Dub, he had a cap number of $7.5 and a base salary of $6 million. The Ravens ate the prorated bonus (about $1.5 millon) but were off the hook on the cap number.
With the restructures, a big part of Ben's upcoming cap number is the prorated portion of past bonuses. It would hit the Steelers cap this year if they traded him. They would not be responsible for the base salary.
It's the same reason why trading Woodley or Timmons would be nearly impossible from a financial perspective (leaving the football/talent issue aside).
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