Over the past two days the Steelers have restructured two contracts and they are planning on doing two more. This is all part of the plan to get the cap number where they need it to be so that they can do what they want in the draft and free agency. Restructuring contracts, likely, won’t be enough on it’s own, however, and the Steelers are expected to make some cuts over the next two weeks.
So far during the off-season many, including myself, have included Willie Colon in the discussion when talking about players most likely to be cut. Colon moved from right tackle to left guard last season and played well despite some penalty issues. However, it was Colon’s third straight season that ended on injured reserve. In 2009 Colon played in all 16 games for the Steelers, but since that point he has only played in 14 total games over a three year span.
That injury history, along with a large cap number, makes Colon an easy target to cut. There are a few problems with cutting Colon, though. ...
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