The Pittsburgh Steelers appear to be viewing the 2021 season as their last best hope of achieving their annual goal of winning a Super Bowl for the near future, or at least as part of the Ben Roethlisberger era. While it’s not etched in stone, it’s widely expected to be the quarterback’s final season in Pittsburgh, whether he wants to continue playing or not.
Pushing toward the goal of devoting all possible resources to winning this year was made much more difficult due to the economic ramifications of the pandemic on the salary cap, which resulted in the team releasing starting cornerback Steven Nelson, but Cameron Sutton, entering his fifth-season and newly re-signed to a two-year, $9 million contract, is ready to step up.