How will the Steelers resolve the contract situations with Cam Heyward and Chris Boswell?
According to ESPN yesterday, both Cam Heyward and Chris Boswell want the Steelers to pay them more—or more guaranteed. Either way, they want adjustments to their contract, which is an extreme rarity for players in their particular circumstances. Both are in their mid-30s and are under contract through 2026, so not due for an extension.
But there are ways to go about addressing contracts with multiple years left who have substantially outperformed them. In 2015 and 2016, the Steelers forwarded Antonio Brown an additional $2 million before signing him to an extension in 2017 in the final year of his then-current deal.