Steelers Pick Up David DeCastro’s 5th Year Option

The Steelers have exercised the 5th year option of David DeCastro’s contract according to Albert Breer of NFL Network.

The Steelers have picked up the fifth-year option on G David DeCastro. Second one (joining Melvin Ingram) picked up so far.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 9, 2015

This move is pretty much a no brainer. The option gives the team the ability to retain rights to the player, and gives them time to work on a long term deal. For the player, the option amount is guaranteed upon injury.

The guarantee goes into effect March 8 of next year. If the team does not reach a long term deal with DeCastro before then, his 2016 cap number will be $8,070,000. That salary is determined by the average of the third through twenty-fifth highest salaries of offensive linemen.