The Steelers have some crucial free-agent decisions to make this offseason, including two pieces of their defense, which ranked fifth in yards per game allowed and points per game allowed and first in takeaways and sacks during the 2019 season.
Those two players are outside linebacker Bud Dupree and nose tackle Javon Hargrave.
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While most feel Dupree — who posted a career-best 11.5 sacks, 16 tackles for a loss, 17 quarterback hits and 68 tackles (49 solo), four forced fumbles, two fumbles recoveries and three passes defended on 91 percent of the team's snaps in 2019 — will be the team's priority to re-sign, potentially via franchise tag, there's no doubt Hargrave played a key role in the defense's success last season.
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