Steelers rookies to be signed after June 1
Is it the worst thing in the world for the newest Steelers to wait a bit longer than their colleagues will have to wait to get their signing bonuses? Probably not. Can't be much fun, either.
Is it the worst thing in the world for the newest Steelers to wait a bit longer than their colleagues will have to wait to get their signing bonuses? Probably not. Can't be much fun, either.
Recent signings push Steelers to the brink of the cap with $5.5 million of space to be freed up on June 2.
In his weekly edition of "Clayton's Mailbag" ESPN's John Clayton was asked by a reader when would the Steelers yearly cap issues finally be over.
Keeping the epitome of potential in Pittsburgh benefits today, but could subtract from tomorrow as taught by the lessons of yesterday.
A one-year deal for $2.5 million for Emmanuel Sanders will either force the two sides to agree to a long-term deal, or another player will be released or restructured.
Detroit's Mike Thomas and Atlanta's Harry Douglas are two reasonable comparable contracts off which the Steelers could determine Sanders' value. Those contracts are worth between $12 million and $19 million over four and five years, respectively.
Having refused to pay the price of releasing aging or expensive veterans, and failed draft picks costing the team even more, the Steelers GM Kevin Colbert is now paying the piper, twice, as he attempts to rebuild a playoff caliber team.
NFLPA assistant executive director George Atallah released their full salary cap numbers for each team, showing there is still a lot of money to be spent.
With the dust all but settled from the free-agency twister which re-arranged parts of the NFL landscape in March, the Steelers are still in relatively good shape as they look forward to the draft.
How much value would free agent running back Ahmad Bradshaw bring to the Steelers in the event the team signed him? He visited with the team Thursday but did not sign a contract.
Is the NFL’s granting of "compensation" for losing free agents the equivalent to a Wimpy "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today"?
It's been a long three days, and the Steelers have been more active than in years-past, although to mixed reviews from its fan-base. Here's a look at the updated numbers as they stand.
With the first official day of the new league year officially in the books, here is a quick snapshot of the team's current cap situation entering day two.
The Steelers and Larry Foote have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract just hours after rumors swirled that he would be heading to Arizona.
The Steelers have turned $5.4M of Woodley's salary into signing bonus - pushing $4.05M in cap charge off of this year.
Jonathan Dwyer is a man on a mission with a point to prove. First things first, show the Steelers money is not an issue, as they give him the ultimate opportunity to be a premier back in the NFL
Adam Schefter reports and Gerry Dulac confirms the team has re-signed the reliable veteran offensive lineman who only wanted to stay.
The Steelers wouldn't have to restructure the contracts of veterans if they have less expensive alternatives in place. And the size of contracts being given to quarterbacks is a problem only experienced by teams with high end quarterbacks.
The restructuring of three contracts, those of Ben Roethlisberger, Lawrence Timmons and Antonio Brown, brought the Steelers under the recently increased league salary cap of $123 million. There are still moves to make, however.
Thanks to a leveling salary cap, the value of the average NFL player will plateau as well, as will their career's life expectancy.
With only one quarterback under contract for the 2013 season, the Steelers put in the only claim for the recently waived Jaguars' backup.
The third player of the off-season took one for the team by taking their pay up front, moving the Steelers closer to being salary cap compliant.
Yesterday, Timmons took a pay advance to help the Steelers clear cap space. Today, Brown followed suit freeing up a little more.
Hours after rumors began to swirl about possible restructures before the end of the week, Albert Breer reports Timmons' deal is done.
With the new league year swiftly approaching, Ed Bouchette reports the Steelers are making the first steps toward complying with the NFL salary cap.
As the new league year slowly approaches, the NFL has been crunching the numbers to find the true level of the salary cap, which looks to be higher than originally projected.