Broderick Jones isn’t getting a fifth-year option from the Pittsburgh Steelers. The player the Steelers wanted to pick in the 2026 draft has already signed a contract in Philadelphia. Mike McCarthy continues to throw flowers at the feet of Will Howard.

It feels like just yesterday we saw Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud come off the board 1-2, before the Houston Texans traded up to No. 3 to make their second pick of the first round and select Will Anderson Jr.

The Pittsburgh Steelers made a decision on Broderick Jones that tells you everything. After three years of back-and-forth play, the Steelers decided to decline Jones's fifth-year option. What it means is that 2026 will be the final year of Jones's rookie contract before hitting free agency.