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Steelers little tight under cap collar

Pittsburgh Steelers
03/07/2008 3:51 PM
The Post-Gazette reports the Steelers have only $1.3 million in salary cap room left after signing one free agent and QB Ben Roethlisberger to an 8-year contract Monday. Only the Dallas Cowboys have less room under their salary cap, yet the Steelers continue to parade free agents through their UPMC facility on the South Side. They had five visitors the past week and signed one, RB Mewelde Moore of the Minnesota Vikings. The latest to pay a not-yet-rewarding visit was Chris Crocker, a free agent safety from Atlanta. Crocker, 28, played at Marshall University. He started the past three seasons, two for the Falcons and one for the Cleveland Browns, where he broke into the NFL in 2003. He already has an offer from the Houston Texans. Read more