On Wednesday, it was reported the Pittsburgh Steelers restructured T.J. Watt’s contract for 2022 and freed up $6.75 million against the salary cap.
Although I usually give a detailed breakdown as I keep track of every dollar towards the salary cap throughout the offseason, once training camp hits all bets are off. With players coming and going, injury settlements, and things of that nature, it’s not the exact science that it is from March through July. After the Steelers set their 53-man roster, other things come into play as contracts get moved out with dead money, all the contracts on the roster count, and players are signed of the practice squad.