The 2026 NFL free agent frenzy is upon us, with the 32 NFL teams all able to contact one another’s unrestricted free agents as of noon on Monday, and while Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan will likely be chatting up the agents of other team’s free agents as he spends his $50 million free agency war chest, the rest of the league could be picking at plenty of former Pittsburgh players, as well.
The Steelers had 23 players who were slated to become unrestricted free agents this spring when the 2025 season ended. Wide receiver Adam Thielen retired, and the team re-signed cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. and linebacker Cole Holcomb on Monday and Jack Driscoll on Wednesday.
All of the other 20 are set for free agency, though just because they reach the contact period doesn’t mean they won’t return.
The new league year will started at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11. All deals reached this week were unofficial until that point.
That same time on Wednesday was also the deadline for the Steelers to tender a contract to their five restricted and exclusive-rights free agents. They did not tender four players: Ryan McCollum, Jeremiah Moon, Corliss Waitman and Jacob Slade, who are all now unrestricted.
Here are the players whose contracts have expired this week:
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2026 UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
Unrestricted free agents will be free to agree to term with another team, starting on March 9. These are also the only players that count in the compensatory draft pick formula.
WR/PR Calvin Austin III (signed with New York Giants)
S Chuck Clark
SS Kyle Dugger
DT Daniel Ekuale
RB Kenneth Gainwell (signed with Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
TE/FB Connor Heyward (signed with Las Vegas Raiders)
SS/ST Miles Killebrew
DT Isaiahh Loudermilk
DT Dean Lowry
WR Scotty Miller
TE Donald Parham
G/T Andrus Peat
SS Jabrill Peppers
CB James Pierre (signed with Minnesota Vikings)
QB Aaron Rodgers
C/G Max Scharping
LG Isaac Seumalo (signed with Arizona Cardinals)
QB Skylar Thompson
WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling
C Ryan McCollum (RFA non-tendered)
OLB Jeremiah Moon (RFA non-tendered)
P Corliss Waitman (RFA non-tendered) (signed with San Francisco 49ers)
DL Jacob Slade (ERFA non-tendered)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2026 STREET FREE AGENTS
These are players who either had their practice squad contract expire, or who were released by the Steelers after the end of the season. They cam sign with any team at any time and do not count toward the compensatory draft picks formula.
TE Jaheim Bell (signed by Philadelphia Eagles)
CB Tre Flowers
WR Brandon Johnson
RB Trey Sermon
TE Matt Sokol
TE Jonnu Smith
OT Calvin Anderson
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 FA Tracker: 17 UFAs Remain Unsigned
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