Pro Bowl WR Antonio Brown restructured his contract on Friday, saving the Pittsburgh Steelers $4 million in cap space for the 2014-15 season.  The story was first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter. Multiple efforts have been made recently in order to get under the salary cap, as well as to provide space for free agency and the April draft.  Earlier this week, Larry Foote, Curtis Brown, and Levi Brown were cut in addition to the contract extensions of TE Heath Miller and S Troy Polamalu. Antonio ... Read More

The NFL Draft is still over two months away, but the anticipation and arm-chair general managing is in full throttle.  Last week, the 2014 NFL Combine drew huge ratings for the NFL Network – proving once again that the American hunger for football has absolutely no boundaries.  Major college pro days are in full swing, highlighted so far by the noteworthy workouts of sure-fire top ten picks like Auburn OT Greg Robinson and Buffalo LB Khalil Mack.  NFL team player development personnel will be ... Read More

Gar Bercury — OK, i'll be the one to say it, Troy Polamalu is not a first-ballot Hall of Famer. I understand that saying this means I am risking life and limb with many of our loyal readers, but it is still the truth. I want to be clear, I do believe Polamalu will eventually get a bust in Canton, it just won't happen in his first year of eligibility. There are different reasons why it won't happen, some can be attributed to Polamalu's career as a whole. Some of it is due to a simple numbers ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced this afternoon that they have released LB Larry Foote, CB Curtis Brown, and OT Levi Brown.  These moves come as the team continues to shed payroll and make space within the salary cap.  The NFL announced last week that the 2014-15 salary cap will be about $10 million higher than last season, approaching nearly $133 million. Foote, a 13-year veteran, has spent all but one year of his career with the Steelers.  After a career season in 2012 (75 solo tackles, ... Read More

Steelers GM Kevin Colbert was able to keep two valuable veteran players on Wednesday by signing them to contract extensions, while simultaneously saving money on the 2014-15 salary cap. Heath Miller, the 31 year-old TE, comes off a successful rebound season after he missed much of the previous year with a knee injury.  He signed a deal that will keep him in Pittsburgh through 2016, lowering his cap hit next season by $3 million.  Safety Troy Polamalu, 32, will make $20 million over the next ... Read More

The drama between the Pittsburgh Steelers and OLB Jason Worilds was unable to reach full froth, as the 26-year-old pass rusher has agreed to the $9.754 million tender offer presented to him via the transitional tag.  The door is now open for Worilds to return to the Steelers in 2014 with an even newer, long-term contract that is currently being worked on by the team and Worilds agents. The Steelers had used the transitional designation on Worilds on Monday.  With free agency starting next ... Read More