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The Pittsburgh Steelers are working on a contract extension with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Schefter says that the Steelers are trying to get a deal with Roethlisberger done before the draft on Thursday.
Roethlisberger is currently entering the final year of his current contract and is scheduled to make $12 million in 2019.
The 37-year-old is coming off a 2018 campaign in which he threw for 5,129 yards, 34 touchdowns and 16 interceptions while completing 67 percent of his passes and registering a passer rating of 96.5.
Roethlisberger, who played collegiate football at the University of Miami in Ohio, was originally selected by the Steelers with the 11th overall pick of the 2004 NFL Draft.
He immediately started for Pittsburgh during his rookie campaign, throwing for 2,621 yards, 17 touchdowns and 11 picks while completing 66.4 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 98.1.
Ben Roethlisberger then went on to lead the Steelers to a Super Bowl title in his second season, and by 2007, he made his first Pro Bowl.
Overall, Roethlisberger has earned six Pro Bowl selections and has two Super Bowl championships under his belt, also capturing a title in the 2008-09 campaign.
However, in spite of his success, the Lima, Ohio, native has frequently been criticized for his questionable leadership ability, and those voices have never been louder after the Steelers traded Antonio Brown largely due to a feud with Roethlisberger. On top of that, Le'Veon Bell, who left Pittsburgh in free agency, had some harsh words about Ben Roethlisberger following his departure to the New York Jets.
