2018 Salary Cap Charge: $23,200,000 % of 2018 Team Cap: 12.83% 2018 Cash Payout: $17,000,000 % of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 9.71% 2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.73 Total Contract Value: $87,400,000 Annual Contract Value: $21,850,000 Position Ranking: 1/58 at QB Fully Guaranteed Money: $34,250,000 Age: 36 Height: 6' 5" Weight: 241 College: Miami (Ohio) Accrued Seasons: 14 Entry: 2004 Draft, Round 1, #11 overall (Steelers) Year Signed: 2015 Contract Type: Extension Free Agency: 2020 (UFA)
Contract Notes
Ben Roethlisberger signed a 4 year contract extension with the Steelers on March 13, 2015.
Details of the contract are based primarily on a report by Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . According to Bouchette, Roethlisberger received a $31 million signing bonus. The first three years of the contract are guaranteed for injury which is where the reported $65 million in guarantees comes from. $9 million in escalators are available in the final two contract years. The new contract saved the Steelers about $1.15 million in 2015 cap space.
Current Contract Year Age Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Dead Money & Cap Savings
Cut (pre-June 1) Cut (post-June 1) Trade (pre-June 1) Trade (post-June 1) Restructure Extension
Prorated Roster Workout Other 2015 33 $1,000,000 $3,250,000 $12,995,000 $3,250,000 $0 $0 $17,245,000 12.0% 2016 34 $17,750,000 $6,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $23,950,000 15.4% 2017 35 $12,000,000 $6,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $18,200,000 10.9% 2018 36 $12,000,000 $5,000,000 $6,200,000 $5,000,000 $0 $0 $23,200,000 13.1% $17,400,000
$11,200,000
$12,400,000
$6,200,000
$0
$0
$5,800,000
$12,000,000
$10,800,000
$17,000,000
$7,992,500
$12,788,000
2019 37 $12,000,000 $6,200,000 $5,000,000 $0 $0 $23,200,000 12.2% $6,200,000
$6,200,000
$6,200,000
$6,200,000
$0
$0
$17,000,000
$17,000,000
$17,000,000
$17,000,000
$0
$12,776,000
Total $54,750,000 $37,795,000 $13,250,000 $0 $0 $105,795,000
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $169,724,382 Years: 14 Career APY: $12,123,170 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Yrs Total APY Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY Steelers Drafted Renegotiated 2004 6 $25,219,500 $4,203,250 $16,218,500 64.3% $4,054,625 Steelers Extension Renegotiated 2008 6 $87,986,500 $14,664,417 $88,505,882 100.6% $12,643,697 Steelers Extension Active 2015 4 $87,400,000 $21,850,000 $65,000,000 74.4% $21,666,667
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Steelers 14 $169,724,382 $12,123,170 $157,040,882 0.0% $0 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Prorated Roster Workout Other 2004 Steelers $230,000 $6,000,000 $100,000 $1,172,000 $0 $0 $1,502,000 1.9% 2005 Steelers $305,000 $9,000,000 $1,963,750 $0 $0 $1,951,500 $4,220,250 4.9% 2006 Steelers $655,500 $1,963,750 $0 $0 $1,926,500 $4,545,750 4.5% 2007 Steelers $1,006,000 $1,270,000 $0 $0 $851,000 $3,127,000 2.9% 2008 Steelers $2,500,000 $5,470,000 $0 $0 $0 $7,970,000 6.9% 2009 Steelers $4,750,000 $5,470,000 $3,000,000 $0 $0 $13,220,000 10.7% 2010 Steelers $8,050,000 $4,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $10,355,882 -- 2011 Steelers $6,000,000 $5,320,000 $0 $0 $0 $11,320,000 9.4% 2012 Steelers $900,000 $7,995,000 $0 $0 $0 $8,895,000 7.4% 2013 Steelers $2,600,000 $10,995,000 $0 $0 $0 $13,595,000 11.1% 2014 Steelers $12,100,000 $6,795,000 $0 $0 $0 $18,895,000 14.2% 2015 Steelers $1,000,000 $3,250,000 $12,995,000 $3,250,000 $0 $0 $17,245,000 12.0% 2016 Steelers $17,750,000 $6,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $23,950,000 15.4% 2017 Steelers $12,000,000 $6,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $18,200,000 10.9% 2018 Steelers $12,000,000 $5,000,000 $6,200,000 $5,000,000 $0 $0 $23,200,000 13.1% 2019 Steelers $12,000,000 $6,200,000 $5,000,000 $0 $0 $23,200,000 12.2% Total $93,846,500 $89,337,500 $17,422,000 $0 $4,729,000 $203,440,882
Statistics (2014-present) Year Games Played Snaps Passing Rushing Fumbles Offense Special Comp/Att Pct Yards TD INT Sacked Rating Att Yards Avg TD Total Lost 2014 16 99.4% 0.0% 408/608 67.1% 4952 32 9 33 103.3 33 27 0.8 0 9 5 2015 12 73.8% 0.0% 319/469 68% 3938 21 16 20 94.5 15 29 1.9 0 2 0 2016 14 85.0% 0.0% 328/509 64.4% 3819 29 13 17 95.4 16 14 0.9 1 8 2 2017 15 93.7% 0.0% 360/561 64.2% 4251 28 14 21 93.4 28 47 1.7 0 3 1
Financial Reports Yearly Cap Charge vs. Dead Money (pre-June 1 cut)
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Positional Comparisons to League Average
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