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Steelers’ approach to player contracts hardly a guarantee – Pittsburgh Steelers Blog

PITTSBURGH — As multiple NFL free agents sign contracts with guarantees in excess of $50 million, the Pittsburgh Steelers will happily sit out that bidding. Pittsburgh typically guarantees only the signing bonus on its contracts, and no Steeler save Ben Roethlisberger has gotten more than $19 million on that bonus.

Other teams apply this method sometimes, too, but the Steelers are among the most…