Things could be going a lot better for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger this offseason. He is supposed to be getting a long-term contract, but it hasn’t happened yet, and there are indications that there are some hang-ups in the negotiations that are not making it as simple a process as it might have been in the past.
Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that his current contract rates outside the top 15 at the position in terms of average annual salary, which almost necessarily must be addressed in his next and perhaps final extension, simply because it’s hard to justify for either party.