Steelers Rework Malik Reid Contract Trade

Pittsburgh Steelers' Malik Reed makes the trade even sweeter.

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan continues to impress in his new role.

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After a trade with the Denver Broncos for outside linebacker Malik Reid,

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the team has always saved around $1 million on his contract.

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Reed's contract originally had an original value of $2.433 million.

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After reworking the deal, it's now $1.5 million

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The Steelers acquired Reid for a 6th-round pick

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and we were given a 7th-round pick from Broncos.

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Reid joined T.J. Watts, Alex Highsmith and Jamir Jones in the team's outside linebacker room.

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The 26-year-old has recorded 13 sacks over the past two seasons for Denver.

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