James Harrison will turn 40 in May, but he has no plans to retire after Super Bowl LII.

"I maybe want to play a year at 40, maybe 41," the linebacker said.

Harrison cleared waivers after he was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers in December and the New England Patriots scooped him up.

Le'Veon Bell has been encouraged by the progress he's made with the Pittsburgh Steelers on a contract extension.

Even though he declined to offer specifics, Bell said he is "happy" with what the team has presented to him.

"We are a lot closer than we were last year," Bell said. "I'm happy and the Steelers are happy right now where we're at. Obviously we have to continue to get it done."

Bell turned down a long-term contract in 2017 and played under a $12.1 million franchise tag. If the Steelers tag Bell again, it would be worth approximately $14.5 million.

Bell's career average of 129 yards from scrimmage per game is the most for an NFL player over the first five years of a career.

Le'Veon Bell arrived late to the Steelers' playoff game last week against the Jaguars and missed practically the entire Saturday walk-through. Bell showed up approximately five minutes before it ended.

Bell and the Steelers are facing another contract showdown in the offseason. Bell has threatened to sit out or retire if the Steelers use the franchise tag on him again in 2018.

Bell has been seeking a long-term contract.

The NFL's television ratings for the divisional round playoff games were down 16 percent compared to last season.

The weekend's four games averaged 30.43 million viewers, off from 36.22 million the year before, the Nielsen company said. 

Last year's games featured the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, which reached more than 48 million viewers.

While ratings were down, Saturday's game between the Patriots and Titans was only one million viewers behind the College Football Championship for the most watched program of the week.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to promote Randy Fichtner from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator after letting go of Todd Haley.

Fichtner is close with both Ben Roethlisberger and offensive line coach Mike Munchak.

The relationship between Roethlisberger and Haley was reportedly strained.

Todd Haley and the Pittsburgh Steelers have parted ways.

Haley became offensive coordinator of the Steelers in 2012.

Ben Roethlisberger and Haley had a strained working relationship in 2017.

Mike Munchak has declined an offer for a second interview for the Arizona Cardinals' head coaching job.

Munchak has been offensive line coach of the Steelers since 2014 after a three-year stint as head coach of the Titans.

New England's Brian Flores and Philadelphia's John DeFilippo are also candidates for the job.

Munchak had a 22-26 record as head coach of the Titans.

Ben Roethlisberger wants to play at least three more seasons, according to a report.

Roethlisberger is under contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers through 2019. The quarterback, who turns 36 in March, said last year that he planned to assess his future on a yearly basis.

The report indicated that Roethlisberger's change in outlook may have something to do with the impending departure of offensive coordinator Todd Haley.

The Pittsburgh Steelers entered Sunday's playoff game with the Jacksonville Jaguars talking a lot about the New England Patriots and it may have cost them a chance at a Super Bowl.

The Jaguars will face the Patriots in Sunday's AFC Championship Game after beating the Steelers 45-42 at Heinz Field.

"They were ready to go; they were mad; they were angry; they had something to prove, and they did it," Steelers offensive guard David DeCastro said. "Yeah, it’' embarrassing. It really is, man. It just blows my mind. They beat us 30-9 [on Oct. 9]. We played like crap, and we want to talk about New England?

"I don't know what to say about that. It's just stupid. It's just not what you do. You don't need to give a team like that more bulletin board material."

Safety Mike Mitchell told Sports Illustrated that the Steelers would play the Patriots again and Le'Veon Bell made similar claims in a tweet.

Ben Roethlisberger confirmed he intends to play in 2018 one offseason after he was less than certain of his future.

"I definitely have a desire to play football. I love this game. I love these guys. It's tough, it stings, you hate to lose at home. I feel bad because I feel like I let the fans down, let my teammates down, Roethlisberger said following the Steelers loss to the Jaguars in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs. "I don't know about contracts and whose coming back but I know the guys up front are, and that makes it good for me, so I look forward to next year with those guys."

Roethlisberger was asked if this meant he was specifically not retiring.

"My answer was good enough," said Roethlisberger.

Roethlisberger, at the age of 35, is under contract through the 2019 season.