The Pittsburgh Steelers might be carrying more salary cap space than they typically have at this time of year, but that figure saw $550,000 taken off the top on Friday with an update to the NFLPA public salary cap report.
In a move first noted by Steelers salary cap specialist Ian Whetstone of Steel City Insider, it would appear the long anticipated injury protection benefit claim for former tight end Ladarius Green has finally hit the books. As per the collective bargaining agreement, Green was eligible for this insurance payout having suffered an injury severe enough to miss the final game of the 2016 season and one that would ultimately lead to his release in May of 2017 after a failed physical.