Each season over the better part of the past five or so years, the NFL's salary cap has gone up roughly $10 million.
Yet each year, the Steelers find themselves right up against the salary cap, having precious little wiggle room. This year is no different. In fact, as the Steelers are readying to go to training camp in less than three weeks, they have less salary cap space than normal.
Current NFLPA figures have the Steelers with just $985,000 in cap room, a figure at which they have hovered for more than a month now after signing the last of their draft picks.