A complete breakdown of the conracts of all 9 Steelers rookie draft choices

[stillers4me]

With Landry Jones having signed his four-year contract, the Steelers have all nine rookie draft choices in the fold. We also have, thanks to a friend in the business, all nine of their contracts.
All, as required in the collective bargaining agreement, signed four-year contracts. First-round pick Jarvis Jones also has a fifth year at the Steelers option.

Here are the Steelers rookie draft contracts:

--- JARVIS JONES: 8,705,502 total value. 4,711,272 signing bonus. 1,582,818 salary cap. Base salaries of 405,000 (2013), 800,705 (’14), 1,196,410 (’15), 1,592,115 (’16). 2017 at Steelers option.
--- LE’VEON BELL: 4,120,600 total value. 1,376,800 signing bonus. 749,200 salary cap. Bases of 405,000 (2013), 495,000 (’14), 779,600 (’15), 966,900 (’16). Roster bonus of 97,300 on fifth day of ’14 league year.
--- MARKUS WHEATON: 2,811,376 total value. 591,376 signing bonus. 552,844 salary cap. Bases of 405,000 (2013), 515,000 (’14), 605,000 (’15), 695,000 (’16).
--- SHAMARKO THOMAS: 2,613,152 total value. 453,152 signing bonus. 518,288 salary cap. Bases of 405,000 (2013), 495,000 (’14), 585,000 (’15), 675,000 (’16).
--- LANDRY JONES: 2,599,220 total value. 439,220 signing bonus. 514,805 salary cap. Bases of 405,000 (2013), 495,000 (’14), 585,000 (’15), 675,000 (’16).
--- TERRY HAWTHORNE: 2,350,052 total value. 190,052 signing bonus. 452,513 salary cap. Bases of 405,000 (2013), 495,000 (’14), 585,000 (’15), 675,000 (’16).
--- JUSTIN BROWN: 2,264,072 total value. 104,072 signing bonus. 431,018 salary cap. Bases of 405,000 (2013), 495,000 (’14), 585,000 (’15), 675,000 (’16).
--- VINCE WILLIAMS: 2,238,680 total value. 78,680 signing bonus. 424,670 salary cap. Bases of 405,000 (2013), 495,000 (’14), 585,000 (’15), 675,000 (’16).
--- NICK WILLIAMS: 2,217,848 total value. 57,848 signing bonus. 419,462 salary cap. Bases of 405,000 (2013), 495,000 (’14), 585,000 (’15), $675,000 (’16).

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[Count Steeler]

An elite QB, 4 draft classes and spot cheap vets. The formula for future NFL teams. Total for the class about 30M.

[fansince'76]

There are plenty of things not to like about the new CBA (like patty cake practices), but the rookie wage scale isn't one of them.

[GBMelBlount]

An elite QB, 4 draft classes and spot cheap vets. The formula for future NFL teams. Total for the class about 30M.

...and that's over 4 years....and getting 2 million over 4 years as a late round pick is plenty of incentive if you ask me.

[Count Steeler]

...and that's over 4 years....and getting 2 million over 4 years as a late round pick is plenty of incentive if you ask me.

Starts to explain why the NFL has held the line on the salary cap at 120m. Forcing a lot of big contracts out of the game. You better have an elite QB and a bunch of young talent. Brings down the wages for vets. And they thought they would get more of the money by capping the kids.

Goodell 5 Smith -5

[GBMelBlount]

Good point.

Sounds like the only person not feeling the squeeze is the QB's.

Times are tough.

[Count Steeler]

Makes you wonder if the Steelers were the only players that actually "read" the CBA. Maybe everyone else was ignorant?