Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan has a flair for the dramatic this offseason. May 2 — today — is the NFL’s fifth-year option deadline. And the Steelers have yet to announce their decision on whether or not to exercise it on two players on their roster.
The first is backup quarterback Justin Fields, whose option would cost the Steelers approximately $25 million in 2025. Reports are that Pittsburgh will decline it, to no one’s surprise, letting Fields play out his contract in 2024 with the option of letting him hit free agency or trying to agree to an incentive-laden extension sometime in the next year.