The Steelers were dead last in the NFL in available salary cap space for the 2026 season. Now, they’re not.
Field Yates of ESPN reports that the Steelers have restructured the contract of wide receiver DK Metcalf, converting most of his $25 million base salary into a signing bonus, which creates almost $18 million in cap space that the team can use this year, and moves that money into future years’ salary caps.
For Metcalf, it’s a simple restructuring that doesn’t affect how much he gets paid this season.
Prior to restructuring Metcalf’s deal, the Steelers had very little money available under the salary cap with the offseason rules that count…
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