As the league trends towards offense, the Pittsburgh Steelers have done things a little differently over the last decade with most of their large investments coming on the defensive side of the ball. It won’t come as a surprise to anybody, but the Steelers once again have the league’s most expensive defense in terms of 2025 cap hits, according to The 33rd Team via data from Over The Cap.
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— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) June 22, 2025
Not only are they the most expensive, but they are 17.