Steelers Free Agent Analysis: Isaac Seumalo
Position: Offensive Line
Experience: 10 Years (3 with Steelers)
Free Agent Status: Unrestricted
2025 Salary Cap Hit: $10,191,668
2025 Season Breakdown:
The 2025 story for Isaac Seumalo, who is entering free agency next month, is much as it has been. A solid, steady player, injuries have been his limitation. He has missed seven games over the past two years, including three in 2025. As a result, he missed about 25 percent of the Steelers’ offensive snaps and forced them to play musical chairs.
The Steelers signed Isaac Seumalo as an unrestricted free agent in 2023 to a three-year, $24 million deal. It’s fair to say they have gotten their money’s worth out of him, but what is he worth moving forward? Already with a history of injuries, his body isn’t growing more durable over time.
Although the Steelers seem to have found several good offensive linemen in the draft in a two-year span, it’s still not an easy thing to do. They know that Isaac Seumalo is a quality, consummate professional. He has been vital these past few years as the elder statesman of the room, helping bring the young players along. But now that those young players are maturing, is he still needed?
Free Agency Outlook:
Seumalo will turn 33 in October. Approaching his mid-30s, it’s fair to question how much he has left in the tank. He has nearly 7,000 snaps under his belt, and it’s hard to attribute the absence of more to anything positive. He wasn’t a full-time starter for a couple years, but he would have a couple thousand more snaps were he healthier over the course of his career. He played just 769 snaps last season.
While he still played as a sufficiently high level last season, it’s not clear what the market will be for a soon-to-be-33-year-old guard with a history of injuries. If the Steelers can bring back Isaac Seumalo cheap, even on a one-year deal, they certainly have to consider it. It’s possible, though, that they want to move forward with Spencer Anderson, a fourth-year lineman they also like.
The Steelers havea long list of free agents this year, but not absolutely can’t-lose names, at least debatably. Aaron Rodgers is the presumptive exception, the team already going on record expressing the desire that he return. While the list includes significant players like Kenneth Gainwell and Isaac Seumalo, they are not overwhelmingly pressing priorities. The quarterback question supersedes all, and I don’t foresee another Mason Rudolph spring. There are some choice role players, but they wouldn’t fall apart if they lost the entire lot.
And with the Steelers introducing almost an entirely new coaching regime, the free agency direction is unclear. No doubt we will witness how things evolve in the time between February and March. It’s possible they make some significant moves, a surprising cut, work on a bold trade. After all, this is a new scheme into which they are now building.
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