The Pittsburgh Steelers have had one of the lowest-paid offenses in the NFL and one of the highest-paid defenses ever since Ben Roethlisberger retired. That is a product of the youth, with it being among the youngest offenses in the league. That could be set to change in a big way.
If the Steelers acquire Brandon Aiyuk in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers, they will likely pay him somewhere in the ballpark of $28 to $29 million per season, instantly putting him up there with T.J. Watt as the highest-paid players on the team.