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Report: Steelers and OT Kelvin Beachum have begun preliminary contract talks on new deal

The Pittsburgh Steelers would like to extend Kelvin Beachum's contract to prevent their starting left tackle from hitting free agency after 2015. Reports are they have begun talks on doing just that.

In terms of offseason players to re-sign, they would have been prioritized as follows: Ben Roethlisberger and Cameron Heyward followed by Kelvin Beachum. The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed the first two on that list to new contracts, and reports from ESPN's Jeremy Fowler state the Steelers and Beachum have begun preliminary contract talks for a new long-term deal.

Hearing Steelers and LT Kelvin Beachum have entered preliminary contract talks.