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The Pittsburgh Steelers have begun doing work to get compliant with the 2018 NFL Salary Cap, and that will now include the $14.5 million dollar price tag for Le’Veon Bell’s Exclusive Rights Franchise Tag. There are several veterans on the team who could help by restructuring their current deals, and Antonio Brown is just the latest.
#Steelers WR Antonio Brown completes a base to bonus restructure to create cap space for the Le’Veon Bell franchise tag, as agent @RosenhausSports explains the situation to him. https://t.co/zTRe5GDpJt
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 7, 2018
For those who don’t trust Rapoport, and I don’t blame you for thinking this, Brown posted the below video on his Instagram story showing his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, explaining to him how the restructure will work, taking his base salary and turning it into a bonus.
#Steelers WR Antonio Brown posted on his Instagram stories that he has restructured his contract, fully guaranteeing his 2018 salary to create cap space for the team. pic.twitter.com/HfdTz0sJZB
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 7, 2018
Brown joins Stephon Tuitt and David DeCastro as current players who have done their part this offseason financially to help alleviate the team’s cap situation. Others who could be on the docket to do the same would be Ben Roethlisberger, by way of an extension, and Cameron Heyward.
Either way, the Steelers have put the wheels in motion to get their books in order before the new league year begins.
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