The Steelers have two starter-caliber tackles, having drafted one of them (Broderick Jones) in last year’s first round. But the team did not replace February cap casualty Mason Cole. Center sits as an obvious need for Pittsburgh. Linked to wanting to come away from the draft with center and tackle additions, the Steelers brought 11 offensive linemen in on “30” visits. One of … [Read more...] about Steelers High On OL Graham Barton, Eyeing Broderick Jones Shift To LT
2025 NFL Fifth-Year Option Tracker
NFL teams have until May 2 to officially pick up fifth-year options on 2021 first-rounders. The 2020 CBA revamped the option structure and made them fully guaranteed, rather than guaranteed for injury only. Meanwhile, fifth-year option salaries are now determined by a blend of the player’s position, initial draft placement and performance- and usage-based benchmarks: Two-time … [Read more...] about 2025 NFL Fifth-Year Option Tracker
Steelers To Pass On Justin Fields’ Fifth-Year Option
We heard in March it was highly unlikely the Steelers would exercise the fifth-year option on Justin Fields‘ rookie contract. With the option deadline coming in just more than a week, Pittsburgh indeed appears to have no plans of committing to guaranteed Fields money in 2025. The Steelers are expected to decline an option that would pay Fields $25.7MM fully guaranteed next … [Read more...] about Steelers To Pass On Justin Fields’ Fifth-Year Option
Latest On Teams Targeting WRs In First Round
We know that the Steelers have been identified as a team that could be likely to trade for a veteran wide receiver this offseason, but what about teams looking for wide receivers in the first round? A lot of focus has been placed on teams looking to draft quarterbacks, per usual, but Jason La Canfora of The Washington Post provided us with the names of a few teams targeting … [Read more...] about Latest On Teams Targeting WRs In First Round
Teams Viewing Steelers As Most Likely To Trade For WR?
Known more for drafting and developing wide receivers — often from Day 2 — than trading for them, the Steelers have produced an impressive track record on this front. Over the past 15 years, Mike Wallace, Emmanuel Sanders, Antonio Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Diontae Johnson and George Pickens have enjoyed varying levels of success with the team despite coming off the board … [Read more...] about Teams Viewing Steelers As Most Likely To Trade For WR?