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Galax Steeler
02-15-2012, 03:49 AM
Two of the Steelers' highest-paid players are apparently willing to help the team with the salary cap.

The agents for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and outside linebacker James Harrison said their clients are agreeable to restructuring their contracts before the start of the NFL's new year. Teams have to be under the 2012 salary cap by 4 p.m. March 13.

The Steelers don't expect the ceiling to increase much from the $120.375 million that clubs were allowed to spend on player salaries in 2011. They entered the offseason roughly $25 million over the salary cap.

The Steelers have trimmed a little more than $14 million off that number by restructuring the contracts of linebackers LaMarr Woodley and Lawrence Timmons, and cornerback Ike Taylor.

They saved another $3.5 million by releasing cornerback Bryant McFadden and wide receiver Arnaz Battle.

Read more: Roethlisberger, Harrison might redo contracts for Steelers - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_781691.html#ixzz1mRUvFL00

ShutDown24
02-15-2012, 03:57 AM
If you're a player, why wouldn't you want to restructure? You don't lose any money. You just receive it in a lump sum right now as opposed to it being sprinkled into the contract in later seasons. And, you get to help your team improve.

Count Steeler
02-15-2012, 05:15 AM
Just shows this salary cap is somewhat of a joke. How can a player still get the same amount of money, but all of it does not apply to the cap?