This offseason more than most for the Pittsburgh Steelers finds the earliest portions of voluntary activity to be more important than it would normally be, for multiple reasons. Aside from the fact that they are coming off a season in which they missed the playoffs for the first time in six years; aside from the fact that they have had a tumultuous offseason, making negative headlines; they also have some significant new blood that they are eager to get to know.
The Steelers signed only three outside free agents this offseason, but all of them came at a significant price, at least by Pittsburgh’s standards, and all three of them will have a very legitimate chance to start, if not a virtual guarantee to do so.