Ben Roethlisberger may have decided to come back for this season, but he is still considering retirement. In fact, Roethlisberger told the “Pittsburgh Post-Gazette” that he’s not willing to commit to playing past 2017.
Roethlisberger’s announcement in January—that he was contemplating walking away from the NFL—came as a bit of a surprise.
“I’m going to take this off-season to evaluate, to consider all options,” Roethlisberger said in an interview on a Pittsburgh radio station. “To consider health, and family and things like that and just kind of take some time away to evaluate next season, if there’s going to be a next season.”
The 35-year-old said in April that he would be back under center this year but told Bouchette that there was no guarantee he’d play beyond 2017.
“It’s just, it’s 14 years; that’s a long time,” Roethlisberger said. “I think the average life expectancy in the NFL is 3 years, maybe 3½ now.
This will be Roethlisberger’s 14th NFL season—all with the Steelers.
Backup quarterback Landry Jones signed a two-year contract extension this spring. (Lord, help us!)
Source: SI.com