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Steelers, Stephon Tuitt close to extension (rotoworld)

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Lambert, Sep 7, 2017.

  1. Lambert

    Lambert Well-Known Member

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    Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the Steelers and DE Stephon Tuitt are "close to signing a contract extension."

    Pittsburgh does not negotiate during the season, so the two sides are running out of time. "We’re going to see," Tuitt said. "It’s ongoing. Hopefully, everything is close. Right now I’m worried about getting better every day to get ready for the Browns." Entering the final season of his rookie contract, Tuitt is expected to land at least $10 million a year on his next deal.
     
    Lambert, Sep 7, 2017
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  2. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    Art II confirmed they are working on it.
     
    jeh1856, Sep 7, 2017
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  3. Diamond

    Diamond Well-Known Member

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    sounds like 5 years 50 million with 15 M of the 50M in a signing bonus..........
     
    Diamond, Sep 7, 2017
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  4. turtle

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    dumb question, but I don't get into the contract details that much.... If its a contract extension, I'm assuming he plays this year on his rookie contract and the new deal kicks in next year. I know Heyward re-structured so I wasn't sure where our cap would be if the figures mentioned above are accurate.
     
    turtle, Sep 7, 2017
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  5. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Git er done!
     
    Blast Furnace, Sep 7, 2017
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  6. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    Typically in cases like this the last year of the rookie deal is replaced by year 1 of the new agreement. I would expect year 1 to be a large signing bonus and minimum or near minimum salary.
     
    Steel_Elvis, Sep 7, 2017
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  7. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    save some money to sign pryor. :hehehe::smiley1::cool:
     
    mac daddyo, Sep 7, 2017
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