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ArticleSteelers restructure DK Metcalf’s contract to free up cap space
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are restructuring the contract of wide receiver DK Metcalf, per Field Yates. The team is converting his base salary into a signing bonus, which will create nearly $18 million in cap space. Upon being acquired via trade from the Seattle Seahawks in March, 2o25, Metcalf and the Steelers agreed to a four-year, $132 million extension.
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Steelers restructure Metcalf's deal to create $18M cap space for other signings.

The Pittsburgh Steelers restructured Metcalf's contract by converting his base salary into a signing bonus, creating nearly $18 million in cap space. Metcalf signed a four-year, $132 million extension upon being acquired via trade from the Seattle Seahawks in March 2025. The restructure appears designed to free cap space for the team to pursue other roster moves, specifically to facilitate a long-term extension for cornerback Joey Porter Jr.

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