Steelers free agent wish list after David DeCastro’s release

With the Steelers now having some additional cap space after the DeCastro release, this is the best way the team should spend their new capital.

The release of David DeCastro was a tough pill to swallow, but because of it, the Steelers now have a surplus of cap space. While this isn’t an offseason-altering amount, it is enough to make some key additions at multiple different positions in order to better this depth chart. While DeCastro freed up 8.75 million in space, the team quickly went out and signed Trai Turner to a deal and ate up 3 million of that savings. So, effectively, the team has 5.75 to offer to new players.

How this works for the Steelers

Now, on paper, the Steelers have more than the savings from the DeCastro deal. But one must account for some of the already guaranteed money expenses that will be added as the offseason wraps up. For starters, the team will need to pay a practice squad for the season as well as carry some spare room for in-season roster moves. As well, a 52nd and 53rd player’s salary will have to be added to the books once the team is cut down to 53 players. Finally, T.J. Watt is likely to get an extension at some point in camp, and it will likely cause his cap hit to raise.

Thus, this looks at four free agents that the team could bring in for under just the 5.75 million dollars the team got from releasing DeCastro. The rest of the space will go towards the moves outlined above. With all of that said, here is the Steelers free agent wish list after the recent DeCastro cap savings.