Franchise tags are being slapped on star players. Teams, real NFL teams not fantasy ones, are putting together blockbuster trades that they can’t even execute. Instead of talking about sacks, Red Zone performance and third down conversion, football fans fling around words like “cap value,” pro-rated, roster bonus and “dead money.”
Roosevelt Nix blocking for Le’Veon Bell. Photo Credit: Getty Images, via The Athletic
The start of NFL Free Agency is almost upon us, and with that Steel Curtain Rising rolls out our Steelers 2018 Free Agent focus, by publishing what will be our Steelers 2018 Free Agent Tracker.
Let’s look at who the Black and Gold at risk of losing during the 2018 Free Agency signing period.
Steelers 2018 Free Agent Acquisitions
Jon Bostic
3/18/18 – Steelers sign Jon Bostic, inside linebacker, to 2 year contract
Morgan Burnett
3/20/18 – Steelers sign Morgan Burnett, safety, to a 3 year contract
Nat Berhe
4/5/18 – Steelers Sign Nat Berhe, special teams, safety
Steelers 2018 Unrestricted Free Agents
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Le’Veon Bell
3/7/18 – Steelers place franchise tag on Le’Veon Bell
Arthur Moats
Chris Hubbard
3/15/18 – Chris Hubbard signs with Cleveland Browns
Justin Hunter
4/6/18 – Steelers resign Justin Hunter
Daniel McCullers
3/22/18 – Steelers resign Daniel McCullers to 1 year contract.
Sean Spence
Stevan Ridley
4/4/18 – Steelers resign Stevan Ridley.
Steelers 2018 Restricted Free Agents
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Fitzgerald Toussaint
3/15/18 – Steelers sign Fitzgerald Toussaint to 1 year contract
Chris Boswell
3/12/18 – Steelers extend Chris Boswell as 2nd round restricted free agent tender
4/5/18 – Chris Boswell signs restricted free agent tender
Anthony Chickillo
3/14/18 — Steelers place original round restricted free agent tender on Anthony Chickillo
Greg Ducre (who????)
Roosevelt Nix
Steelers have resigned Roosevelt Nix to 4 year contract
Eli Rogers
3/14/18 – Steelers opt not to tender Eli Rogers, making him an unrestricted free agent.
Jordan Berry
Steelers have resigned Jordan Berry
Steelers 2018 Exclusive Rights Free Agents
B.J. Finney
Steelers have resigned B.J. Finney to 1 year contract
Matt Feiler
Steelers have resigned Matt Feiler
The Steelers will make plenty of moves that don’t involve the men above. The Steelers 2018 Salary Cap situation is fairly tight and that means that several roster cuts are coming, as well as some restructures. A potential extenstion of Ben Roethlisberger, which Art Rooney II has suggest may happen, could also provide short-term Steelers salary cap relief.
The Steelers 2018 secondary is likely to have a very different look, as William Gay, J.J. Wilcox and perhaps Mike Mitchell will likely become cap casualties very soon. Players like Darrius Heyward-Bey could also find himself looking for new work.
Steel Curtain Rising will be following all of the action and we will update this page as news breaks.
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