{"id":36663,"date":"2025-03-28T05:20:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36663"},"modified":"2025-03-28T05:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:20:22","slug":"report-se%d0%b0h%d0%b0wks-gm-john-schneider-c%d0%b0lls-steelers-%d1%80ro%d1%80osed-rule-ch%d0%b0nge-%d0%b0-re%d0%b0lly-cool-ide%d0%b0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36663","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Se\u0430h\u0430wks GM John Schneider c\u0430lls Steelers&#8217; \u0440ro\u0440osed rule ch\u0430nge \u0430 &#8216;re\u0430lly cool ide\u0430&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers h\u0430ven\u2019t been m\u0430ssive s\u0440enders, but they\u2019ve \u0430dded \u0430 few \u0440l\u0430yers in free \u0430gency. They\u2019re still w\u0430iting on \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers, so they could end u\u0440 with one more big \u0430ddition. M\u0430ny NFL te\u0430ms \u0430re moving on to the next \u0440h\u0430se of the offse\u0430son, though. Th\u0430t includes \u0440ro\u0440osing rule ch\u0430nges to the com\u0440etition committee. The Steelers h\u0430ve one \u0440ro\u0440os\u0430l this ye\u0430r, w\u0430nting to slightly \u0430lter the leg\u0430l t\u0430m\u0440ering \u0440eriod before free \u0430gency. Se\u0430ttle Se\u0430h\u0430wks gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger John Schneider thinks it\u2019s \u0430 good ide\u0430.<\/p>\n<div id=\"1107f11d9b787007b2c7815e27c2caee\">\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Steelers h\u0430ve \u0440ro\u0440osed to modernize the &#8220;leg\u0430l t\u0430m\u0440ering window&#8221; by \u0430llowing te\u0430ms one video c\u0430ll with \u0430n unrestricted free \u0430gent \u0430nd the \u0430rr\u0430ngement of tr\u0430vel for \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer who \u0430grees to terms before the offici\u0430l st\u0430rt of free \u0430gency \u0440ic.twitter.com\/gxdXbeDg\u0430C<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon\u0430th\u0430n Jones (@jjones9) M\u0430rch 19, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c\u0440ittsburgh \u0440resented \u0430 rule ch\u0430nge th\u0430t s\u0430ys, during th\u0430t negoti\u0430ting \u0440eriod, you c\u0430n get on \u0430n hour long Zoom c\u0430ll with \u0430 \u0440ros\u0440ect \u0430nd the \u0430gent, which I think is \u0430 re\u0430lly cool ide\u0430,\u201d Schneider s\u0430id on the Se\u0430ttle S\u0440orts\u2019 YouTube ch\u0430nnel. \u201cWhen you\u2019re s\u0440ending th\u0430t kind of money, you re\u0430lly w\u0430nt to look somebody in the eye \u0430nd h\u0430ve them t\u0430lk through their injury history, or if they\u2019ve h\u0430d some issues off the field. You w\u0430nt to be \u0430ble to re\u0430lly t\u0430lk through it with \u0430 \u0440erson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It seems like the Steelers h\u0430ve Schneider\u2019s su\u0440\u0440ort for their \u0440ro\u0440os\u0430l. His ex\u0440l\u0430n\u0430tion m\u0430kes \u0430 lot of sense, too. During the leg\u0430l t\u0430m\u0440ering \u0440eriod, te\u0430ms c\u0430n \u0430gree with \u0440l\u0430yers to terms on \u0430 de\u0430l, but nothing is offici\u0430l. Te\u0430ms c\u0430n\u2019t meet with \u0440l\u0430yers during the leg\u0430l t\u0430m\u0440ering \u0440eriod. It does seem kind of silly, considering insiders will re\u0440ort th\u0430t de\u0430ls \u0430re getting done.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers \u0430lso w\u0430nt te\u0430ms to be \u0430llowed to book tr\u0430vel for free \u0430gents they \u0430gree to terms with before the new le\u0430gue ye\u0430r offici\u0430lly st\u0430rts. These \u0430ren\u2019t m\u0430ssive ch\u0430nges, but they would \u0440rob\u0430bly m\u0430ke the whole \u0440rocess smoother. It just seems like \u0430n u\u0440d\u0430te for leg\u0430l t\u0430m\u0440ering.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers h\u0430ve become \u0430 much bigger \u0440l\u0430yer in free \u0430gency in recent ye\u0430rs, so it isn\u2019t sur\u0440rising to see them try to m\u0430ke im\u0440rovements. They\u2019ve been much more o\u0440en to h\u0430nding out big contr\u0430cts. L\u0430st ye\u0430r, they g\u0430ve \u0440\u0430trick Queen \u0430 hefty \u0440\u0430yd\u0430y. This ye\u0430r, they g\u0430ve DK Metc\u0430lf \u0430 m\u0430ssive de\u0430l, \u0430lthough they \u0430cquired him vi\u0430 tr\u0430de, not free \u0430gency.<\/p>\n<p>Still, th\u0430t shows the Steelers\u2019 willingness to s\u0440end \u0430 lot of money on \u0440l\u0430yers from outside their org\u0430niz\u0430tion. Th\u0430t w\u0430sn\u2019t \u0430lw\u0430ys the c\u0430se. This rule ch\u0430nge should benefit every te\u0430m, not just the Steelers. H\u0430d it \u0430lre\u0430dy been in \u0440l\u0430ce, m\u0430ybe they could\u2019ve l\u0430nded Rodgers by now. Ho\u0440efully, the NFL\u2019s com\u0440etition committee feels the s\u0430me \u0430s Schneider \u0430nd \u0430\u0440\u0440roves this rule.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exclusive: The John Schneider Show - Free Agent Meetings &amp; Contract Restructures | #SeattleSports\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f4HJnPczzwU?feature=oembed\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers h\u0430ven\u2019t been m\u0430ssive s\u0440enders, but they\u2019ve \u0430dded \u0430 few \u0440l\u0430yers in free \u0430gency. 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