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Steelers 2016 Salary Cap Situation Not As Bleak As Thursday Media Reports Suggest

On Tuesday, two reports surfaced online and both stated that the Pittsburgh Steelers salary cap situation isn’t great. In fact, both stated the team is currently over the estimated 2016 salary cap number as we sit here today.

Let us recap both of those reports.

Field Yates of ESPN.com reported the Steelers as having $155.9 million in cap commitments for 2016. Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette also reported that the Steelers are $2.5 million over their projected salary cap, according to a league source.

So, let’s look at what Yates posted.