Roethlisberger to crack $70M threshold

[polamalubeast]

Of the 16 contracts signed by NFL players with a maximum value of at least $100 million, no one has ever earned $70 million in those non-guaranteed deals. That will change this year with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, according to ESPN Stats & Information's John Parolin.

Roethlisberger is scheduled to receive $11.6 million this year ($9 million in a bonus as part of a restructured contract), which will give him $76.5 million from an eight-year, $102 million deal that he signed in March 2008. The most any NFL player had received from a $100 million contract was $69 million (Donovan McNabb).

This will likely be all that Roethlisberger will get from his current deal. Roethlisberger is in line for an extension after this season because his salary-cap number will be around $18 million and restructuring his contract this time won't free up much cap room. Plus, an extension would probably guarantee the 31-year-old Roethlisberger finishing his career with the Steelers.

Of the eight completed $100 million contracts in the NFL, only McNabb and Brett Favre earned over 50 percent of the maximum value of the contract. Daunte Culpepper only received $19 million from his $102 million deal signed in 2003 and is now facing foreclosure on his South Florida home.

Of the eight active $100 million contracts, Drew Brees is second behind Roethlisberger, receiving $40 million.

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/71888/pittsburgh-steelers-ben-roethlisberger-to-crack-70-million-threshold

[Chidi29]

Hmm...pretty interesting tidbit.

Thanks for posting it!

[oneforthetoe]

If Goodell reads this forum and sees the words "Roethlisberger" and "crack," Ben is going to get a four game suspension.

[Spike]

I don't wanna hear no giving Ben shit at all....this team would be nothing without him


As long as his aorta doesn't try and asplode again Ben should be primed for a good year.

he's seen enough of the wife and kid, time to get back to being the hero

Run Ben Run!

throw it deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep


fuck Haley!

can I get an Amen

[GBMelBlount]

Haley's "you first" offense worked well until Ben went down.

This year should be even better.

[GodfatherofSoul]

"you first" offense...the what?

[GBMelBlount]

"you first" offense...the what?

Haley said he is tailoring the play calling to the stengths of the personnel rather than only what he wants.

[Craic]

Really does put those contracts into perspective.

So, a $100 million dollar contract is really only a $20-49 million dollar contract usually. That's still 19.9 to 48.9 million more than I have, but still, it does go to show that the inflated numbers we read really doesn't tell the entire story.