The Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly made an early decision about Justin Fields' future this week.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Steelers plan to decline the fifth-year option on the recently-acquired quarterback's contract.
The Steelers had a tough decision to make ahead of the May 2 deadline. Fields has never played a snap for the team after being acquired this offseason, making it hard for Pittsburgh to know whether it should seek two years of a sample size or just one.
The pros for declining the option seemed to outweigh the negatives.
For one, the fifth-year option for Fields was an estimated $25.