Steelers convert big portion of shaziers 2018 salary into a signing-bonus.

[ark steel]

And he must be racking up medical bills, so its good to have the money now instead of later.

I would have thought a great deal of the medical bills are being paid by the NFL and/or insurance.

Id also expect that Shaz had personal insurance that pays him good $ if he got injured. Im sure many of the top athletes have something like that, to make sure they have some continuity of income.

I doubt the NFL pension plan disability provisions kick in for someone with only 4 years.

 

[Stryker]

And he must be racking up medical bills, so its good to have the money now instead of later.

Steelers and NFL will pay them. The injury occurred on the field, so they can't cut and run.

 

[Coach]

Class move. I hope the Steelers find a way to keep Ryan part of the organization.