The Pittsburgh Steelers were finally able to sign guard David DeCastro to a lucrative long term contract extension on Thursday and with that transaction the list of possibly players who could potentially be given the franchise or transition tag next offseason shrunk by one
In essence, the two Steelers players who are now currently scheduled to become unrestricted free agents at the conclusion of the 2016 season that can legitimately be considered candidates for either the franchise or transition tag next offseason from the Steelers are running back Le’Veon Bell and linebacker Jarvis Jones with the former being the current leader in the clubhouse.