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03-13-2019, 04:36 PM
Bud Dupree to receive entire $9.2 million salary for 2019
By BRYAN DEARDO
Bud Dupree did not have his 2019 salary restructured and will make $9.2 million for the upcoming season. There was speculation that the Steelers, who had until the start of the league's new year to get it done, would restructure Dupree's fifth year option while giving them added cap space in the process. The Steelers ultimately decided to not go in that direction.
Dupree has turned into a solid, yet unspectacular starter after being Pittsburgh's first round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. After starting the final seven games (including the postseason) of his rookie season, Dupree missed nine games in 2016 after spending the first half of the season on IR. Dupree bounced back to have a solid season in 2017, setting a career high with 6.0 sacks while also recording 12 tackles for loss. In 2018, Dupree, after switching sides with fellow outside linebacker and former first round pick T.J. Watt, collected 5.5 sacks while also recording the first interception and touchdown of his career. The Steelers picked up Dupree's fifth year option last offseason.
Last month, during his meeting with local Pittsburgh media, Steelers' GM Kevin Colbert was asked if he is comfortable paying Dupree that much money heading into his final year under contract.
"We'll watch this thing as we go into free agency, the draft," Colbert said, via Jim Wexell of 247Sports. "His number is there. We know what it is."
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https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/Article/Bud-Dupree-to-receive-entire-92-million-salary-for-2019-130036874/
By BRYAN DEARDO
Bud Dupree did not have his 2019 salary restructured and will make $9.2 million for the upcoming season. There was speculation that the Steelers, who had until the start of the league's new year to get it done, would restructure Dupree's fifth year option while giving them added cap space in the process. The Steelers ultimately decided to not go in that direction.
Dupree has turned into a solid, yet unspectacular starter after being Pittsburgh's first round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. After starting the final seven games (including the postseason) of his rookie season, Dupree missed nine games in 2016 after spending the first half of the season on IR. Dupree bounced back to have a solid season in 2017, setting a career high with 6.0 sacks while also recording 12 tackles for loss. In 2018, Dupree, after switching sides with fellow outside linebacker and former first round pick T.J. Watt, collected 5.5 sacks while also recording the first interception and touchdown of his career. The Steelers picked up Dupree's fifth year option last offseason.
Last month, during his meeting with local Pittsburgh media, Steelers' GM Kevin Colbert was asked if he is comfortable paying Dupree that much money heading into his final year under contract.
"We'll watch this thing as we go into free agency, the draft," Colbert said, via Jim Wexell of 247Sports. "His number is there. We know what it is."
to read rest of article:
https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/Article/Bud-Dupree-to-receive-entire-92-million-salary-for-2019-130036874/