The new contract details for one of the Pittsburgh Steelers more notable free agents signing this offseason finally emerged on Tuesday, with the numbers indicating another backloaded deal this is relatively cap friendly in year-one.
As per the figures released by Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle and Steelers salary cap expert Ian Whetstone, the $9 million contract Donte Moncrief has signed with Pittsburgh will only cost $3.25 million against the salary cap space in 2019.
Donte Moncrief (Steelers) $9M, $3.5M signing bonus, $3.5M gtd, salaries $1.5, $3.5M; $500K rosterbonus
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 19, 2019
To flesh this out a little, the contract for new Steelers WR Donte Moncrief consists of a signing bonus of $3.