The Steelers extended kicker Shaun Suisham last week. The contract details were not available when the extension was announced, but I can provide them for you now.
Suisham’s new deal contains $12.575 million in new money, and includes a $2.85 million guaranteed signing bonus. Suisham can also earn a $500,000 roster bonus in 2015. The deal should make Suisham the 10th highest paid kicker. Here is a breakdown of the contract by year.
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Year, Base Salary, Prorated Bonus, Roster Bonus, Cap Hit, Dead Money
2014, “$855,000″,”$907,500″,”$0″,”$1,762,500”, “$3,187,500”
2015, “$2,595,000″,”$570,000″,”$500,000″,”$3.665,000”, “$2,280,000”
2016, “2,400,000”,”$570,000″,”$0″,”$2,970,000″, “$1,710,000”
2017, “$2,400,000″,”$570,000″,”$0″,”$2,970,000”, “$1,140,000”
2018, “2,400,000”,”$570,000″,”$0″,”$2,970,000″, “$570,000”
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You may or may not agree, but the contract is a little on the high side. As you can see though, the team can move on from Suisham before the end of the contract without too much of a negative cap impact, should they feel the need to do so.
