Happy “legal tampering day” to all those who celebrate. By noon, teams will be allowed to contact pending free agents and negotiate contracts, though they won’t become official until the start of the new league year on Wednesday. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, expect it to be a busy free agency.
And let’s put aside the Russell Wilson news. In part because this article was written before that story broke and in part because Wilson’s minimum salary won’t move the cap needle. The Steelers are dealing with the same money.
GM Omar Khan created a ton of cap space in the lead-up to the new year.