The Facts:
The Steelers this week will open contract talks with some of their players who can become unrestricted free agents and one who cannot -- 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.
Reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
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. ..." His other two desires were to keep guard Alan Faneca from leaving as a free agent and to find a tall wide receiver. Finding a tall, talented wide receiver would be difficult enough, but as the Post-Gazette suggests, keeping Faneca is seen as near impossible.
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