Ben Roethlisberger is taking the steps to set the narrative around him for the 2021 season in portraying himself as the ultimate teammate in what could be his final NFL season. According to Roethlisberger, the $5 million pay cut was all his idea. “It was my idea,” Roethlisberger said Tuesday, speaking publicly to reports. “I told them I want to help the team out however we can, and so I went to them and told them that I would do whatever I could to help the team sign the guys that are going to help us win football games. In order to do that, to get guys here, I felt that it was necessary to do that.”