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đ The NFL informed teams on Wednesday that the 2025 per-team salary cap will fall in the range of $277.5 million to $281.5 million, way up from last yearâs $255.4 million. Cap will have increased by more than $53 million over the last two years.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have upwards of $60 million in salary cap space and can still increase that with a few more moves.
The NFL today informed teams that the 2025 per-team salary cap will fall in the range of $277.5 million to $281.5 million, way up from last year's $255.4 million. Cap will have increased by more than $53 million over the last two years.
â Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) February 19, 2025
Jeff Hathhorn of 97.3 The Fan said the Steelers are âvery muchâ interested in Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb.
âIâll throw out a name of someone I know that theyâre interested in, and at least talking to. The medicals would have to play out, and obviously, it would be a decision, but Nick Chubb is someone they would consider. Weâre talking about probably a one-year deal, a prove-it deal, an opportunity to get back on your feet. But there is interest,â Hathhorn said.
đ Ben Roethlisberger believes teams donât fear the Steelers as much as they used to.
âI used to joke that weâd be up three or four points before a game even started because people are like, âMan, weâre about to get hit in the mouth by these guys.â I think that youâve lost a little bit of that in the sense that, you know, do you think that the Steeler team, that every single time someone comes in, like youâre not going to run for 100 yards? That was like a known thing, you werenât running for 100 yards on our defense,â Roethlisberger said on his Footbahlin podcast.
đ Ryan Clark pushes back on Ben Roethlisbergerâs comments saying the Steelers canât expect everyone to want to play for them.
âAll respect to Ben Roethlisberger, great teammate, Hall of Fame, first-ballot guy to me. But heâs wrong because when you look at free agent signings in Pittsburgh, you think of names like James Farrior, Jeff Hartings, Kevin Greene, whoâs a Hall of Famer, and me. Ainât no way I should be one of the biggest free-agent signings in a teamâs entire history, but I am because the free agency was not where the Steelers built their team. They built their team through the draft,â Clark said on ESPNâs NFL Live.
đ The 33rd Team tabbed the Los Angeles Chargers as the best landing spot for Steelers running back Najee Harris in free agency.
âNajee Harris had 1,000 rushing yards, his fourth-straight year of doing so, but that was more because of volume than efficiency. Harris only averaged 1.06 yards before contact per carry, and he was...
