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Pittsburgh Steelers have officially announced the signing of interior lineman B.J. Finney to a one-year deal for the 2021 NFL season. Financial terms are not available at this time.
Undrafted out of Kansas State in 2015, Finney landed on the Steelers practice squad his first season before making the roster in 2016. Used as a backup at both guard and center, Finney started 13 games between 2016 and 2019. Prior to 2019, the Steelers placed a second-round tender on Finney as a restricted free agent which paid him just over $3 million on the season.
In the 2020 offseason, Finney signed a two-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks for $8 million. Reportedly showing up to training camp out of shape, Finney failed to win a starting job and only saw time on special teams in six games. Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals at the NFL trade deadline along with a seventh-rounp pick for Carlos Dunlap, Finney would only appear in one game for the
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Cap Casualties?
I m not the doom and gloom type, this is just a thought exercise. This team is still good enough to compete for a Super Bowl this year, but its becoming abundantly clear we re at the tail end of a roster cycle. With so many older player with big cap charges and starters hitting free agency, who is expendable or collateral damage in order to extend guys like Watt and Minka or resign some guys so its not a complete overhaul in 2021?
- Can t cut Ben. Dead cap is too high and Mason is trash (Unless its suck/tank/lose for (insert unknown rookie QB here).