The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t often significant players in free agency. In 2022, they can be. As of now, they have about $27 million in cap space, and they still have a number of tools at their disposal, including restructures and contract terminations, to create a good deal more. They also have quite a lot of holes and are in the midst of the biggest change in decades.
It all makes for potentially interesting viewing at a time when most seasoned Steelers fans have rightly been trained to have low expectations. Peter King of Football Morning in America sees this year potentially being different, and listed them as one of five notable teams heading into the start of the new league year—he even offered a trade proposal:
“Still think this is a great spot for Jimmy Garoppolo”, he wrote in his weekly column.