Ask Alex: Steelers Mailbag

Steelers logo mailbagWelcome back to your weekly Pittsburgh Steelers mailbag. As always, we’re here for the next hour to answer whatever is on your mind.

To your questions!

Black and Gold mafia:

Alex,

The Steelers have some big names that will be looking for extensions this year. I think JPJ and Boz are obvious ones that will get done quickly. Washington and Benton probably do as well.

What do you do about Herbig? He’d probably want around 20 million per. That’s a lot of money for your 3rd OLB.

Alex: Herbig is tricky but given how much he’d want/command, it’s hard to pull off. Like you said, the snaps aren’t there to make it worth it. Unless you’re dumping one of Watt/Highsmith, I think you just…