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Pittsburgh Steelers Make Cap-Saving Move Ahead of NFL Free Agency

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Evan Massey | Last updated Mar 6, 2025 10:41 AM ET

The Pittsburgh Steelers ended up making the playoffs during the 2024 NFL season, but were quickly eliminated in the wild card round by the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens.

Following that ending to the season, it's clear that the Steelers have more work to do. Heading into the offseason, they have quite a few questions that need to be answered.

First and foremost, Pittsburgh will need to figure out what to do at the quarterback position. Both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields will hit the free agency market. The Steelers could re-sign one of the two, or they could go outside of the organization for a player like Aaron Rodgers.

That being said, Pittsburgh is going to need financial flexibility to make some moves.

With that in mind, the Steelers made a cap-saving move on Thursday morning.

According to a report from NFL insider Tom Pelissero, Pittsburgh has agreed to a revised contract with linebacker Cole Holcomb. Due to that revised contract, the Steelers were able to clear $4 million in cap space.

Also, Pelissero reported about what Pittsburgh sees in the future with Holcomb directly.

"Holcomb hasn’t played since suffering a dislocated knee on Nov. 2, 2023. But he’s fully healthy now, Pittsburgh values his leadership and the plan is for him to play in 2025," he wrote.

While $4 million may not seem like a lot of money in the grand scheme of things, it's a good start to opening up the kind of money that the Steelers will need. Keeping Holcomb also helps them improve defensively if he can get back to full health.

There are other moves that Pittsburgh could look to make, but this is a nice step in the right direction ahead of NFL free agency opening.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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