Ben Roethlisberger’s extension became trickier with the passing of March 15 when he received the $5 million roster bonus outlined in his contract. The Pittsburgh Steelers like to use roster bonuses as they allow the team to restructure a player’s contract and push that roster bonus into future seasons. Such moves allow the team to create salary cap space.
The future Hall of Fame quarterback is set to make $23.2 million in 2019, the last year of his contract. Of the $23.2 million, $6.2 million is in the form of prorated signing bonus money, the $5 million signing bonus and $1.