Report: Steelers create $6M of cap space, give Antonio Brown $2M raise

The Pittsburgh Steelers created nearly $6 million of salary-cap space for the 2015 season by restructuring the contracts of Antonio Brown, Heath Miller, and Shaun Suisham, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Brown had been seeking a new contract earlier this offseason, and it appears the Steelers have found a suitable way to give him a raise before potentially readdressing his situation next year.

Pittsburgh's star wide receiver will now make $8 million in 2015 after the team moved $2 million of his 2016 salary into a signing bonus payment this year, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

The adjustments made to the contracts of Miller and Suisham were likely that of typical restructures, which convert the majority of a base salary to a signing bonus. The cap hit for that number can then be spread over the length of the contract to create short-term relief against the salary cap.

Brown is coming off the most productive year of his career, leading the NFL in receiving with an impressive 1,628 yards. Putting together another season anywhere near that level of dominance may give the Steelers no choice but to reward him with a lucrative long-term deal heading into 2016.