Steelers apparently content to carry $18.895 million cap number for Roethlisberger

[Shoes]

In recent years, the Steelers’ annual game of salary-cap limbo has included a restructuring of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/1181/ben-roethlisberger)’s contract. But after three straight years of converting salary to signing bonus in order to drive down cap numbers, Roethlisberger has only two years left on his contract.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/05/steelers-apparently-content-to-carry-18-million-cap-number-for-roethlisberger/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs

[st33lersguy]

Spreading out his current contract over more years would probably clear more space than Troy's or Heath's restructured extensions

[salamander]

I wanna see Ben receive a contract extension.

[86WARD]

A true contract extension...

[steelerdude15]

I wonder if they would actually do a contract extension with him this offseason. I don't think we'll see it happen this year.

[steelreserve]

If they do a contract extension, it would probably be at or near that same $18M number, if not higher, given the way QB salaries have shot up since he signed his current deal. The $12M-$13M average we're paying him now is a relative bargain. So I don't see a way that extending his contract will help our cap situation, unless we were to do it in a way that reduces this year's cap hit to $12M in exchange for making it $24M in a later year. We've been down that road enough times, and no thanks. Time to take our medicine on this one from all the restructures; just glad we're able to fit it and not be $20M over the cap for once.