Overview
- Multiple outlets report the agreement at $14 million over two years with $10 million guaranteed, including Jordan Schultz and ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
- Schultz credited WinSportsGroup as handling the deal during the NFL’s negotiating window.
- Gainwell earned Steelers team MVP honors in 2025 with 1,023 total yards and eight touchdowns on a one-year, $1.79 million contract.
- Yahoo Sports notes the $7 million average salary likely priced him out in Pittsburgh, where Jaylen Warren earns just under $6 million per season.
- Bleacher Report indicates Tampa Bay could pair Gainwell in a shared backfield with Bucky Irving and that Pittsburgh may expand Kaleb Johnson’s role.