- Signed
- 2014
- Average / year
- $511,000
- Signing bonus
- $3,000
- Guarantee rate
- 0.2%
$1,533,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $3,000 guaranteed at signing and a $3,000 signing bonus.
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Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh SteelersChris Boswell Contract
Chris Boswell signed a four-year, $28 million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The deal includes $10.5 million guaranteed. It carries a $4.9 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$28M
- Guaranteed
- $10.50M
- Average / year
- $7M
- Free agency
- 2031 UFA
Place Kicker #9Age 3512 NFL seasons6' 2" / 185 lbsRice
PITPK / 9
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,500,000 | $3,400,000 | $10,500,000 | $0 | $4,900,000 |
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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 | $1,500,000 | $3,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,500,000 | $4,900,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,500,000 + SIGNING $3,400,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$4,900,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$10.50M$5.25M$0
HOU2014PIT2015–2030BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,500,000 + SIGNING $9,000,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$10,500,000Annual 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 |
| 2014NEW DEAL | 23 | HOU | $6,300 | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | −$3,000 | $0 | $6,300 | $6,300 |
| 2015NEW DEAL | 24 | PIT | $332,647 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,569 | $0 | $0 | $383,216 | $389,516 |
| 2016 | 25 | PIT | $525,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $525,000 | $914,516 |
| 2017NEW DEAL | 26 | PIT | $615,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $615,000 | $1,529,516 |
| 2018NEW DEAL | 27 | PIT | $705,000 | $6,000,000 | $0 | $1,295,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,000,000 | $9,529,516 |
| 2019 | 28 | PIT | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $12,529,516 |
| 2020 | 29 | PIT | $910,000 | $0 | $1,465,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,375,000 | $14,904,516 |
| 2021 | 30 | PIT | $3,085,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,085,000 | $17,989,516 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 31 | PIT | $1,760,000 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $64,702 | $0 | $1,180 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,825,882 | $27,815,398 |
| 2023 | 32 | PIT | $2,740,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,040,000 | $31,855,398 |
| 2024 | 33 | PIT | $3,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,120,000 | $34,975,398 |
| 2025 | 34 | PIT | $3,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,260 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,121,260 | $38,096,658 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 35 | PIT | $1,500,000 | $9,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,500,000 | $48,596,658 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 36 | PIT | $4,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500,000 | $53,096,658 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 37 | PIT | $3,270,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,570,000 | $57,666,658 |
| 2029SCHEDULED | 38 | PIT | $4,475,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,775,000 | $63,441,658 |
| 2030SCHEDULED | 39 | PIT | $4,475,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,775,000 | $69,216,658 |
| Career totals | $35,838,947 | $23,003,000 | $1,465,000 | $7,659,702 | $0 | $1,202,440 | $50,569 | −$3,000 | $0 | $69,216,658 | $69,216,658 | ||
Contract history
8 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20142014
- 20152015
- Signed
- 2015
- Average / year
- $435,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$435,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20152015
- Signed
- 2015
- Average / year
- $480,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$960,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons.
- 20172017
- Signed
- 2017
- Average / year
- $615,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$615,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20182018
- Signed
- 2018
- Average / year
- $2.91M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$2,914,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20182018
- Signed
- 2018
- Average / year
- $4.20M
- Signing bonus
- $6M
- Guarantee rate
- 43.4%
$16,806,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $7,295,000 guaranteed at signing and a $6,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $5M
- Signing bonus
- $8M
- Guarantee rate
- 48.8%
$20,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $9,760,000 guaranteed at signing and a $8,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $7M
- Signing bonus
- $9M
- Guarantee rate
- 37.5%
$28,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $10,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $9,000,000 signing bonus.