The Steelers’ top prospective unrestricted free agent looks likely to be able to shop around when the market opens on Tuesday, March 10.
The Steelers are willing to let outside linebacker Jason Worilds get a sense of his value in free agency before determining whether they can re-sign him, ESPN.com’s Scott Brown reported Wednesday.
The Steelers used the transition tag on Worilds last year but will not do so in 2015, ESPN.com reported.
The 27-year-old Worilds has recorded 122 tackles and 15.5 sacks in the last two seasons for Pittsburgh. He ranks 10th among PFT’s top 100 free agents.
The market for edge rushers bears monitoring. The Chiefs do not seem likely to let Justin Houston hit the market, and his removal from the mix would not hurt the bargaining power of rushers like Worilds, the Bills’ Jerry Hughes and the Eagles’ Brandon Graham.
