Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said he decided to retire only after the team declined to give him a contract offer and that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was unhappy with the team's decision. While he maintains he had considered retiring before, "when I wasn't offered a contract, it was an easy decision for me," he told the York Daily Record. Team sources had told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen on Sunday that the Steelers let Arians' contract expire against the wishes of Roethlisberger. The sources said Steelers president Art Rooney II wants the team to regain its blue-collar identity on offense. Arians said Rooney II called him about the team's decision to let his contract expire. Read more: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7497059/ex-oc-bruce-arians-confirms-pittsburgh-steelers-forced-out
