Posted by Dave as NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers at 12:34 PM EST on March 3rd, 2008

Big Ben just got a big contract, one that puts him up there with the quarterback elites in the NFL.
The contract, which includes more than $36 million in guarantees and is easily the largest in team history, places Big Ben among the game’s highest-paid players. In comparison, Peyton Manning received a $34.5 million signing bonus in his big deal and Michael Vick received $37 million in guarantees from the Falcons in his mega deal. Both Manning’s and Vick’s deals were signed in 2004.
It’s nice to see that Big Ben is making more money than Michael Vick, who is now paid in cigarettes and Moonpies.