Pittsburgh Steelers News 12:17 am
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced a huge move Monday to alleviate some of their issues against the Projected Salary Cap for next Season. With a decision about the future of Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger still looming, the Team restructured with their other Captain – Cam Heyward.
The move converts Cam Heyward’s roster bonus and base salary into a signing bonus to create $7 million in cap room, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Heyward will still receive the $10.5M he was due for 2021, but will be paid via one bonus instead of over the term of his base salary. The restructure is a standard conversion procedure for a team looking to create space. Pittsburgh’s current cap situation, which leaves the Steelers over the cap by roughly $19M after the Heyward restructure with a projected cap of $180M (the current cap floor, per the NFL). This matters because the Steelers still have a decision to make at Quarterback, with Ben