{"id":143892,"date":"2026-02-24T17:02:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/143892\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:02:29","slug":"steelers-gm-omar-khan-provides-clarity-on-patrick-queens-roster-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/143892\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers GM Omar Khan provides clarity on Patrick Queen\u2019s roster status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Pittsburgh Steelers enter 2026 with the eighth-most cap space in the NFL, sitting with approximately $44.7 million. That number can jump up to roughly $57.2 million if they were to part ways with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/47623\/patrick-queen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Queen<\/a>, who has been labeled as a cut candidate ahead of the new league year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">General manager Omar Khan spoke to the media on Tuesday during his press conference at the NFL Combine, and Jon Ledyard asked about Queen\u2019s future in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a good experience with Pat,\u201d Khan said. \u201cHe\u2019s got a unique skillset. I know he\u2019s been in contact with the new coaches\u2026 It\u2019s been a good experience, and I expect him to contribute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Steelers signed Queen to a three-year, $41 million deal in 2024, which is the largest external free-agent deal in team history. He was a Pro Bowl selection in 2024, posting 129 tackles, and followed that up with 120 tackles in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The knock on Queen during his tenure in Pittsburgh thus far has been a lack of consistency. Should the Steelers decide to part ways with the former Raven, it would leave a hole at the MIKE linebacker spot, and it could show an internal belief in Payton Wilson to take on a bigger role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Let us know what you think in the comments. Be sure to bookmark Behind the Steel Curtain for all the latest news, breakdowns, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers enter 2026 with the eighth-most cap space in the NFL, sitting with approximately $44.7 million.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143893,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,31585,60368,60369,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-143892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-pittsburgh-steelers-news","tag-pittsburgh-steelers-roster","tag-pittsburgh-steelers-rumors","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}