Considering the fact that the Pittsburgh Steelers entered this offseason substantially over the salary cap, it can be viewed as somewhat remarkable what they were able to put together in March, particularly with respect to the players they were able to keep.
Of course, the centerpiece for their platform for the 2021 season was quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and figuring out a way to make his contract workable. Recently, Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert talked to Dan Sileo on The National Football Show, and touched on how that situation created a domino effect for them.
Colbert said that Roethlisberger came to the brain trust shortly after the season ended and made it very clear not only that he very much wanted to come back for this season—for which he was under contract—but also that he understood that in order to do so, he might have to give something back.