It was believed the Steelers had the tiniest bit of wiggle room under the salary cap as they approached the new league year. Needing to save money in order to offer restricted free agent tenders and possibly use the franchise tag was a large concern. But with many players salaries increasing by about $100,000, the Steelers are now projected to be over the salary cap by more than $3 million according to overthecap.com.
There are several factors involved as to why the Steelers are believed to be above the salary cap for 2020 at this time.