The Steelers re-signed Brett Keisel to a two year deal yesterday. As is almost always the case, the financial details weren’t immediately available, but I have them for you now. Here is a breakdown of his contract. The two year deal is for $3 Mil, including a $500K signing bonus.

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Player, Year, Base Salary, Signing Bonus, Salary Cap Number, Dead Money, Savings If Cut

“Keisel, Brett”, 2014, “$1,000,000”, “$250,000”, “$1,250,000”, “$500,000”, “$2,500,000”
“Keisel, Brett”, 2015, “$1,500,000”, “$250,000”, “$1,750,000”, “$250,000”, “$1,500,000”

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As you can see, the deal is structured to make the veteran defensive lineman’s contract easily fungible next season.