The Pittsburgh Steelers recently signed several undrafted free agents and we now have the signing bonuses that were paid to nine of them, courtesy of Joel Corry of CBS Sports.
As expected, former Kansas State offensive lineman B.J. Finney, was the highest priority undrafted free agent signed by the Steelers as evidenced by the $10,000 signing bonus that was given to him.
Penn State offensive lineman Miles Dieffenbach received the second-highest bonus.
Teams were allowed a signing bonus budget of $86,957 in 2015. The undrafted free agents signed three-year contracts that included minimum base salaries.
Undrafted Free Agent Signing Bonuses
B.J. Finney – $10,000
Miles Dieffenbach – $8,000
Reese Dismukes – $5,000
Eli Rogers – $5,000
Ross Scheuerman – $5,000
Cameron Clear – $5,000
Tyler Murphy – $4,500
Niko Davis – $2,500
Micah Hatchie – $1,000
Kevin Whimpey – $1,000
Cameron Stingily – $1,000
Mike Thornton – $1,000