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The Pittsburgh Steelers indicated on their website linebacker Patrick Queen showed up to the start of the team’s offseason workouts.<\/p>\n
How the quarterbacks are performing is, by far, the biggest storyline of the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> offseason workouts. But there are other things to keep an eye on, including whether or not linebacker Patrick Queen<\/a> will be in attendance at any point.<\/p>\n The Steelers indicated through a photo<\/a> on their website Queen was on the practice field to start this week. The team held its first practice of the second week of offseason workouts Tuesday.<\/p>\n The picture of Queen showed the linebacker putting on his helmet while wearing a practice uniform.<\/p>\n Queen is entering his third season with the Steelers, which is also the final year of the original contract he signed with the team in 2024. Queen inked a 3-year, $41 million deal in March 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n Steelers\u2019 Patrick Queen Entering 2026 on Expiring Contract<\/p>\n High-profiled starters rarely go into the final year of their contracts. They typically get extensions before that happens. If they don\u2019t, then they often will sit out practices in the offseason and training camp as a negotiating tactic.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh\u2019s workouts this week are considered voluntary. Queen could miss them without it being a very big deal.<\/p>\n But it\u2019s a great sign for the Steelers the linebacker was on the practice field Tuesday. That\u2019s a pretty strong indication that Queen will be with the team when the practices become mandatory.<\/p>\n Queen\u2019s 2026 base salary will<\/a> be $10.83 million. He also received a $2.5 million roster bonus for the upcoming season in March.<\/p>\n The linebacker\u2019s cap hit will be about $17.19 million during the 2026 season.<\/p>\n Steelers Now\u2019s Alan Saunders reported<\/a> Queen\u2019s practice Tuesday was the first time he participated in offseason workouts this offseason. He didn\u2019t participate in any of the team\u2019s workout last week. The Steelers held<\/a> three practice days on May 18 and May 20-21.<\/p>\n The reasoning for Queen\u2019s absence was not explained.<\/p>\n \u201cQueen did not take part in the practices during the first week of OTAs that were open to the media, and with the Steelers\u2019 starting inside linebacker entering a contract year, it was unclear at first as to whether Queen\u2019s absence was due to a contract dispute or simply a veteran player skipping the first week of OTAs, as several did,\u201d wrote Saunders<\/a>.<\/p>\n Expectations for Queen in 2026<\/p>\n As previously stated, high-profiled starters don\u2019t usually enter contract years. It\u2019s debatable, though, if Queen is still a \u201chigh-profiled\u201d starter.<\/p>\n He\u2019s provided a bit of a mixed bag during his Steelers tenure. Queen made the Pro Bowl during his first season in 2024, but most analysts didn\u2019t see him as the same defensive playmaker he was during his final campaign with the Baltimore Ravens<\/a>.<\/p>\n During 2023, Queen posted<\/a> a career-high 133 combined tackles and made second-team All-Pro in Baltimore.<\/p>\n Then last season, Queen didn\u2019t earn another Pro Bowl nomination.<\/p>\n There\u2019s been quite a bit of speculation about the linebacker\u2019s future in Pittsburgh the past couple months. That speculation included trade rumors<\/a>, most notably to the Dallas Cowboys<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u2019s Gerry Dulac squashed<\/a> that possibility as just a rumor. Dulac reported the Steelers are pleased with Queen.<\/p>\n That doesn\u2019t mean, though, the Steelers are prepared to offer the linebacker a new deal before the regular season.<\/p>\n Queen\u2019s attendance through the summer will remain something to keep an eye on with the Steelers. But it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if he has to play well in 2026 on his current deal to earn another big-time contract in Pittsburgh or elsewhere next spring.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tDave Holcomb<\/a> is a sports reporter covering the NFL and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Pittsburgh Steelers and a variety of other NFL teams. Originally from Pittsburgh, Holcomb has covered college and professional sports for outlets including FanSided, Rotowire and Yardbarker. 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