{"id":44903,"date":"2026-05-02T00:46:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=44903"},"modified":"2026-05-02T00:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:46:46","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-the-pittsburgh-steelers-have-declined-the-fifth-year-option-for-offensive-tackle-broderick-jones-extending-a-five-year-streak-of-passing-on-first-round-options-jones-currently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=44903","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: The Pittsburgh Steelers have declined the fifth-year option for offensive tackle Broderick Jones, extending a five-year streak of passing on first-round options. Jones, currently battling a neck injury, would have cost the team $19 million in 2027, leaving his future in Pittsburgh uncertain as 2024 pick Troy Fautanu nears his own decision.\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are not picking up the fifth-year option of offensive tackle\u00a0Broderick Jones. it would cost the Steelers just over $19 million in 2027 to pick up Jones\u2019 option. Additionally, Jones is dealing with a neck injury that could prevent him from being ready for training camp.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/stories\/202511290063\/1140x_a10-7_cTC\/Steelers-Jets-Football-6_1764585953.jpg\" alt=\"Steelers place Broderick Jones on IR, elevate CB Asante ...\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the Steelers not picking up Jones\u2019 option, it extends their streak of not picking up a player\u2019s fifth-year option to five. The last first-round pick to have his option picked up was T.J. Watt.<\/p>\n<p>Terrell Edmunds signed a one-year deal with the Steelers in 2022 to remain with the team after his option wasn\u2019t picked up. Devin Bush signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 2023 before landing with the Cleveland Browns, and is now with the Chicago Bears. Najee Harris signed with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2025 after his option was declined in May, 2024. And, of course, Kenny Pickett was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles after two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Next in line for their option to be picked up is 2024 first-round pick Troy Fautanu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are not picking up the fifth-year option of offensive tackle\u00a0Broderick Jones. it would cost the Steelers just over $19 million in 2027 to pick&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":44905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: The Pittsburgh Steelers have declined the fifth-year option for offensive tackle Broderick Jones, extending a five-year streak of passing on first-round options. 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