Expect contract talks to begin this week with Roethlisberger
Pittsburgh Steelers02/11/2008 5:48 PM The Post-Gazette reports the Steelers this week will open contract talks with some of their players who can become unrestricted free agents and one who cannot -- QB Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger has two years left on the contract he signed as a rookie in 2004, but both sides have expressed a desire to reach a contract extension this year. Getting a contract extension and getting one quickly was one of three wishes Roethlisberger said he had for the offseason during a Jan. 15 interview. "I'm eager, anxious, because I want to get it done with. I want to say let's go, let's get it over with so the talks can stop, people can stop bugging me about it," he said. "Because I just want to play football.'' Read more