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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
February 23rd marks the opening of the franchise and transition tag window, which means we re in the final stages as teams prepare for the new league year and the start of free agency on March 17.
Along with Dak Prescott and Chris Godwin, Detroit Lions receiver Kenny Golladay is a prime candidate to get franchise tagged in the coming weeks.