PITTSBURGH -- Armed with $53 million in cap space to chase Kirk Cousins, the Minnesota Vikings are in a different spot than the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are pressed against the cap ($1.2 million in space) once again.
But both teams have a similar business model when it comes to rewarding star players -- preferably those they drafted -- with massive contracts. The Vikings and Steelers are the NFL's only teams entering free agency with five players tied to contracts worth $50 million or more, with both considering adding a sixth with Cousins and Le'Veon Bell, respectively.