Roethlisberger New Contract Totals Out At $99 Million

[polamalubeast]

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2015/03...at-99-million/

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Bargain

[polamalubeast]

Albert Breer @AlbertBreer

As @RapSheet said, Ben Roethlisberger gets $99M over next five years. As I understand it, could be viewed as a four-year, $87.4M extension.


Albert Breer @AlbertBreer

Also, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger gets $65 million over the first three years of the deal (2015-17), which is a record

https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer

[stillers4me]

Kudos to both sides for getting this out of the way early!

[Psycho Ward 86]

WOW. Thank you Ben for taking one for the team. That is far cheaper than I was expecting

[stillers4me]

[polamalubeast]

WOW. Thank you Ben for taking one for the team. That is far cheaper than I was expecting

Rivers is in the same situation that Ben(His next contract will be his 3rd) and I predict that Philips Rivers will have a bigger contract that Ben with the chargers!

[katmandu]

Roethlisberger is now the NFL's 2nd highest paid player by new money average at $21.85M per year. Aaron Rodgers is tops at $22M per year.

Someone explain the Rooney's reasoning for NOT offering Ben $150,001 more than Aaron Rogers to be the #1 paid QB ?

Doesn't make any sense.

[X-Terminator]

Someone explain the Rooney's reasoning for NOT offering Ben $150,001 more than Aaron Rogers to be the #1 paid QB ?

Doesn't make any sense.

Because Rodgers is the best QB in the league? And besides, why does it matter? He's getting $65 million guaranteed, which is an NFL record.

[katmandu]

Because Rodgers is the best QB in the league? And besides, why does it matter? He's getting $65 million guaranteed, which is an NFL record.

True, Good PR for the Rooney's to say Ben is the BEST QB. Even though he's close.

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I've read that the $99M is just the base of the salary. That doesn't include the signing bonus or incentives...

If that's the deal it's a steal and I do that every time. I thought the deal would be between $21M and $23M...so this is fine with me!! Curious to see how the contract is set up.

[Mojouw]

Someone explain the Rooney's reasoning for NOT offering Ben $150,001 more than Aaron Rogers to be the #1 paid QB ?

Doesn't make any sense.

The Rooneys are cheap and secretly hate Ben.

[polamalubeast]

The Rooneys are cheap and secretly hate Ben.

When rumors and reports emerged in late 2013 of Roethlisberger wanting to be traded, some (e.g., me) eventually concluded that the team possibly leaked the news in the hopes of getting Roethlisbeger to make a clear statement that he’d never leave Pittsburgh. Which eventually would be followed by Roethlisberger agreeing to a team-friendly retirement contract.

The absence of any leaks regarding the contract details suggests that a team-friendly contract was signed. Last year, Roethlisberger said the latter years of his existing contract were “kind of taking a hometown discount.” Soon, we’ll find out whether he went the rest of the way from “kind of.”


http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...be-leaked-yet/

[steelreserve]

WOW. Thank you Ben for taking one for the team. That is far cheaper than I was expecting

He's not "taking one for the team." He's getting paid $20M per year. That's the going rate for a top-15 quarterback; no more, no less. The 15th-best QB in the league will get paid about $20 million. The best QB in the league will get paid about $20 million. That's just the way they have it set up for whatever reason.

Once in while you get something like Manning taking a cut to $15M or Brady to $12M. THAT'S "taking one for the team." This is not. It's getting paid fairly and not being a dick by holding out for even more.

Someone explain the Rooney's reasoning for NOT offering Ben $150,001 more than Aaron Rogers to be the #1 paid QB ?

Doesn't make any sense.

Tell me why it makes sense to do that? Just to do it? Seriously, this crap about paying your guy a record amount just because you feel like you have to beat the last blockbuster contract is one thing: Dumb. There is absolutely no reason for it.

Is Roethlisberger one of the best QBs in the game? Absolutely. Is he the best QB in the league? No, and I don't think you'll find many people who will argue that. Therefore, there is no reason to set out to break the salary record. I don't understand what people want.

[tube517]

When rumors and reports emerged in late 2013 of Roethlisberger wanting to be traded, some (e.g., me) eventually concluded that the team possibly leaked the news in the hopes of getting Roethlisbeger to make a clear statement that he’d never leave Pittsburgh. Which eventually would be followed by Roethlisberger agreeing to a team-friendly retirement contract.

The absence of any leaks regarding the contract details suggests that a team-friendly contract was signed. Last year, Roethlisberger said the latter years of his existing contract were “kind of taking a hometown discount.” Soon, we’ll find out whether he went the rest of the way from “kind of.”


http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...be-leaked-yet/

Yeah, PFT aka Bungflorio is going to go with their own narrative regarding all of this. And no, I won't click that link and give that jackass the satisfaction.

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Seems a lot of praise to me.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos...Video_TABigBen

[X-Terminator]

Yeah, PFT aka Bungflorio is going to go with their own narrative regarding all of this. And no, I won't click that link and give that jackass the satisfaction.

You're expecting anything different from that hack? And does he know that he pretty much covered Makeupareport's slimy ass with those statements?

And fuck you, Florio.

[X-Terminator]

Total click-bait title. Surprised DK fell for it.

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Seems a lot of praise to me.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos...Video_TABigBen

[tube517]

You're expecting anything different from that hack? And does he know that he pretty much covered Makeupareport's slimy ass with those statements?

And fuck you, Florio.



Total click-bait title. Surprised DK fell for it.

Nope, not expecting anything different. Just getting riled up a little being bored at work on a rainy day and reading Twitter, SU, and anything Steeler related.

[ALLD]

Ben no longer needs to use coupons when shopping for groceries at Kroger's.

[stillers4me]

Ben no longer needs to use coupons when shopping for groceries at Kroger's.

No Kroger in Pittsburgh. Giant Eagle.

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One thing is for certain. This time around, the missus will make sure none of it is spent on defense lawyer fees.

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$99 million for the stud muffin…surprised we haven't heard a reference to that song…something about 99 problems but a B*** aint one…well Ben has 99 problems but a contract ain't one…