It’s been a long wait for Steelers fans, but the projection Over the Cap made earlier this offseason came true: Pittsburgh was officially awarded a third-round compensatory pick. While the Steelers received only one of 32 total compensatory picks handed out, they are just one of 9 teams to receive a third-round compensatory pick in 2020.
There are many factors that come into play with the compensatory formula, but the biggest for Pittsburgh was the loss of Le’Veon Bell and the lucrative deal he went on to sign with the New York Jets. Still Curtain contributor, Ryan Sakamoto, breaks it down here.