Art Rooney II: “Ben Roethlisberger and I met [Tuesday] morning and we had a fruitful meeting. Ben assured me that he is committed to coming back to help us win, and I told Ben that we would like to bring him back to help us win a competition. ”
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Last updated: 24/02/21 5:20 pm
The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping to get quarterback Ben Roethlisberger back with them for the 2021 season
Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II says the team is committed to bringing back quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for the 2021 season – under a replay contract.
The news comes a day after the pair met to discuss the group’s 38-year future. The next step is to rebut Roethlisberger’s $ 41.2m (£ 29.2m) salary blow.
“Ben Roethlisberger and I met [Tuesday] morning and we had a fruitful meeting “Rooney said in a statement.
Steelers Art Rooney II president has held a ‘fruitful meeting’ with Roethlisberger
“Ben reassured me that he is committed to coming back to help us win, and I told Ben that we would like to bring him back to help us win a competition.
“We both understand that the next step is to find out Ben’s contract situation.”
The producer for Roethlisberger explained so much on Tuesday.
“They want Ben back and they will contact me soon to deal with the cap situation,” said Ryan Tollner. NFL Network.
“As we have shared since the end of the season, we are delighted to creatively change his contract to help them build the best team possible. “
4:24 NFL Network’s Aditi Kinkhabwala, Marc Ross and Michael Silver will discuss the future of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with the Pittsburgh Steelers
Roethlisberger, who turned 39 next week, threw for 3,803 yards with 33 touchdowns against 10 interceptions in 15 regular-season games last season.
He has thrown for 60,348 yards with 396 touchdowns and 201 interceptions in 233 career games since Pittsburgh selected him with the 11th overall pick in the 2004 draft.
He led the team to Super Bowl winners after the 2005 and 2008 seasons.
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The Steelers did not confirm the news but said coaches – including Tomlin – and other staff were sent home last week after a couple of progressive issues surfaced, according to the report. report.
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according to NFL.com, at least three Steelers players – running back James Conner, backup Joe Haden and tight end Vance McDonald – as well as a member of staff certified for COVID-19 throughout the season .
Tomlin is coming off his 14th season as Steelers head coach and has never missed a season while making the playoffs nine times and leading Pittsburgh to Super Bowl XLIII title after a regular season 2008.