General manager Omar Khan and the Pittsburgh Steelers faced a difficult decision with left tackle Broderick Jones this spring. That decision has arrived.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Thursday night the Steelers declined to exercise the fifth-year option in Jones’s contract. The left tackle will become an unrestricted free agent next offseason.
The option would have paid Jones roughly $19.1 million for the 2027 season.
Jones had a rocky start to his career, splitting his time in 2023 and 2024 at left and right tackle. During 2025, he became the team’s starting left tackle.
Early last season, the former first-round pick showed improvement. But he suffered a serious neck injury in November and finished the season on injured reserve.
“Broderick Jones’ neck injury complicated the Steelers’ decision,” wrote ESPN’s Brooke Pryor. “Would’ve been much more likely that his fifth-year option would’ve been picked up if he stayed healthy.”
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