Five days after the completion of Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles, the contracts of former Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster officially voided Thursday morning, as expected.
According to former NFL agent and current CBS Sports salary cap and contract guru Joel Corry, Roethlisberger and Smith-Schuster joined 12 other players Thursday across the league that had their contracts officially void, making them free agents.
Per @corryjoel, today, Feb 17th, the contracts of 14 different players void:
Duane Brown
Quandre Diggs
Eric Ebron
Gerald Everett
Jakeem Grant
Melvin Ingram
Malik Jackson
Ethan Pocic
Riley Reiff
Ben Roethlisberger
Jalen Richard
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Laken Tomlinson
Anthony WalkerOf course, Roethlisberger had already previously announced his retirement, so it doesn’t affect his status, though it does make Smith-Schuster an unrestricted free agent for the second off-season in a row.