Five Steelers players who might be finished in Pittsburgh

Mark Barron

Mark Barron was signed initially as an insurance policy to start in 2019. He was ensuring the Steelers if they were not able to strike a deal to trade up and draft Devin Bush in the 2019 draft.

The Steelers were indeed able to do that and thus, Mark Barron’s signing became less significant. He was viewed as quality depth and a sub-package player once Bush came in to start.

Barron ended up playing much more than anticipated, much to the dismay of fans everywhere. He was viewed to be a coverage specialist but did poorly most of the season in that regard.

According to his Pro Football Focus page, he finished poorly overall but his worst grade was coverage at 53.9. This was very discouraging seeing as what he was signed to help within the linebackers group.

In contrast, Vince Williams, who is viewed as a run-stuffing specialist, finished with better grades all around over Barron. According to PFF, he finished 2019 with a 69.8 coverage grade.

Barron was signed to a two-year contract in 2019 and did not impress for most of the season. He had his plays but overall, he played poorly compared to the money he is set to earn in 2020.

His cap hit is an ugly $8.1 million for 2020 so cutting him would make a lot of sense to save money to use in other areas. Cutting him saves them $5.25 million and opens up money to use in better ways.