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Breaking Down Troy Polamalu’s Contract Extension

The Steelers extended Troy Polamalu’s contract yesterday, keeping him under contract through 2016. The details of the extension weren’t immediately available, but I can break the down for you now. The 3 year deal has a total value of $20 Mil, and includes a $6.75 Mil guaranteed signing bonus. His 2014 base salary goes down from $8.25 Mil to $1.5 Mil. The new deal clears $4.5 Mil in cap space for the Steelers in 2014.

Here is a before and after of his salary cap numbers:

Player Year Base Salary Signing Bonus Salary Cap Number
Polamalu, Troy 2014 $8,250,000 $2,637,500 $10,887,500

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Player Year Base Salary Signing Bonus Salary Cap Number
Polamalu, Troy 2014 $1,500,000 $4,887,500 $6,387,500
Polamalu, Troy 2015 $6,000,000 $2,250,000 $8,250,000
Polamalu, Troy 2016 $5,750,000 $2,250,000 $8,000,000

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