The salary cap is a complicated animal. Teams that have learned how to manipulate the cap are always a step ahead of the rest of the NFL. Despite some massive salaries on the Pittsburgh Steelers, the front office does a great job of blending different types of contracts to keep the roster strong from top to bottom. Here are our five biggest salary cap bargains for the Steelers this season.
Safety | Minkah Fitzpatrick
When the Steelers traded for Fitzpatrick last season, a benefit lost in the trade was Fitzpatrick’s contract. Not only did the Steelers get one of the best safeties in the NFL for a bargain they also got a rookie contract with two seasons left on it. Fitzpatrick’s cap hit for 2020 is a paltry $1.975 million and 2021 is only $2.722 million.