Arguably the most underrated move the Pittsburgh Steelers made all year was the signing of cornerback Steven Nelson in free agency, and that fact alone is sort of amazing in and of itself. Never before had the team ever given an unrestricted more money, either per season or in total, than they did to Nelson, nor had they ever before agreed to terms in principle with an outside free agent on a deal prior to the official start of the new league year.
Nelson was given $25.5 million over three years after four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs—who admittedly will now be participating in the Super Bowl without him.