A Friday night news dump saw the Steelers sign Keeanu Benton to a big extension, worth $18M/year. Good deal or bad deal? Poni thought it was bizarre timing and a bizarre move. Benton is listed as a backup on the depth chart and he’s getting $18M/year. Chris thinks the projection deal could pay off and perhaps it means something about Cam Heyward that we don’t know yet.
Another defensive player signed an extension and it wasn’t Joey Porter Jr. What is the hold up on that deal? Is Peezy waiting for other CBs to get paid around the league? One of them did this weekend.
WTOV’s Jack Hillgrove joined the show. Jack likes the deal for Keeanu Benton and described how he could be used all over the defensive front this season. Jack gave the winners of training camp, which included a few rookies. Jack is very high on Darnell Washington going into 2026 and doesn’t think any defender can take him on in a jump-ball situation. Jack thinks the pair of Iowa rookies have their stock looking down. Speaking of Iowa, Kaleb Johnson has an ‘uphill battle’ to make the roster at this point.
