Since about 2016 or so, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has taken a more cautious approach to discussing his future. 34 years old at the time, he started to refer to his future as essentially an unknown, emphasizing that he was going to take every offseason to reflect and decide whether or not he wants to keep playing.
As it turns out, that’s not what the people who are paying you want to hear, especially when they’re about to pay you more than anybody else in your sport, short of one person, has received.