Pittsburgh Steelers four-time All-Professional defensive deal with Cameron Heyward, who’s searching for a elevate in a defensive market that has skilled a reset this offseason, hasn’t absolutely participated in observe but this summer season as he awaits a restructured contract that has not gotten carried out, sources instructed ESPN on Thursday.
He has two years remaining on his contract — $14.75 million this season, with $13.45 million of that already having been earned as a roster bonus that shall be paid out over the course of the season, and $14.5 million in 2026.
Heyward, who had eight sacks and 71 tackles final season, at the moment is scheduled to be the NFL’s Thirty sixth-highest-paid defensive lineman this season, and its 18th-highest-paid defensive deal with.
Heyward and the Steelers have addressed this privately, sources mentioned, however they haven’t made any progress on a reworked deal. Within the meantime, he has not been a full participant in coaching camp.
The 36-year-old Heyward, a longtime Steelers captain who’s getting into his fifteenth season with the crew, was voted All-Professional for the fourth time in 2024 — making him the primary defensive lineman over the age of 35 to be voted All Professional since Bruce Smith in 1998. He has 88.5 profession sacks.
All-Professional kicker Chris Boswell, who made a career-high 41 discipline objectives on 44 makes an attempt and had a career-high 158 factors final season, additionally has been privately searching for a brand new contract from the Steelers, a supply instructed ESPN, after that market has been reset the previous two years.
Three years after signing a contract that tied him with Justin Tucker because the NFL’s highest-paid kicker, Boswell was the lowest-paid kicker within the AFC North final season.
The Steelers have been on an uncharacteristic spending spree this offseason, starting with the commerce for large receiver DK Metcalf, who then received a four-year, $132 million extension from Pittsburgh.
Most not too long ago, the Steelers prolonged All-Professional edge rusher T.J. Watt, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in league historical past with a three-year, $123 million extension that got here with $108 million assured.
Along with signing Aaron Rodgers to a one-year, $13 million deal, the Steelers additionally traded for Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey and tight finish Jonnu Smith. The crew gave a $1.5 million elevate to Ramsey to deliver his 2025 compensation to $26.6 million, whereas Smith inked a one-year, $12 million extension with the Steelers.
ESPN’s Brooke Pryor contributed to this report.