The Pittsburgh Steelers signed future Hall of Fame CB Patrick Peterson last offseason to a two-year contract. Whether he sees the second year of that deal remains to be seen. In the past week, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette argued that he should not.
Peterson will be 34 years old next season. He is due $3.8 million in base salary and another $3 million in the form of a roster bonus due in March. Yet it’s not immediately clear where he would play—which is part of the problem.
“The bottom line with Peterson is you can’t ask him to play outside anymore at his age”, Fittipaldo argued in a recent chat session, “and while he might be able to play safety on a full-time basis, they already have Minkah Fitzpatrick in that role.