Based on the current NFL wide receiver market, Steelers wideout Diontae Johnson is worth at least $20 million per season, but whether the Steelers will pay that is a different story.
The Steelers have been hesitant to hand out big money to wide receivers in the past, and have also been very good at finding quality receivers in the draft. That doesn’t add up to a team that might shell out $80 or $100 million for a good but not exactly great wide receiver.
The league-wide market also doesn’t seem to make much sense, with more talented wide receivers coming out of college football than ever before. It’s be
That track record came with Kevin Colbert at the helm and not Omar Khan, but so far, it seems that Khan’s tenure will be very much a continuation of Colbert’s with only three staff members — not even including Colbert — leaving the front office.
I can say pretty confidently that the old Steelers front office wouldn’t have paid Johnson that much money. Will Khan? That remains to be seen and will be extremely illuminating when it comes to how finding out exactly how different the new Steelers front office will operate.
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