“You never walk out of those games feeling fresh,” said Roethlisberger, who is 16-10 against the Ravens. “It was never a lot of fun to play those guys, but I think there’s a lot of respect. It’s never an easy football game.”
“I would say that all signs are pointing to this could be it,” Roethlisberger said in the run-up to Monday night’s game against Cleveland.
Pittsburgh’s longtime quarterback insists he’s not at the end of his storied career.
Roethlisberger spoke for the first time on Tuesday since he agreed to a new contract in March that assured the 39-year-old would be back with the Steelers in 2021, the only NFL team he’s ever known.
Financial details were not immediately available, though the Steelers made no secret of the need for Roethlisberger to take a pay cut to ease some of the burden of his NFL-high $41.25-million salary-cap hit scheduled for 2021.
The Pittsburgh Steelers plan on having quarterback Ben Roethlisberger back for an 18th season.
The Steelers have 19 players heading to free agency, including wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and outside linebacker Bud Dupree.
Team president Art Rooney II admitted on Thursday there is work to be done to lower Roethlisberger’s scheduled $41.2 million salary cap hit before Roethlisberger can begin work on his 18th season in Pittsburgh.
The move comes a day after tight end Vance McDonald went on the list after testing positive following a 24-19 win at Dallas that pushed the Steelers to 8-0.
