The Pittsburgh Steelers, like most teams, prefer to do the majority of the negotiations with players under contract once they get into training camp. This year, the team has a good three or four legitimate candidates who would be up for contract extensions, but with a tight salary cap, it’s not clear how much business will take place.
The likeliest by far is Joe Haden, the 10th-year veteran cornerback who joined the Steelers in 2017 on a three-year, $27 million deal. He is now in the final year of his contract, and he confirmed at the start of training camp that the two parties have now had discussions about an extension.