Pittsburgh Steelers restructure TE Pat Freiermuth's contract

Pittsburgh Steelers restructured TE Pat Freiermuth's contract on May 18, 2026.

Known details

Compensation: Converted $6.385M of 2026 salary into signing bonus, creating $4.25M of cap space with Pittsburgh (PIT)

Pittsburgh Steelers tight ends, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

92Pat Freiermuth9016/178598949672$6.9M27.86'5"258

82Darnell Washington8417/177197979660$3.5M24.96'7"265

45Lake McReeNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——243

45Robert TonyanNEW5514/177708279—$1.1M32.26'5"237

45JJ GalbreathNEW385/17005096—$885K25.06'4"240

25Riley NowakowskiNEW282/1700505029$1.2M——250

20Jaheim Bell3515/1718088965$1.0M25.16'2"239

92Pat Freiermuth9016/178598949672$6.9M27.86'5"258

82Darnell Washington8417/177197979660$3.5M24.96'7"265

72Jonnu SmithLEFT7816/179658978657—30.96'3"248

72Donald ParhamLEFT6012/1764070960—28.96'8"237

45Matt SokolLEFT303/1713017870—30.76'5"260

25Connor HeywardLEFT4617/175701009614$1.7M27.56'0"230

20Jaheim Bell3515/1718088965$1.0M25.16'2"239

OfficialMay 18, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers restructure TE Pat Freiermuth's contract
Converted $6.385M of 2026 salary into signing bonus, creating $4.25M of cap space with Pittsburgh (PIT)
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