The Steelers continued to create cap space in the buildup to the opening of the league year -- and free agency -- at 4 p.m. Wednesday by restructuring the contract of Alejandro Villanueva. At the same time, the team suffered its first free agent loss, as offensive tackle Chris Hubbard agreed to a five-year deal with the Cleveland Browns.
Villanueva, who signed a four-year, $24-million extension with the team last season, was scheduled to earn $6 million in 2018. He instead received a bonus payment of $5.295 million that lowered his salary to $705,000, reducing his cap hit this season to $4.1 million.
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