The Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to terms with eight undrafted free agents at the conclusion of the 2021 NFL Draft and now we we can pass along the details of the final two outstanding deals courtesy of former NFL agent Joel Corry of CBS Sports.
Once again, let it be known that the undrafted rookie reservation amount for 2021 was $160,000, according to Joel Corry of CBS Sports. That number is the maximum amount of signing bonuses teams are allowed to give to undrafted free agents in 2021 and is a fixed percentage of the total Rookie Compensation Pool for 2021.
The two undrafted Steelers free agents listed below, wide receiver Rico Bussey and outside linebacker Jamar Watson, received signing bonuses that total out at $18,000. Both players received minimum base salaries for each of the three years of their contracts. Bussey received a signing bonus of $3,000 while Watson received $15,000.
In total, the Steelers gave out $115,000 in signing bonuses to their eight undrafted free agents this year. Those signing bonuses used $39,166 in 2021 salary cap space.
| (2) 2021 Steelers Undrafted Rookie Contracts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Bussey – Total $2,428,000 – Signing Bonus $3,000 | |||||
| YEAR | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | WORKOUT BONUS | ROSTER BONUS | CAP CHARGE |
| 2021 | $660,000 | $1,000 | $- | $- | $661,000 |
| 2022 | $825,000 | $1,000 | $- | $- | $826,000 |
| 2023 | $940,000 | $1,000 | $- | $- | $941,000 |
| Jamar Watson – Total $2,440,000 – Signing Bonus $15,000 | |||||
| YEAR | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | WORKOUT BONUS | ROSTER BONUS | CAP CHARGE |
| 2021 | $660,000 | $5,000 | $- | $- | $665,000 |
| 2022 | $825,000 | $5,000 | $- | $- | $830,000 |
| 2023 | $940,000 | $5,000 | $- | $- | $945,000 |
