24 Pittsburgh Steelers Set to Become Free Agents in 2025
With the Pittsburgh Steelers ending their 2024 season with another playoff defeat, this time at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, the team’s attention will once again turn to free agency and the offseason. Following Saturday’s defeat, two dozen Steelers players are currently set to become free agents.
QUARTERBACK
Russell Wilson, Justin Fields and Kyle Allen all played under the final seasons of their contacts in 2024 and all three Steelers quarterbacks are set to become free agents. Wilson and Fields have both expressed interest in returning, though with their on-field production questionable, the Steelers’ seem to have put their quarterback room in a blender last offseason only to end up in just as uncertain of a situation one year later.
RUNNING BACK
Najee Harris is a pending free agent and was non-committal about his future when asked on Saturday night. The writing has been on the wall that he will not return to the Steelers ever since the club refused his fifth-year option over the summer. There’s almost no way he’s going to sign for less than the contract the Steelers already turned down.
Backup Jaylen Warren is also a free agent, though the restricted variety. He’ll be back. The question will be how much it will cost the Steelers to retain their best running back on a yards per carry basis.
WIDE RECEIVER
For a room that was clearly lacking in talent all offseason, and that obviously struggled throughout the season, the prospect of a bumper crop of free agents isn’t exactly threatening. Still, Mike Williams, Van Jefferson, Ben Skowronek and Scotty Miller all hitting the bricks would leave the Steelers very thin at the position once again.
TIGHT END
Veteran MyCole Pruitt is set to hit free agency, the only player out of the four-man unit not under contract for 2025. Pruitt wasn’t used much this season and will be 33 next year.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Dan Moore Jr. suffered an ankle injury in the first half of Saturday’s loss to the Ravens and did not return. It will almost certainly be his last game with the club. The Steelers drafted tackles with each of their last two first-round picks, and Troy Fautanu and Broderick Jones will be the team’s starting tackles in some order in 2025.
Right guard James Daniels is also a pending free agent. The team’s starter coming into the season, Daniels was lost for the season to an Achilles injury in September. The team had already told him that they weren’t going to talk about a contract extension, so it seems that the plan is to stick with Mason McCormick at right guard and let Daniels walk — if he’s even healthy to start the season.
Nate Herbig, who was supposed to start at center before he was injured and lost for the season in training camp, is also a pending free agent.
Reserve interior lineman Max Sharping and backup left tackle Calvin Anderson are also pending unrestricted free agents. Backup center Ryan McCollum is an exclusive rights free agent.
DEFENSIVE LINE
Reserve defensive lineman Isaiahh Loudermilk is set to become an unrestricted free agent for the first time this offseason. He’s developed into a reliable depth option. Special teams-focused edge rusher Jeremiah Moon is another exclusive rights free agent.
LINEBACKER
Elandon Roberts has solidified himself as one of the heart-and-soul players on the Steelers defense, and he brings a differentiated skillset from the rest of the inside linebackers. That, and him saying that he wants to return to finish his career here, seem to add up toward him being re-signed.
Special teamer Tyler Matakevich is also a pending unrestricted free agent.
DEFENSIVE BACK
Donte Jackson was brought in as a stop-gap measure at outside cornerback, but with significant health injuries throughout the 2024 season, it’s questionable as to whether the team will want to bring him back for 2025.
Backup safety Damontae Kazee, special teamer and outside cornerback James Pierre, slot man Cam Sutton and injured reserve C.J. Henderson are all also out of contract after this season.
FULL LIST OF STEELERS 2025 FREE AGENTS
QB Russell Wilson
QB Justin Fields
QB Kyle Allen
RB Najee Harris
RB Jaylen Warren (RFA)
TE MyCole Pruitt
WR Mike Williams
WR Van Jefferson
WR Ben Skowronek
LT Calvin Anderson
LT Dan Moore Jr.
RG James Daniels
C/G Nate Herbig
C/G Max Scharping
C Ryan McCollum (ERFA)
DL Isaiahh Loudermilk
OLB Jeremiah Moon (ERFA)
ILB Elandon Roberts
ILB Tyler Matakevich
CB Donte Jackson
CB James Pierre
CB C.J. Henderson
NB Cam Sutton
FS Damontae Kazee
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