Steelers OTAs are just around the corner, meaning football is getting closer — as is another staple of the season: contract drama.
A whopping 44 Steelers — around half of the team’s current roster — are entering the last year of their respective contracts entering the new season. Of course, a good number of those players are one-year signings on the roster bubble, but the list of 2026 free agents is headlined by none other than one of the top defenders in the NFL: outside linebacker T.J. Watt.
There’s a chance the Steelers will sign a name or two to an extension ahead of the regular season, much like the Cam Heyward and Pat Freiermuth situations last year.