For the third straight summer a key member of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense is staring down a potentially lucrative contract extension with the franchise.
After watching T.J. Watt and Minkah Fitzpatrick get locked up long-term in recent years, it’s now outside linebacker Alex Highsmith’s turn, ensuring another homegrown player who continues to come into his own on the field is part of the Steelers’ future defensively.
Just don’t expect the contract extension that Highsmith eventually signs with the Steelers to be a huge one, at least according to ESPN’s Brooke Pryor.
In a piece for ESPN.