Steelers extend Nick Herbig with four-year, $100 million contract
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 6, 2026, 10:14 PM
Last updated Jun 6, 2026
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed Nick Herbig to a four-year, $100 million contract extension on June 6, 2026. Herbig's deal includes a $19.8 million signing bonus, with a low cap hit of $5.4 million for the upcoming season. His yearly cap hit is set to rise significantly in subsequent years: $25.2 million in 2027, $22.2 million in 2028, and reaching $28.1 million in 2030. The total fully guaranteed money in the contract amounts to $21 million. This contract structure offers the Steelers flexibility as Herbig's dead cap hit decreases in the final two years of the deal.
- •Herbig’s extension lasts through 2030.
- •The signing includes a $19.8 million signing bonus.
- •Cap hit is $5.4 million in 2026, increasing thereafter.
- •Total fully guaranteed money is $21 million.
- •Dead cap hit decreases in the final two contract years.
- 10:14 PMYahoo Sports — Steelers’ Nick Herbig contract details revealed
"Herbig’s deal has less fully guaranteed money that previously reported.
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