2018 Free Agency

[Maximus Rex]

That was very low of them.

Total dick move, yeah... Looks like they might finally start to turn the corner and win a few games this year, though.

 

[Superbelt]

Total dick move, yeah... Looks like they might finally start to turn the corner and win a few games this year, though.

We hear that a lot. Ooh finally, the Browns have turned the corner!

One of these days they will be right. but it's always premature.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Well technically Free Agency hasn’t even started yet. All those “deals” you saw today aren’t real until tomorrow. Some of those reports could be false. Hence why they refer to Monday & Tuesday before FA as the Tampering Period.

Steelers could still make high profile moves tomorrow. Their PR group are much more tight lipped about these things. They could very well have deals in place but we won’t hear about it until tomorrow.

That said, last report I read said AVill restructured putting the Steelers only $2.5mil under the cap. They would still need to officially release Mitchell to get anywhere close to making a high profile move.

Fun fact: this is the highest cap restructure in franchise history this offseason. I believe the restructures of DeCastro, Tuitt, Brown, AVill, etc has saved them just over $28mil, last record was set in 2012 offseason with $25mil worth of restructures.

The Steelers actually have been active in FA...tagging Bell technically is a FA move, the earlier restructures more or less allowed that $14.5 mil...I think they were still over until Gay and AVil. Hitchens is going to KC, he got way more than I was expecting...$9mil per? Wow.

Most of this FA mindset seemed to be keeping Bell here come hell or high water for Ben...there was talk of maybe one outside FA, but Mitchell lingering around and reported conversations with Wilcox are telling me that Boston is not on the table. Maybe they get a 2nd tier slot WR...I don't see much happening...no money.

 

[Yo Tee]

Hyde went to the Browns for $5 mil a year. Bridgewater went to the Jets for $10 mil. Can we seriously not afford anything with all that restructuring we did?

 

[Yo Tee]

Guys still available that I would like to see signed include Kenny Vaccaro, Eric Reid, Zach Brown, Morgan Burnett and Tre Boston. We have roughly $8 mil available. Can we get any of these guys??

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Hyde went to the Browns for $5 mil a year. Bridgewater went to the Jets for $10 mil. Can we seriously not afford anything with all that restructuring we did?

Again... Only $2.5mil under the cap right now. Which isn't even enough to sign their RFA tendered offers & 2018 rookie class. We should see a bunch of action today in the form of vet releases if they really intend to get someone in FA. Mitchell & Gay should be the first to go. That frees up an additional $6-7mil.. That'll be enough to get the RFA's & draft class under contract with some spare change to maybe go after vet min type deals. More work would need to be done for anything better.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Guys still available that I would like to see signed include Kenny Vaccaro, Eric Reid, Zach Brown, Morgan Burnett and Tre Boston. We have roughly $8 mil available. Can we get any of these guys??

Gotta keep about $5 mil for the draft class and they normally keep about $3mil in reserves for emergencies.

Maybe they will do something once Mitchell is officially axed.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Again... Only $2.5mil under the cap right now. Which isn't even enough to sign their RFA tendered offers & 2018 rookie class. We should see a bunch of action today in the form of vet releases if they really intend to get someone in FA. Mitchell & Gay should be the first to go. That frees up an additional $6-7mil.. That'll be enough to get the RFA's & draft class under contract with some spare change to maybe go after vet min type deals. More work would need to be done for anything better.

$2.5 is the number I saw as well, but Terry's $8 mil figure (which might include the rollover from LY) wouldn't change much with the rookie class and reserves needed.

 

[Superbelt]

Philadelphia Eagles to re-sign Nigel Bradham; report says they'll shop Mychal Kendricks

Replacement for Shazier that wouldn't cost a 1st round pick.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Philadelphia Eagles to re-sign Nigel Bradham; report says they'll shop Mychal Kendricks

Replacement for Shazier that wouldn't cost a 1st round pick.

Good find...the teams do have some fairly recent trading history.

 

[Superbelt]

Good find...the teams do have some fairly recent trading history.

He was one our visits to Pitt the year of his draft, too.

 

[Ewa PGH Fan]

Good find...the teams do have some fairly recent trading history.

Wonder what the Eagles are asking for him? If they'd take a 3rd or lower we should pull the trigger on that.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Wonder what the Eagles are asking for him? If they'd take a 3rd or lower we should pull the trigger on that.

They're gonna have to cut him if they don't so I wouldn't be offering much more than a 5th.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

 

[Maximus Rex]

Eli Rogers is a FA now.

Steelers didn’t tender RFA wideout Eli Rogers
Posted by Darin Gantt on March 14, 2018, 6:41 AM EDT

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Steelers wide receiver Eli Rogers will be available to anyone this afternoon.

According to Joe Rutter of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the Steelers did not place a tender on the restricted free agent, setting him free.

With the low RFA tender up to $1.907 million, the Steelers didn’t want to invest in a player who suffered a torn ACL in the playoff loss to Jacksonville, which will keep him out most of the offseason.

Rogers has shown flashes, but caught just 18 passes for 149 yards last year. He was a 48-catch player in 2016, and with the deals passed out yesterday to receivers of similar pedigree, that would have qualified him to get rich somewhere.

The Steelers might still bring him back later, but the timing of the injury kept him from cashing in.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Eli Rogers is a FA now.

Steelers didn’t tender RFA wideout Eli Rogers
Posted by Darin Gantt on March 14, 2018, 6:41 AM EDT

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Steelers wide receiver Eli Rogers will be available to anyone this afternoon.

According to Joe Rutter of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the Steelers did not place a tender on the restricted free agent, setting him free.

With the low RFA tender up to $1.907 million, the Steelers didn’t want to invest in a player who suffered a torn ACL in the playoff loss to Jacksonville, which will keep him out most of the offseason.

Rogers has shown flashes, but caught just 18 passes for 149 yards last year. He was a 48-catch player in 2016, and with the deals passed out yesterday to receivers of similar pedigree, that would have qualified him to get rich somewhere.

The Steelers might still bring him back later, but the timing of the injury kept him from cashing in.

Bummer. Really liked the guy. Hardworking, blue collar type player.

 

[Ewa PGH Fan]

Bummer. Really liked the guy. Hardworking, blue collar type player.

Was it Max Starks several years back that kept getting hurt and the Steelers would wait for him to heal up before resigning him and bringing him back sometimes several games into the season?

Maybe they do that with Rogers???

 

[Yo Tee]

Bummer. Really liked the guy. Hardworking, blue collar type player.

Was it Max Starks several years back that kept getting hurt and the Steelers would wait for him to heal up before resigning him and bringing him back sometimes several games into the season?

Maybe they do that with Rogers???

Bring back Mike Wallace. He'll be cheap.

 

[Ewa PGH Fan]

Bring back Mike Wallace. He'll be cheap.

No thanks. If the WR needy Ravens don't want him anymore why should we pick him up???

Plus, he's a one trick pony that drops too many balls.

 

[SteelersPride]

i agree on wallace, he was used as someone volume in baltimore and miami .............more than just deep threat

also lets get honey badger