- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $1.81M
- Signing bonus
- $2.61M
- Guarantee rate
- 49.9%
$7,222,946 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $3,601,368 guaranteed at signing and a $2,613,052 signing bonus.
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Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh SteelersAsante Samuel Jr. Contract
Asante Samuel Jr. signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The deal includes $2.79 million guaranteed. It carries a $4 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$4M
- Guaranteed
- $2.79M
- Average / year
- $4M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Cornerback #22Age 266 NFL seasons5' 10" / 180 lbsFlorida State
PITCB / 22
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,215,000 | $2,785,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $4,000,000 |
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Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.
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| Year | Base salary | Signing proration | Option bonus | Option proration | Roster bonus | Per-game bonus | Workout bonus | Available incentives | Cap incentives | Guaranteed salary | Cash due | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026contract | $1,215,000 | $2,785,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $2,785,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$4,000,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$4M$2M$0
LAC2021–2024PIT2025–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $2,785,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$4,000,000Annual career ledger
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| Season | Salary | Bonuses and cash adjustments | Potential | Cash totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Team | Base salary | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives paid | Other cash | Available | Annual cash | Career cash |
| 2021NEW DEAL | 22 | LAC | $660,000 | $2,613,052 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,273,052 | $3,273,052 |
| 2022 | 23 | LAC | $988,316 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $988,316 | $4,261,368 |
| 2023 | 24 | LAC | $1,316,631 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,316,631 | $5,577,999 |
| 2024 | 25 | LAC | $3,366,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,366,000 | $8,943,999 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 26 | PIT | $348,610 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $348,610 | $9,292,609 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 27 | PIT | $1,215,000 | $2,785,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000,000 | $13,292,609 |
| Career totals | $7,894,557 | $5,398,052 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,292,609 | $13,292,609 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20212021
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.25M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$1,255,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $4M
- Signing bonus
- $2.79M
- Guarantee rate
- 69.6%
$4,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $2,785,000 guaranteed at signing and a $2,785,000 signing bonus.