Pittsburgh Steelers har besluttet at fravælge femteårsoptionen for venstre tackle Broderick Jones, hvilket meddeles af ESPN-journalist Jeremy Fowler.
Denne beslutning var ikke overraskende, da optionen ville have sikret Jones en fuldt garanteret kontrakt på 19,1 millioner dollars for 2027-sæsonen. Jones har imidlertid været ramt af en alvorlig nakkeskade, der krævede en spinal fusion-operation, hvilket rejser tvivl om hans fremtidige spilletid og præstationer.
Med 38 karrierestarter bag sig har Jones endnu ikke opnået den nødvendige stabilitet til at sikre sig en langsigtet kontrakt. Steelers har derfor valgt at prioritere forsigtighed og i stedet draftet Arizona State-offensivtacklen Max Iheanachor som nr. 21 i årets draft. Dette valg giver holdet en sikkerhedsforanstaltning, hvis Jones skulle blive tvunget til at holde pause på grund af sin skade.
Beslutningen om at droppe optionen betyder, at Jones bliver en unrestricted free agent i 2026, hvor han kan underskrive kontrakt med et hvilket som helst NFL-hold.
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