In the first 26 hours of ‘free agency’, the Pittsburgh Steelers have already lost three of their own unrestricted free agents, including one that they were arguably expected to keep, that being defensive tackle Tyson Alualu, who will be returning to the Jacksonville Jaguars where he spent the first seven years of his career.
But they did manage so far to keep one key player around, that being Cameron Sutton. A third-round pick back in 2017, he is the first player from that draft class to sign an extension, though of course T.J. Watt will inevitably follow.
In fact, he is the first player the Steelers have drafted whom they have signed to an extension, not including tags, since Stephon Tuitt in 2014.