth the $41.25 million cap hit.
But instead of moving on from Roethisberger, the two sides were able to come to an agreement for Big Ben to stick around a little bit longer. The agreement means a substantial pay cut for the former Super Bowl Champion.
The new deal, which saves the Steelers $15 million in cap space, was Roethlisberger’s idea.
“It was my idea. I said I wanted to help the team out however we can,” Roethlisberger said, via Brooke Pryor of ESPN.
Roethlisberger on taking a pay cut: "It was my idea. I said I wanted to help the team out however we can."
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) June 1, 2021
To be fair, though the pay cut may have been Ben’s idea, there was no way in hell he would be on the Steelers in 2021 had a deal not been reached.
