The Pittsburgh Steelers have marked Ben Roethlisberger to new contract for 2021, it was reported Thursday.
“We are excited we were able to come to an agreement with Ben Roethlisberger on a new contract for him to return to the Steelers in 2021,” said General Manager and Vice President Kevin Colbert. “We know that Ben can still play at a high level and do special things for this team. Our goal remains the same – to put together a roster that will compete for another championship. We are happy that Ben will be one of our leaders to help us accomplish that goal.”
Roethlisberger, who has played in a Steelers record 233 games and began a record 231, returned solid in 2020 in the wake of missing most of the 2019 season with an elbow injury.
“It is my greatest honor to be a Pittsburgh Steeler and give my all for this organization,” said Roethlisberger, who will be entering his 18th season with the team. “I am grateful to be at this stage of my career and more than happy to adjust my contract in a way that best helps the team to address other players who are so vital to our success. I love this game and love to compete, and I believe in this team and my ability to deliver when called upon. It all starts with great preparation and I am ready to go.”
He finished 399 of 608 passes in 2020, tied for the second-most pass endeavors in his profession, for 3,803 yards, 33 scores, second-most in his vocation, 10 block attempts and a vocation low 13 sacks (not including 2019 when he played in just two games).
For his career, Roethlisberger has finished 5,050 of 7,838 passes (64.4%) for 60,348 yards (seventh most in NFL history), 396 scores and a 94.0 quarterback rating. In 14 of his 17 seasons he has tossed for in any event 3,000 yards, including doing it 13 straight seasons from 2006-18, intruded on simply by his physical issue in 2019 that constrained him to miss most of the period. He likewise tossed for at any rate 3,500 yards in six continuous seasons, the longest streak in team history.
The Steelers records he holds are various and incorporate the accompanying career records: passing TDs (396), passing TDs of at any rate 60 yards (22), passing yards (60,348), passer rating (94.0), fulfillments (5,050), pass endeavors (7,838), finish rate (64.4), yards per endeavor (7.7), 300-yard passing games (66) and 3,000-yard passing seasons (14).
With Roethlisberger at quarterback, the Steelers have 11 postseason compartments, won eight AFC North Championships, showed up in five AFC Championship games and three Super Bowls, winning two of them. Roethlisberger, a six-time Pro Bowl choice, turned into the most youthful quarterback to at any point win a Super Bowl when the group won Super Bowl XL, when he was 23, and the second-most youthful quarterback to at any point win a subsequent Super Bowl when the Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII.