Every year inevitably brings change in just about any context. In the NFL, it is in the context of the shuffling of players via free agency and retirement, and for the Pittsburgh Steelers, particularly along the offensive line, they know that their time together is drawing to a close.
Having already parted over the past two years with two mainstays in Marcus Gilbert and Ramon Foster, the latter retiring in 2020, another member of the core group is up for unrestricted free agency in March in left tackle Alejandro Villanueva, and needless to say, retaining him will be…challenging given the salary cap situation.