But by doing so, they overpaid him because of his past production – not what he was worth at the time of his last two contract extensions. This briefly gave him the highest cap hit of any player in the NFL.Įssentially, the Steelers wanted to treat their Super Bowl-winning quarterback right. Tom Brady’s Stats: 190-of-273 (69.6 percent), 2,310 yards (330.0 per game, 8.46 per attempt), 19 touchdowns, 3 interceptions Ben Roethlisberger’s Stats: 169-of-269 (62.8 percent), 2,102. His worst deal for the Steelers was a two-year $68 million extension that Ben earned at the ripe old age of 37 in 2019. Despite having a few impressive seasons, Ben broke the bank with his last two contracts – earning a whopping $148 million since 2015. Unfortunately, we can argue that the Steelers never got their money’s worth out of the contracts Roethlisberger has signed since 2015. Single-Season Active NFL Sacked Career Leaders (since 1960) All-Time Sacked Leaders Pass sacked data is official since 1969, complete NFL coverage since 1963, and partial NFL coverage from 1960-1962 Build your own custom leaderboards with Stathead Football. In 2008, he earned a 6-year, $87.9 million contract that would pay him just $14.6 million in average yearly salary and just $33 million guaranteed, according to Over the Cap. Ben’s rookie contract was understandably cheap, and his second contract was an absolute bargain. Ben Roethlisberger’s Super Bowl wins and appearances came in the first half of his NFL career. However, there’s a different way to look at this. Pittsburgh’s Super Bowl wins are tied only with New England for the most ever. Part of me wants to say that he’s been worth every penny thanks to the two Super Bowl victories he has brought to the city. This question is more difficult to answer than it appears at first. Brett Favre: 5,855: Manning is the only quarterback with even half as many career passing yards as Brady. Noting that Big Ben is above some impressive names on this list like Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers, one must wonder: does he deserve to be the third-highest-paid player in the history of the game? Has Big Ben earned more than he’s worth for the Steelers? Alex Smith, $189M - Spotrac July 20, 2021 This slots him only behind future First-Ballot Hall of Famers Drew Brees and Tom Brady:ġ0. What’s not debatable is that he is third all-time in earnings in the history of the game.Īccording to Spotrac, Roethlisberger has earned a whopping $253 million in his NFL career. It’s debatable whether or not Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has ever been a top-three NFL quarterback during any season of his NFL career. RT NFLonCBS: 12 different QBs have thrown for 50,000+ career passing yards. Here’s why he has netted more money than all but two players in the history of the NFL. Ben Roethlisberger has had a great career with the Steelers.
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