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Dupree Hopes To Return In 2020, But Understands Business Element Might Prevent It

What will the Pittsburgh Steelers do in regard to outside linebacker Bud Dupree after the 2019 season is over and done with? That’s a question that’s sure to be asked many more times between now and March, the start of the 2020 new league year. Even Dupree doesn’t know yet if he’ll be back with the Steelers in 2020. Even so, on Thursday he was asked to comment on several things related to his potential status past this season.

First, Dupree, who already has a single-season career high of 9.5 sacks entering the team’s Week 15 Sunday night home game against the Buffalo Bills, made it clear that the Steelers didn’t attempt to sign him to a contract extension this past offseason.