It’s common knowledge within the NFL sphere by now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have salary cap problems, regardless of where the cap number realistically comes in. Some people really seem to love to talk about it, with glee in their voice when emphasizing the work that they have to put in to get cap-compliant.
With that said, it has become very rare in recent years that the team has had to part ways via release with anybody that they really would have liked to have kept. Sure, they have cut some players like Anthony Chickillo and Morgan Burnett, but nobody shed tears for them like when Hines Ward was released.