Ben Roethlisberger

Did you know that Roethlisberger has been a top-8 fantasy quarterback just twice during his 14-year career? Missed games play into that a lot, but he's never been one of the "elites" in fantasy football. With that being said, he's finished top-10 in two of the last four seasons and may now have the best wide receiver group he's ever had in Antonio Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and James Washington. The Steelers defense is in somewhat of a rebuild mode, so it shouldn't be shocking to see him in more shootouts like the one against the Jaguars in the playoffs. He's not going to be an every-week starter, but he's going to win you some weeks.

Ben Roethlisberger to play beyond contract?

Pittsburgh Steelers beat writer Ed Bouchette is reporting QB Ben Roethlisberger is expected to extend his career beyond his current contract.

Fantasy Impact

Bouchette wrote that Steelers owner Art Rooney told reporters that Roethlisberger “wants” to continue his playing career beyond his current contract — he has two years remaining in the deal — and could try to hammer out an extension in the future following the 2018 season. And while this news could put any retirement rumors on hold for a while, nothing would be set in stone — Roethlisberger has contemplated retirement in each of the past few seasons. The Steelers should really be focusing on the Le’Veon Bell situation as their top offseason priority.