- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $2.15M
- Signing bonus
- $3.82M
- Guarantee rate
- 67.6%
$8,612,850 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $5,825,385 guaranteed at signing and a $3,823,892 signing bonus.
Pittsburgh SteelersMichael Pittman Jr. signed a two-year, $35 million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The deal includes $24 million guaranteed. It carries a $8.87 million cap hit in 2026.
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| 2026 | $1,300,000 | $7,566,667 | $24,000,000 | $0 | $8,866,666 |
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Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.
| 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 | $1,300,000 | $7,566,667 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,000,000 | $8,866,666 |
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $7,566,667 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$1=$8,866,666
IND2020–2025
PIT2026–2028BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $22,700,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$24,000,000Swipe for annual and career totals →
| 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 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 23 | IND | $560,588 | $3,823,892 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $227,223 | $0 | $0 | $4,611,703 | $4,611,703 |
| 2021 | 24 | IND | $1,001,493 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,001,493 | $5,613,196 |
| 2022 | 25 | IND | $1,392,986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,392,986 | $7,006,182 |
| 2023 | 26 | IND | $2,993,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,993,000 | $9,999,182 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 27 | IND | $8,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $0 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28,000,000 | $37,999,182 |
| 2025 | 28 | IND | $18,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,008,820 | $56,008,002 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 29 | PIT | $1,300,000 | $22,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,000,000 | $80,008,002 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 30 | PIT | $16,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,500,000 | $98,508,002 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 31 | PIT | $14,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,500,000 | $115,008,002 |
| Career totals | $63,248,067 | $41,523,892 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $8,820 | $227,223 | $0 | $0 | $115,008,002 | $115,008,002 | ||
4 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
$8,612,850 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $5,825,385 guaranteed at signing and a $3,823,892 signing bonus.
$21,816,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
$70,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $41,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $15,000,000 signing bonus.
$35,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $24,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $22,700,000 signing bonus.