Steelers plan to keep using fifth-year options, as they should

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The Collective Bargaining Agreement solved the problem of unproven rookies taking millions out of the system while simultaneously creating an environment in which rookies who prove themselves have no real leverage for four or, in the case of first-round picks, five years. Thanks to the fifth-year option, a device that keeps a first-rounder from becoming [more]

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