There are ways the Steelers can find some extra room under the 2021 salary cap if they must, but had they been desirable choices they may have already pulled the trigger.
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Coming into the 2021 NFL offseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers had two obvious candidates to save significant money in restructures. The first, Cam Heyward, came on Monday as the Steelers saved just over $7 million towards the 2021 salary cap by pushing all but the minimum of Heyward s $10.5 million salary into a signing bonus. Related
The other player many expect to do a restructure for 2021 is Heyward‘s counterpart on the defensive line, Stephon Tuitt. While the Steelers could save a significant amount towards the 2021 Salary cap by restructuring Tuitt, there are two factors which make it different than the Cam Heyward situation. First, Tuitt only has one year remaining on his contract beyond 2021, so any restructure will count half this season and half next season were Heyward’s restructure was spread out as a smaller amount over four years.