The Tuesday deadline came and went and the Pittsburgh Steelers were one of the teams who did not opt to use either the franchise or transition tag on any player. No NFL team used the transition tag and only six teams utilized the franchise tag.
It comes as no surprise that the Steelers didn’t use the tag and with that deadline in the rearview mirror, the team now turns its attention to the March 15 start of free agency. This will mark the Steelers first steps toward trimming salary in spots to free up salary cap space, lock up priority in-house free agents and maybe even be a buyer on the free-agent market as well.
