Stay or Go? Who should the Steelers keep and let walk?

The Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of points to take care of this offseason. Certainly one of them is the pending resolution surrounding Ben Roethlisberger and his $41 million wage cap hit, and one other could be the questions surrounding the wage cap for the upcoming season.

Whereas we don’t know the precise quantity for the 2021 wage cap, it’s by no means too early to consider who the Steelers ought to, or may, maintain in free company.

Some followers may counsel doing that is frivolous contemplating the Steelers’ wage cap place heading into the 2021 league yr, however I’d counsel taking a practical method to this train can show to be beneficial.

I’ve damaged down the Unrestricted Free Brokers (UFA) into offense and protection. I’ve positioned all Restricted Free Brokers (RFA) and Unique Rights Free Brokers (ERFA) into their very own class, contemplating they may all possible be returning with the group having the appropriate to first refusal on these gamers.

Check out the lists beneath, and tell us who ought to keep, or let stroll, within the remark part beneath!

Offense

Alejandro Villanueva — LT — UFA
Matt Feiler — RT — UFA
Zach Banner — RT — UFA
JuJu Smith-Schuster — WR — UFA
Danny Isidora — RG — UFA
James Conner — RB — UFA
Jerald Hawkins — RT — UFA
Joshua Dobbs — QB — UFA

Protection

Bud Dupree — EDGE — UFA
Avery Williamson — LB — UFA
Mike Hilton — CB — UFA
Tyson Alualu — IDL — UFA
Jayrone Elliott — EDGE — UFA
Cassius Marsh — EDGE — UFA
Jordan Berry — P — UFA
Chris Wormley — IDL — UFA
Sean Davis — S — UFA
Jordan Dangerfield — S — UFA
Cameron Sutton — CB — UFA

Specialists

Jordan Berry — P — UFA

RFA/ERFA

Ray-Ray McCloud — WR — RFA
Marcus Allen — S — ERFA
Olasunkanmi Adeniyi — EDGE — RFA
J.C. Hassenauer — C ERFA
Robert Spillane — LB — ERFA

Okay, time to play the sport! Who’re your precedence signings, and who ought to the workforce let check the free agent waters? Attempt to be reasonable all through this train. As an illustration, the percentages of the Steelers conserving Dupree, Hilton and Sutton are small.

Remember to keep tuned to BTSC for the most recent information and notes surrounding the black and gold as they put together for the brand new league yr, NFL Free Company and the 2021 NFL Draft.