PHOENIX -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have not set a deadline as far as making a decision on Troy Polamalu.

The iconic safety has two years left on his contract and is still deciding whether he wants to play in 2015. The Steelers are hoping Polamalu retires after a 12-year career to save them from cutting the future Pro Football Hall of Famer.

They are giving him time as the eight-time Pro Bowler contemplates the future out of respect for Polamalu and what he has meant to the organization.

The Steelers can also afford to be patient since they are pretty much done in free agency other than maybe re-signing a couple of their own players and possibly adding an outside free agent.

The Steelers are $8.446 million under the salary cap, according to ESPN Roster Management, giving them more than enough to work with if they sign more players.

"We're in good shape with the players we have and we'll be in good shape with players we continue to add or continue to extend as time goes on," Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said Sunday at the NFL owners meetings. "We knew we weren't going to be big players going in [to free agency] so we're not surprised at where we are at this point. If there was a deal that would have made sense we would have made it."

A couple of notes from Colbert's chat with Pittsburgh reporters Sunday at the owners meetings: