The Pittsburgh Steelers signed center Maurkice Pouncey to a two-year contract extension last week and according to Ian Whetstone of Steel City Insider on Twitter, he received a $9 million signing bonus as part of the deal.
Looks like the contract extension for Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey keeps his 2019 cap hit at the same scheduled $7.951M (while increasing his cash this year from $7M to $13M). His cap hits in both extension years will be an even $11M each year.
— Ian Whetstone (@IanWhetstone) March 11, 2019
Pouncey, who was previously scheduled to earn a base salary in 2019 of $7 million, received $22 million in new money as part of his extension and according to Whetstone’s breakdown of the deal, his previously scheduled cap charge in 2019 of $7.