Last season, Madubuike registered a career-high 13 sacks, 12 tackles for loss and 33 quarterback hits while forcing one fumble and totaling 56 tackles. He also was named second-team All-Pro. Not only were those career highs for Madubuike, but his sack total more than tripled his combined total from the previous three seasons.
AtoZ Sports thinks that’s a possibility, and that Madubuike would be a good option to replace Cameron Heyward, who could be a salary cap casualty. “With some salary cap gymnastics and a new deal for Heyward that stretches his 2024 salary out or converts it to a signing bonus, the team would be able to manipulate the cap and bring Madubuike in as the next great interior defensive lineman in Pittsburgh,” wrote AtoZ.
While the Baltimore Ravens are preparing to lose a few starters to free agency, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in good shape. They should return most starters from last season and are in better salary cap shape than the Ravens. Baltimore’s biggest free agent – defensive tackle Justin Madubuike – is looking for a big payday, and it might be out of the Ravens’ price range. If so, is there a chance the former Texas A&M Aggie will move to a Baltimore rival in the AFC North?
