WR Lance Moore's deal with #Steelers is 2 years, $3M with a $645K signing bonus. No other guarantees.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 25, 2014
The Steelers signed wide receiver Lance Moore to a $3 million contract over two years, including a $645,000 signing bonus. That's the only guaranteed money of the deal, meaning he got about half of what Jerricho Cotchery did from the Carolina Panthers.
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Moore was released by the New Orleans Saints this offseason, losing out on the $3.8 million he was owed this season.
Injuries led to a statistical decline in 2013 after having set a career high with 1,041 receiving yards in 2012.
The Steelers lost both Cotchery and Emmanuel Sanders this offseason, counting on the addition of Moore and development of second-year WR Markus Wheaton to fill in for their 113 catches, 1,342 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Also expected to step up will be veteran tight end Heath Miller, recipient of a new three-year contract his offseason after spending most of 2013 playing less than 100 percent. Second-year RB Le'Veon Bell will shoulder some of the burden in the passing game as well after a rookie season that saw him catch 45 passes for 399 yards, both marks good for fifth on the team in just 13 games.