The Pittsburgh Steelers have exactly five players on their offseason roster whose release would save them at least $2 million in salary cap space after Rule of 51 roster displacement. Those five players, in ascending order of savings, are Mason Rudolph, Chris Boswell, Stephon Tuitt, Zach Banner, and Joe Schobert.
Of the five, the first three are unrealistic cut candidates, at least as of this time, though Tuitt’s situation is up in the air, and comments from the organization seem to paint a pretty clear picture of a guy who is considering retirement. As Ali Marpet, a 228-year-old Pro Bowl guard, reminded us yesterday, there’s never an age too young to retire once you have money, no matter how much you might leave on the table.