It is not a secret the Pittsburgh Steelers have some mammoth salary cap issues heading into 2021, and the team has 20 players up for new contracts at the end of the 2020 season.
But where should the team’s priorities lie?
Tough decisions will have to be made.
Projections have the NFL salary cap contracting down to as low as the threshold of $175 million from $198 million in 2020. This has to come into focus when extending or waiting until the end of the season to hand out a new deal. I will not get all wild and crazy and say the Steelers cannot afford to pay any of their current players, instead I will base my likelihood of them returning.