I’m not saying it’s happening. I’m just saying if the Pittsburgh Steelers trade for a wide receiver, San Francisco’s Brandon Aiyuk, Denver’s Courtland Sutton, or some other possibility we haven’t even begun to ponder, the signs will have been there.
As we wrote, the Steelers just restructured OLB Alex Highsmith’s contract, a move that will clear up more than $7 million in cap space. Just 24 hours before the draft and Pittsburgh felt the need to give themselves financial breathing room. As Dave Bryan was quick to note, and this is important, the Steelers already had enough current cap space to sign their rookie class and make all the moves they would need to over the coming weeks.