<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Hines Ward, regarded as the heart and soul of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense, on Monday morning signed a four-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2009 season.The extension is worth $25.83 million and includes total bonuses of $10 million. Ward can earn an additional $2.5 million in incentives. Ward had one year left on his previous contract, at a base salary of $1.669 million. Without the add-on, he would have been eligible for unrestricted free agency next spring.The Steelers will officially announce the signing on Monday afternoon.</div>ESPN LinkI'm glad we got it done, now he can get back to football as normal.
