Despite the fact that he has been the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most significant free agent acquisition in some time—or at least in part because of it—veteran safety Mike Mitchell has been and continues to be a polarizing figure three years into his tenure with the team.
Mitchell signed a five-year, $25 million contract with the Steelers, with the base salary escalating over the life of the contract, so it will be in his final two seasons that he sees the most money as base salary, which is $5 million I believe. With the prorated signing bonus and a previous restructure, his cap hit is making some raise their eyebrows without fully understanding what it implies.