The Terrible Podcast — Broderick Jones Option Decision, Steelers Salary Cap Update, Consensus Draft Board Talk, & More

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The Terrible Podcast

Football, Sports

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 88 minutes

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May 1, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 130 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers and their decision to not pick up the fifth-year option on OT Broderick Jones this offseason. We also discuss whether that decision would have been different had Jones not gotten injured last season. Steelers WR Roman Wilson is reportedly changing his jersey number this offseason, so Alex and I go over that news in addition to a few other number changes that have apparently been made so far this offseason. In the middle of this show, Alex and I go over the latest salary cap update for the Steelers on the heels of the team's draft haul and the unrestricted free agent tendering of QB Aaron Rodgers. We also discuss the effective future salary cap space the Steelers now have and if the team will ultimately need to restructure a contract or two later in the offseason. With the annual NFL draft now behind us, Alex and I discuss the loud consensus draft board discussions going on right now. Is the consensus board a real thing? Who says so and what evidence is there that most NFL teams use it? We attempt to address those questions. Alex and I also discuss the Steelers and their need to start drafting and developing better, as evidenced by the team's top 10 cash earners for 2026 as of May 1. Steelers HC Mike McCarthy has had a few radio interviews since the draft has ended so we highlight a few of the notable things that he said during a few of them. Is new Steelers RB/WR Eli Heidenreich indeed the team's best seventh-round draft pick of all-time? Steelers team president Art Rooney II sure seemed to indicate that during a recent television interview, so we discuss what he had to say about the Navy product much later in this show. This 87-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering a few emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Terrible Podcast with your host from Steelers Depot.com, where you can find all your latest and greatest Steelers News.
0:11.2	It's Dave Brian and Alex Kazoro, always lit talking Steelers.
0:16.9	And now, here's Dave and Alex.
0:31.8	Welcome to the Terrible Podcast, Season 16, episode 130.
0:34.0	He's Dave, Brian. I'm Alex Kizora.
0:39.8	Steelers Depot.com. Thanks for being back with us this Friday Steelers Nation Day. Putting a bow wrapping up the Steelers 2026 NFL draft class to rookie mini camp will be held a week from today.
0:47.4	And so kind of a quiet time right now as we wait for some contracts to get signed,
0:52.1	some jersey numbers to be handed out and getting ready for the three-day weekend.
0:56.7	Rookie Minicamp invites that will all be closer to next week.
1:00.8	So a bit of a lull right now.
1:02.4	A couple things to talk about some Steelers news to pass along.
1:05.5	Dave, how you doing?
1:06.6	All right.
1:07.0	Happy Friday.
1:07.7	I'm back to Spaghetti Fridays now last weekend. What was the dinner last Friday?
1:12.9	Oh, boy, I was surviving on chicken breast, yogurt, and monster drinks.
1:22.8	A balanced meal.
1:24.1	Yeah, not the healthy as. Where did the damn week go?
1:28.8	Man, you're already,
1:30.4	already obviously a full week removed from the first round of a draft.
1:34.9	And this time,
1:37.0	this time last week we were getting ready for day two of the draft.
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