There seems to be a lot of chatter lately around this notion that the Steelers should or will have to release James Harrison this offseason. There’s several reasons available for this argument; some harp on one more than others but if you talk to those that think he should be gone they’ll try to make a very compelling speech but in the end it would just be the wrong idea. -Salary cap: This one is the only legitimate reason in my opinion. His base salary is $5.315 million but his cap hit includes a pro rated signing bonus and takes it to $9,430,500. That’s a monster size number for any team to handle no question about it. However, with the Steelers ability to maneuver around money to get cap compliant each year, they’ll be able to handle it. Restructuring his deal should be an obvious solution, pushing back his yearly salary off of this years cap by giving it to him in a signing bonus. They do this sort of thing every year with players, every team does. The te...
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