The Pittsburgh Steelers just lately made a giant commerce with the Miami Dolphins and that deal resulted in FS Minkah Fitzpatrick being exchanged for CB Jalen Ramsey and TE Jonnu Smith, along with the swapping of later spherical 2027 draft picks. With the full particulars of the Ramsey contract that the Steelers acquired now already coated, I can now present the breakdown of Smith’s new contract with the Steelers, courtesy of the NFLPA wage cap web page.
Previous to being traded to the Steelers, Smith had one yr remaining on his contract. He was scheduled to earn $3.99 million in 2025 with $500,000 of that being as a consequence of him within the type of per sport roster bonuses. After buying and selling for Smith, the Steelers signed Smith to a one-year extension that included $12.01 million being added to the $3.99 million in 2025 that was already in his contract.
The Steelers then took $2.735 million of the $3.99 million that Smith was beforehand scheduled to earn in 2025, along with $5.01 million of the $12.01 million that was added to the deal as a part of the extension, and turned the overall of $7.745 million right into a signing bonus for the tight finish. It turned prorated out over 2025 and 2026. That bonus resulted in Smith’s 2025 base wage dropping right down to $1.255 million, the NFL minimal for his credited seasons.
The remaining $7 million of the brand new $12.01 million added to Smith’s contract as a part of his extension is now scheduled to be the tight finish’s base wage in 2026. Smith’s new 2025 and 2026 wage cap fees on account of his one-year extension at the moment are scheduled to be $5,127,500 and $10,872,500, respectively.
Smith, who was initially scheduled to earn simply $3.99 million in money in 2025 from the Dolphins, will now earn $9 million this season with the Steelers on account of his one-year contract extension. As beforehand talked about, Smith is about to earn $7 million in money in 2026. Assuming he performs out his 2026 contract yr, Smith will earn $16 million from the Steelers over the 2 years.
Previous to be buying and selling to the Steelers, Smith had an APY (new cash common) of simply $4.2 million. After signing his one-year extension with the Steelers, his new APY is $12.1 million, which ties him with fellow Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth because the eighth highest paid tight ends within the NFL as of the time of this put up.
