The Pittsburgh Steelers were forced to cut James Harrison a little over a week ago due to his salary cap number. Harrison was unwilling to take a pay cut from the Steelers that would have cut his salary number down to a little over $4 million and would have saved the Steelers over $3 million against the cap. Had Harrison agreed to the pay cut the Steelers would have been able to keep him around for another season, but instead both parties are left looking for a fix.
Harrison isn’t getting much interest in free agency. There have been some minor rumors, but the biggest suitor for Harrison was considered to be the Baltimore Ravens. However, the Ravens are now looking to sign Elvis Dumervil who was recently cut by the Denver Broncos. Dumervil is younger than Harrison by almost six years. Last season Dumervil was much more productive than Harrison and if a team is looking for an outside linebacker they will likely target the younger and more productive player.
The other team with the mo...
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March 18, 2013
Lewis & Allen were the future. Ike Taylor is 33 yrs old making 7 million and should of been cut to save money and pay for Lewis. Now The Steelers are likely to waste a pick in the draft on a CB instead of both Safety positions.
William Gay was signed as insurance incase they didn't resign Lewis. Gay will be the NB but can play outside if Cortez falters or gets injured. Signing Gay was very smart pickup.
The Steelers could still sign some free agent starters or depth and release some aging vets to get it done. Elvis Dumervil is worth a shot however I'd love to see Worilds do the job and it may be cheaper to sign Victor Butler.