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Carson Bruener

Pittsburgh Steelers
Pos LB
Updated August 24, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$1.0M
APY
$1.1M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$137K
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$4.2M/yr
underpaid by $3.2M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $17M total · range $1.9M to $8.1M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Derrick BarnesDET · signed 2025
4 yr · $8.0M/yr
28
Jake HansenHOU · signed 2025
1 yr · $2.7M/yr
26
Divine DeabloATL · signed 2025
1 yr · $7.0M/yr
20
Tyrel DodsonMIA · signed 2025
1 yr · $3.1M/yr
30
Jahlani TavaiNE · signed 2022
2 yr · $2.2M/yr
21
Kenny YoungLV · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.3M/yr
26

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$874K$840K$34K$0$874K
2026$1.0M$1.0M$34K$103K$937K
2027$1.2M$1.1M$34K$68K$1.1M
2028$1.3M$1.2M$34K$34K$1.2M

Cap Scenario What-if

Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0

Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.

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