The Steelers don’t have a first-round pick tonight, but they do have a major piece of business taken care of.
The team announced that outside linebacker Bud Dupree had signed his franchise tender, guaranteeing him his one-year salary of $15.828 million.
He’s coming off his career-best 11.5 sacks last year.
The Steelers can still work on a long-term deal until July 15, and would likely prefer to considering how tight against the salary cap they are, restructuring a number of contracts this offseason to do basic business.
They don’t have anything else to do tonight, after sending their first-rounder to the Dolphins for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.
