TRIPLE DIAMOND CHRONICLES #76....STEELERS must get under Salary Cap by March 12, 2013... #CapIssues #MWallace #Mendenhall #Hampton

The 2K13 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster looks as though they may have to exercise some more Reconstruction of Contracts or Release Some players to get under the 2K13 Salary Cap.

The Cap for 2K13 stands at $121 Million and as we go to Press the Steelers have 30 plus Players and that puts them at the $121 Million Cap. The Top 5 Salaries for the 2013 Season for the Steelers are:

1. QB Big Ben $11,600,000
2. OLB L. Woodley $9,000,000
3. SS Polamalu $7,500,000
4. OLB J. Harrison $6,570,000
5. ILB L. Timmons $5,375,000

The Key Restricted Free Agents

RBs Dwyer, Redman
NT/DT McClendon
WR E. Sanders
ILB S. Sylvester
CB J. Victorian
WR D. Gilreath

Key Unrestricted Free Agents

WR Mike Wallace 

ILB L. Foote
NT C. Hampton
RB Mendenhall
CB K. Lewis
OG/C D. Legursky
OT R. Foster
SS R Mundy
FS W. Allen
QB Batch
QB Leftwich
NT A. Ta'amu

The Steelers have lots of Work to do off the field before they can get on the field and we will see what happens. Big Ben has restructured his Contract a few times already and they will most likely ask a few in that Top 5 to do so.
 
Note: Salary Numbers from Spotrac.com