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Current Contract
JuJu Smith-Schuster signed a 4 year, $4,195,779 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including a $1,191,475 signing bonus, $1,847,192 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,048,945.
Contract: 4 yr(s) / $4,195,779 Signing Bonus $1,191,475 Average Salary $1,048,945 Total Guarantees $1,847,192 Guaranteed at Signing $1,847,192 Free Agent: 2021 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash 2017 21 $437,648 $297,868 $735,516 $1,847,192 $1,629,123($1,629,123) Pre-6/1 Release 2017 Dead Cap: $1,847,192 2017 Cap Savings: $-1,111,676 Pre-6/1 Trade 2017 Dead Cap: $1,191,475 2017 Cap Savings: $-455,959 Post-6/1 Release 2017 Dead Cap: $953,585 2018 Dead Cap: $893,607 2017 Cap Savings: $-218,069 Post-6/1 Trade 2017 Dead Cap: $297,868 2018 Dead Cap: $893,607 2017 Cap Savings: $437,648 2018 22 $655,717 $297,868 $953,585 $1,549,324 $655,717($2,284,840) Pre-6/1 Release 2018 Dead Cap: $1,549,324 2018 Cap Savings: $-595,739 Pre-6/1 Trade 2018 Dead Cap: $893,607 2018 Cap Savings: $59,978 Post-6/1 Release 2018 Dead Cap: $953,585 2019 Dead Cap: $595,739 2018 Cap Savings: $0 Post-6/1 Trade 2018 Dead Cap: $297,868 2019 Dead Cap: $595,739 2018 Cap Savings: $655,717 2019 23 $846,434 $297,868 $1,144,302 $595,739 $846,434($3,131,274) Pre-6/1 Release 2019 Dead Cap: $595,739 2019 Cap Savings: $548,563 Pre-6/1 Trade 2019 Dead Cap: $595,739 2019 Cap Savings: $548,563 Post-6/1 Release 2019 Dead Cap: $297,868 2020 Dead Cap: $297,871 2019 Cap Savings: $846,434 Post-6/1 Trade 2019 Dead Cap: $297,868 2020 Dead Cap: $297,871 2019 Cap Savings: $846,434 2020 24 $1,037,152 $297,871 $1,335,023 $297,871 $1,037,152($4,168,426) Pre-6/1 Release 2020 Dead Cap: $297,871 2020 Cap Savings: $1,037,152 Pre-6/1 Trade 2020 Dead Cap: $297,871 2020 Cap Savings: $1,037,152 Post-6/1 Release 2020 Dead Cap: $297,871 2021 Dead Cap: $0 2020 Cap Savings: $1,037,152 Post-6/1 Trade 2020 Dead Cap: $297,871 2021 Dead Cap: $0 2020 Cap Savings: $1,037,152 2021 25 UFA Contract Notes:- $1.84 million guaranteed (signing bonus + 2018 salary)
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Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2017 $437,648 $1,191,475 - - - - - $1,629,123 2018 $655,717 - - - - - - $655,717 2019 $846,434 - - - - - - $846,434 2020 $1,037,152 - - - - - - $1,037,152 4 seasons $2,976,951 $1,191,475 - - - - - $4,168,426 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 4 seasons $2,976,951 $1,191,475 - - - - - $4,168,426 -
Fines
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11/02/2020, $5,000
Uniform violation (socks too low)
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12/05/2017, 1 game $27,353
Blindside Block + Taunting against Vontaze Burfict (CIN)
TOTAL: $32,353
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Transactions
Nov 2 2020Fined $5,000 Uniform violation (socks too low)Nov 2 2020Fined $5,000 Uniform violation (socks too low)Dec 5 2017Suspended 1 game for violating the league's player safety rules (blindside block and taunting against Vontaze Burfict (CIN)), forfeiting $27,353 in 2017 salary with Pittsburgh (PIT)May 17 2017Signed a 4 year $4.19 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)Apr 28 2017Drafted by Pittsburgh (PIT): Round 2 (#62 overall) -
2021 Player Rankings
A visual look at how JuJu Smith-Schuster ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Tgt Rec Rec Yds Yds/Rec Yds/Gm Rec TD Fum Drops Prod Pts 2020 PIT 16 16 14 923 89.4 128 97 831 8.6 51.94 9 3 3 137.1 2019 PIT 12 12 12 582 57.2 71 42 552 13.1 46.00 3 1 6 71.2 2018 PIT 16 16 13 960 85.9 166 111 1426 12.8 89.13 7 1 6 185.9 2017 PIT 14 14 7 707 63.8 79 58 917 15.8 65.50 7 0 2 133.7 Totals 58 58 46 3,172 - 444 308 3,726 12.1 64.24 26 5 20 527.90