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Point Park University Friday Insider: Derek Watt vs. his own contract ... Reynolds vs. fastballs ... DeSmith vs. his past

The Steelers have gotten incredibly young on the offensive side of the ball, with an average age for their projected starters of 26.8 on that side of the ball.

The old guy? Fullback Derek Watt is 29. He also happens to carry the highest salary cap hit of any of the team's offensive players this season at $4.713 million.

That's not a huge number and the Steelers' 11 presumed offensive starters -- if Mitch Trubisky wins the starting quarterback job -- would come in at $31.9 million. By comparison, star outside linebacker T.