There are now 19 days remaining until the Pittsburgh Steelers play their 2019 regular season opener against the New England Patriots and that means there’s also 19 more days left for the team to sign any players currently under contract to an extension. Mind you that that’s not an NFL rule, just a longstanding Steelers’ rule as they choose not to negotiate with players once a regular season is underway.
For nearly all the offseason the two likeliest candidates to receive contract extensions after Steelers training camp got underway and prior to the start of the regular season are cornerback Joe Haden and defensive tackle Javon Hargrave.