I received a rant via email today as to why the Pittsburgh Steelers signed kicker Shaun Suisham to a four-year deal prior to the season started and if they indeed were stuck with him in 2012 because of it. The short answer is of course no, they are not stuck with him and below is the long answer as to why.
The Suisham four-year contract included a $ 1.35 million signing bonus that gets amortized over the 4 years of the deal. With one year now in the books, Suisham has $ 1.0125 million left of signing bonus that needs to be accounted for. He is scheduled to count $ 1.6875 against the 2012 salary Read more […]
Source: Yardbarker: Pittsburgh Steelers