The Pittsburgh Steelers signed unrestricted free agent WR Quez Watkins to a one-year contract last week and finally the details related to that deal have surfaced. The numbers are as expected as it is a veteran benefit deal, according to the NFLPA database.
Watkins’ deal totals out at $1.2925 million, and it includes a minimum base salary of $1.125 million in addition to a signing bonus of $167,500, which is the maximum allowed in the CBA for 2024 so that it can qualify as a veteran benefit contract. The only guaranteed money in the deal is the $167,500 signing bonus.