Likewise, Pittsburgh did not activate this option for quarterback Justin Fields, recently acquired via trade with the Bears.
Los Pittsburgh Steelers This Thursday they refused to exercise the option for the fifth year of the contract Najee Harrishis star runner, and Justin Fieldsnewly arrived quarterback, so at the end of the 2024 season of the NFLboth will become free agents.
The fifth-year option is an agreement accessed by rookies selected in the first round of the draft, in this case in 2021. This Thursday was the deadline to exercise this option. These players were initially signed to four-year contracts by their respective teams.
Thursday’s decision by the Steelers means that Najee Harris will become a free agent at the end of next season. Cooper Neill/Getty Images
At the end of the third year, the franchises have the option of extending said initial contract to a fifth season in which they would have to pay the player the average salary of the third to twentieth highest paid players in the league according to their position, and sometimes resorts to this option before offering the player a more expensive multi-year contract extension, to avoid breaking the salary cap.
Najee Harris He was selected in the first round of the Draft 2021 for the Steelers and immediately took over the position of main runner; He is the first in franchise history to rush for 1,000 yards or more in each of his first three seasons.
If this option has been exercised, the team led by Mike Tomlin would have had to pay 6.79 million dollars to Harris in the 2025 campaign.
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In the case of Justin Fieldsdrafted in the first round of the Draft 2021 for the Chicago Bearsand who came to Pittsburgh A few weeks ago, this option was not exercised, which would have meant a payment of 25.6 million dollars in 2025, when he has not yet proven his ability on the team.
In other relevant operations, Dallas Cowboys They declined the fifth year option for Trey Lancewhom they acquired last season via barter with the San Francisco 49ers. Los Green Bay Packers They did the same with the corner Eric Stokes.
Among the teams that did exercise this option, the Jacksonville Jaguars con su quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Minnesota Vikings with the offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw; Cincinnati Bengals with wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase; Miami Dolphins with wide receiver Jaylen Waddle; and the Cowboys with the defensive end, Micah Parsons.
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