It seems that the Pittsburgh Steelers every year are among the names of the teams closest to the salary cap limit. That is not unintentional. The Steelers exercise an organizational belief that every resource possible should be committed to maximizing the team’s chances of winning every year, and that typically means spending close up to the salary cap.
The lone exception was in the past offseason, when they were able to go out and spend on the likes of Steven Nelson and Mark Barron and Donte Moncrief, easily the most significant free agent signing period they have had in some time.