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Roethlisberger says retirement remains an option after 2017 season

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says he's taking his career year by year after mulling retirement this offseason.

Roethlisberger told Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he isn't planning beyond this season and reiterated that retiring after 2017 is on the table.

"Age," Roethlisberger answered when asked why he has a new perspective on his career. "It's just, it's 14 years; that's a long time. I think the average life expectancy in the NFL is three years, maybe three and a half now."

Roethlisberger, who turned 35 in March, also said his wife wants him to give up football.

The quarterback has suffered (and played through) numerous injuries in recent seasons. He also referenced a recent study on CTE and a desire to spend more time with his kids as reasons he's now contemplating hanging up his cleats.

Regardless of what he decides after the season, Roethlisberger pledged to make his 2017 campaign count.

"I feel if I commit to anything past right now, I'm cheating now," he said. "I'm looking forward to this season, and I’m going to give it everything I have and afterward we’ll sit down and do some (thinking) again."

Roethlisberger says retirement remains an option after 2017 season
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At this point he's played longer than Bradshaw did, considering that Bradshaw only played about one half of one game in his last season.
 
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Anyone see the story that Kirk cousins could be our guy next year? Thoughts?
 
It will be a sad, sad day when #7 hangs em up. I personally think this will be Ben's last season...if so it has been an incredible run for him in the black and gold. I have never seen a QB's style of play mirror the city he plays for more than Ben with Pittsburgh. He is the perfect QB for the Pittsburgh Steelers. One of the toughest SOB's to ever put on a uniform, he has poured everything in to helping his team win football games and his body of work will eventually earn him a spot in Canton.
 
CorpusDsteelers said:
Anyone see the story that Kirk cousins could be our guy next year? Thoughts?
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Cousins could quite possibly sign the biggest nfl contract ever....when he hits FA.
 
He has the titles
He has the records
He has the stats
He has the money

The only reason for him to play longer is to try and out last Brady. Ben could very well be the guy with 4 or 5 titles were it not for the "questionable ethics" from you know who.


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****, if the wifey wants him to quit, he has one foot out the door. That sucks! I was hoping he would finish out his contract at the high level he still is.
 
The average "life expectancy" is not 3 to 3 1/2 years. Jesus, I don't know where these guys get this stuff. It's like it's spoon fed to them by the union and they just lap it up like lemmings.

If a player makes the 53-man roster his rookie year, he averages something like 6 years in the league. The reason the lower number keeps getting tossed around is it averages all the chump camp fodder that has never and will never sniff an NFL roster or ever be active on a game day. Remember, no one makes ANY money (other than sometimes very small signing bonuses) to be camp fodder. I'm not even sure you get benefits other than access to the facilities and team medical staff from March 1st (start of the new year) until you are released.

You'd think Roethlisberger would be smarter than to throw stupid stats like that around like candy, but he's never been the sharpest tool in the shed.

Oh well.... He's got 17 million reasons to stick around in 2018 and 2019. Personally, I think a lot of this is him maybe looking for one last payday. All these guys have very short memories about their signing bonuses (which Roethlisberger got take home pay on his W-2 in the amount of $35 million plus back in 2015) and he looks around and sees QB's easily pulling in $20 million to $25 million and he's making $12 million this year (take home pay, W-2 style) and $17 million next year.

I bet the $12 million this year kind of sticks in his crawl a bit. That is very low for a player of his caliber. And yes, I understand, and most here would understand, that this makes up for the $35 million he made two years ago, but I don't think he's smart enough to think that way. I think he honestly sees $12 million and the fact that is 21st in the league this year for take-home pay by QB's and might be thinking it's not worth it.

If the money's enough, he's playing.
 
I'm sort of sick of the "maybe" crap. Do it or don't.
 
I think Kirk will get paid. Would he take less for a team like the Steelers over SF ? I'd hope so rolling out there with Jones instead lol
 
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I'm sort of sick of the "maybe" crap. Do it or don't.
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I hope he plays out this contract and signs another...if he goes year by year so be it. In the end the Steelers have to plan for the future sooner rather than later and draft a guy to replace him...unless they think Dobbs is that guy already. I know nothing about him to say either way.
 
Win #7 so #7 can go out a champion. That's what it is coming down to. Tomlin and Colbert are telling him "one more year" to get that 3rd ring. He then walks into the sunset. They NEED to win it this year or next because the Ben era is almost shut.

I wouldn't mind seeing Kirk in B&G, but one thing at a time. SB, please!
 
My hope is that he would play three more but if he won one more in that time frame he could ride off. I just want him to seperate himself from everyone but Brady in his era in terms of winning titles. Not just in our minds but the talking *********. First ballot HOF.
 
I think most players are taking it year by year once they get to 33 or so. Usually they decide based on their health, and their chance of winning. If Ben stays injury free this year and the Steelers win or come close to Super Bowl, then i'd say chances are high he's coming back next year.
 
I would take Cousins in a freaking second. I don't understand Washington. They statistically have the best QB since Ripen, and they still won't commit to the guy. ****** stupid...

Imagine him throwing behind our line to our weapons?? I think he'd want to play here if the option was there. He may even give us a few million discount to do it.
 
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I would take Cousins in a freaking second. I don't understand Washington. They statistically have the best QB since Ripen, and they still won't commit to the guy. ****** stupid...

Imagine him throwing behind our line to our weapons?? I think he'd want to play here if the option was there. He may even give us a few million discount to do it.
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a few million discount so he can have the honor of putting on the beloved Black and Gold jersey? I think you need to stop huffing your black and gold farts, Cousins aint coming here, no way, no how. Besides, he's way overvalued IMO, he's being propped up by the redskins fiasco; he's decent, but not THAT good
 
I would be ok with Cousins but he isn't the next coming of Big Ben.

Anyways if he did make his way to the Black n Gold (Ben isn't going anywhere yet), I would be making me a custom jersey with his number on it. And on the back?

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Omar10213245 said:
a few million discount so he can have the honor of putting on the beloved Black and Gold jersey? I think you need to stop huffing your black and gold farts, Cousins aint coming here, no way, no how. Besides, he's way overvalued IMO, he's being propped up by the redskins fiasco; he's decent, but not THAT good
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The jersey color has nothing to do with it. Give him time and weapons, and his already great accuracy numbers will improve. He'd be loaded here in Pittsburgh with more than enough options to distribute the ball to, and he has one of the top lines in the league to pass block. Plus we have solid stable coaching with unwavering support of our QBs. This team is talented on both sides of the ball and he'd be joining a Superbowl contender. What QB wouldn't want that situation over being paid an extra 4 mil a year to play for the dumpster fires in JAX or CLE???

I wouldn't be surprised if Baltimore wanted to make a switch next year, and get Cousins to replace Flacco. Cousins wouldn't even have to move his family!
 
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