The Pittsburgh Steelers continue to maneuver in order to free up more salary cap space for 2020. Pittsburgh has restructured the contracts of several players including tight end Vance McDonald and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Another player who re-worked his contract was cornerback Steven Nelson.
Nelson’s restructure will free up an additional $3.67 million and puts the Steelers on a more comfortable financial footing for this season. Nelson had a big 2019 season and was key to the turnaround of the Steelers defense.
The problem with this move and all these other restructures if they are mortgaging the future to some degree. Pittsburgh just pushes more and more money to 2021 with every deal they make.
Nelson finished 2019 with 61 total tackles and one interception. Pro Football Focus gave him an 80.5 grade on the season which made him the seventh-best cornerback in the NFL in 2019.
