{"id":165468,"date":"2021-01-29T00:44:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T21:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ben-roethlisberger-ready-to-take-pay-cut-for-steelers-return\/"},"modified":"2021-01-29T00:44:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T21:44:28","slug":"ben-roethlisberger-ready-to-take-pay-cut-for-steelers-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ben-roethlisberger-ready-to-take-pay-cut-for-steelers-return\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ben Roethlisberger ready to take pay cut for Steelers return"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Ben Roethlisberger ready to take pay cut for Steelers return<\/strong>”
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Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II says Ben Roethlisberger wants to return next season, but it can\u2019t be without a reworked contract.<\/p>\n

Big Ben carries a whopping $41.25 million cap hit for 2022, and the two-time Super Bowl championship quarterback\u2019s contract status will be a \u201cbig factor\u201d in the team\u2019s offseason decision-making, according to Rooney.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019d like to see Ben back for another year if that can work, but as we\u2019ve said, there\u2019s a lot of work to be done to see if that can happ<\/a>en,\u201d Rooney said Thursday, according to ESPN reporter Brooke Pryor<\/a>. \u201cThere may need to be a decision to be made for that to happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to go too far down that road because we have a lot of discussions internally and with Ben. The salary cap and Ben\u2019s contract are a big factor in where we go. That\u2019s as much as I can say.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old Roethlisberger, who has thrown for 60,348 yards over 17 seasons with Pittsburgh, is due a $15 million roster bonus on March 19. Though it seems he may be willing to talk things out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care bout my pay at all this year!\u201d Roethlisberger told The Athletic Pittsburgh<\/a>, adding that he\u2019d be open to destructing his current deal.<\/p>\n

The Steelers lost five of their final six game<\/a>s (playoffs included) after starting the season 11-0. A restructuring of Roethlisberger\u2019s deal would help the organization retain pending free agents such as wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had my druthers, I\u2019d say if I could have the same roster back over in the next year, I\u2019d do it,\u201d Rooney said. \u201cIt\u2019s fair to say this will be the most difficult salary-cap challenge that we\u2019ve had in a long time, maybe ever.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n