Baked into every first-round pick’s rookie contract is a team-option to pick up a fifth season. That decision must be made the year prior, and that fifth-year option amount is fully guaranteed upon exercise. The Steelers now have two first-round picks from the 2021 draft on their roster with the recent trade being announced for QB Justin Fields. Fields was the 11th overall selection in that draft class and RB Najee Harris, the Steelers’ own selection, was taken at 24th overall. This makes the approaching May 2nd deadline for exercising the options all the more intriguing for Pittsburgh.
With Justin Fields Now In Pittsburgh, Omar Khan Has Two Fifth-Year Option Decision To Make
