The Pittsburgh Steelers elected to play it safe earlier this offseason when they made the decision to place the restricted free agent tender of a second-round level on fourth-year offensive lineman B.J. Finney, which pays him a salary of around $4 million.
Perhaps that was wise. Finney, who has started about half a season’s worth of games over the course of this first three seasons across all three interior offensive line positions, has played very well at times, and it wouldn’t be a shock if there were somebody in the market for him.
Respected football analyst Matt Williamson thinks there may be a team that will place a call even at the second-round level, which would mean that, if Finney accepts an offer sheet and the Steelers choose not to match it, the signing team would have to give Pittsburgh a second-round pick.