Ben Roethlisberger
Quarterback
Age: 39
Free Agency: 2022 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 17
- Height: 6-5
- Weight: 241
- College: Miami (Ohio)
- Entry: 2004 Draft, Round 1, #11 overall (Steelers)
- 2021 Salary Cap Charge: $25,910,000 (13.88% of cap)
- 2021 Cash Payout: $14,000,000 (8.95% of spending)
- 2021 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.54
- Contract Value: $14,000,000 ($14,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $14,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 16/112 at QB
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2021)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $1,075,000 | $24,835,000 | $25,910,000 | 13.9% | ||||
| 2022 | 40 | Void | $2,585,000 | $10,340,000 | 5.1% | ||||
| 2023 | 41 | Void | $2,585,000 | $0 | 0.0% | ||||
| 2024 | 42 | Void | $2,585,000 | $0 | 0.0% | ||||
| 2025 | 43 | Void | $2,585,000 | $0 | -- | ||||
| Total | $1,075,000 | $35,175,000 | $36,250,000 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Ben Roethlisberger signed a 2 year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 24, 2019. The contract is worth $68 million with $37.5 million guaranteed at signing via signing bonus. Roethlisberger can earn a $12.5 million roster bonus on the third day of the 2020 league year; and a $15 million roster bonus on the third day of the 2021 league year. The extension increases Roethlisberger's 2019 cap charge by $3 million.
Roethlisberger agreed to a new contract on March 4, 2021 that reduced his salary from $19 million to $14 million. The team added four voidable years to the contract for salary cap purposes. The numbers here are based on various reports and we will update when we confirm. The move should create about $15.34 million in cap space for the Steelers.
Cash Flows
| 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $14,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $14,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $265,649,382
Career APY: $15,626,434
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2004 | 6 | $25,219,500 | $4,203,250 | $9,009,500 | $16,218,500 | 64.3% | $4,054,625 |
| Steelers | Extension | Renegotiated | 2008 | 6 | $87,986,500 | $14,664,417 | $33,200,000 | $88,505,882 | 100.6% | $12,643,697 |
| Steelers | Extension | Renegotiated | 2015 | 4 | $87,400,000 | $21,850,000 | $34,250,000 | $82,000,000 | 93.8% | $20,500,000 |
| Steelers | Extension | Renegotiated | 2019 | 2 | $68,000,000 | $34,000,000 | $37,500,000 | $66,000,000 | 97.1% | $33,000,000 |
| Steelers | Other | Active | 2021 | 1 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $12,925,000 | 92.3% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 17 | $265,649,382 | $15,626,434 | $230,190,882 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Steelers | $230,000 | $100,000 | $1,172,000 | $0 | $6,000,000 | $1,502,000 | 1.9% | $2,002,000 | ||
| 2005 | Steelers | $305,000 | $1,963,750 | $0 | $1,951,500 | $9,000,000 | $4,220,250 | 4.9% | $9,494,000 | ||
| 2006 | Steelers | $655,500 | $1,963,750 | $0 | $1,926,500 | $0 | $4,545,750 | 4.5% | $2,582,000 | ||
| 2007 | Steelers | $1,006,000 | $1,270,000 | $0 | $851,000 | $0 | $3,127,000 | 2.9% | $2,140,500 | ||
| 2008 | Steelers | $2,500,000 | $5,470,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,970,000 | 6.9% | $27,700,000 | ||
| 2009 | Steelers | $4,750,000 | $5,470,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $13,220,000 | 10.7% | $7,750,000 | ||
| 2010 | Steelers | $8,050,000 | $4,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,355,882 | -- | $6,155,882 | ||
| 2011 | Steelers | $6,000,000 | $5,320,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,320,000 | 9.4% | $11,600,000 | ||
| 2012 | Steelers | $900,000 | $7,995,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,895,000 | 7.4% | $11,600,000 | ||
| 2013 | Steelers | $2,600,000 | $10,995,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,595,000 | 10.9% | $11,600,000 | ||
| 2014 | Steelers | $12,100,000 | $6,795,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,895,000 | 14.2% | $12,100,000 | ||
| 2015 | Steelers | $1,000,000 | $12,995,000 | $3,250,000 | $0 | $3,250,000 | $17,245,000 | 12.0% | $35,250,000 | ||
| 2016 | Steelers | $17,750,000 | $6,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,950,000 | 15.3% | $17,750,000 | ||
| 2017 | Steelers | $12,000,000 | $6,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,200,000 | 10.8% | $12,000,000 | ||
| 2018 | Steelers | $12,000,000 | $6,200,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $5,000,000 | $23,200,000 | 12.8% | $17,000,000 | ||
| 2019 | Steelers | $2,500,000 | $18,700,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $5,000,000 | $26,200,000 | 12.7% | $45,000,000 | ||
| 2020 | Steelers | $1,500,000 | $22,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,750,000 | 11.8% | $21,000,000 | ||
| 2021 | Steelers | $1,075,000 | $24,835,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25,910,000 | 13.9% | $14,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | Steelers | $0 | $2,585,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,340,000 | 5.1% | $0 | ||
| 2023 | Steelers | $0 | $2,585,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2024 | Steelers | $0 | $2,585,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2025 | Steelers | $0 | $2,585,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $86,921,500 | $159,262,500 | $17,422,000 | $4,729,000 | $28,250,000 | $266,440,882 | $266,724,382 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Comp/Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Sacked | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2011 | 15 | -- | -- | 93.2% | 0.0% | 324/513 | 63.2% | 4077 | 21 | 14 | 40 | 90.1 | 31 | 70 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 2012 | 13 | -- | -- | 78.2% | 0.0% | 284/449 | 63.3% | 3265 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 97.0 | 26 | 92 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 375/584 | 64.2% | 4261 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 92.0 | 27 | 99 | 3.7 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.4% | 0.0% | 408/608 | 67.1% | 4952 | 32 | 9 | 33 | 103.3 | 33 | 27 | 0.8 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 2015 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 73.8% | 0.0% | 319/469 | 68% | 3938 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 94.5 | 15 | 29 | 1.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 85.0% | 0.0% | 328/509 | 64.4% | 3819 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 95.4 | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 93.7% | 0.0% | 360/561 | 64.2% | 4251 | 28 | 14 | 21 | 93.4 | 28 | 47 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 97.3% | 0.2% | 452/675 | 67% | 5129 | 34 | 16 | 24 | 96.5 | 31 | 98 | 3.2 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 35/62 | 56.5% | 351 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 92.0% | 0.0% | 399/608 | 65.6% | 3803 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 94.1 | 25 | 11 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $24,070,000 | $14,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $25,631,071 | $13,125,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.
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