The Steelers are currently negotiating a salary raise and contract extension for linebacker James Harrison, according to Harrison's agent, Bill Parise, with both sides having discussions as often as twice a day. "It's been a very open process, and it's going about the way you would expect," Parise said. "So I think everything is moving along." Harrison was one of the league's biggest bargains in 2008 with an annual salary of $1.2 million for the year. Harrison tallyied 101 tackles, 16 sacks, seven forced fumbles and was also named the NFL's defensive player of the year. Parise said he's very confident Read more [...]

The NFL Players Association has released the 2009 NFL Franchise/Transition tender amounts. NFL teams have from February 5th - 19th, 2009 to designate a player who would otherwise be an Unrestricted Free Agent on February 27 as a Franchise or Transition Player. Players designated a Franchise or Transition Player are guaranteed a one-year contract at either the average of the top five Prior Year Salaries at their position (Franchise designation) or the average of the top 10 Prior Year Salaries at their position (Transition designation). If a designated player’s Prior Year Salary is above the Read more [...]

Here is an early look at the Steelers 2009 salary cap situation. These numbers are not exact, but to the best of my research are close. Listed is the 2009 base salary of players under contract and the estimated 2009 cap charge. The 2009 NFL salary cap is set to be 127 million dollars per team and my best estimation, the Steelers are right at about 100 million. This means they are roughly 27 million under the cap at this time. I will break down who will likely be a cap casualty in future post, but as of right now, I could see Larry Foote and Kendall Simmons as possible cap casualties. Please note Read more [...]