Steelers nehmen Erstrunden-Pick Max Iheanachor unter Vertrag

Die Pittsburgh Steelers haben den Offensive Tackle Max Iheanachor mit einem Rookie-Vertrag ausgestattet. Der an 21. Stelle gedraftete Spieler einigte sich auf einen Vierjahresvertrag im Wert von 20,69 Millionen US-Dollar, der einen Unterschriftsbonus von 11,598 Millionen US-Dollar beinhaltet.

Der Vertrag ist vollständig garantiert und bringt für das Jahr 2026 eine Gehaltsobergrenze-Belastung von etwa 3,8 Millionen US-Dollar mit sich. Er enthält zudem eine Teamoption für ein fünftes Jahr, die das Team nach Iheanachors dritter Saison ziehen kann. Laut NFL-Insider Aaron Wilson wurde die Einigung wenige Tage vor dem Beginn der Offseason-Trainingseinheiten der Steelers am Montag erzielt.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers chose offensive tackle Max Iheanachor with the 21st pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. The Nigeria native started playing football just five years ago at East Los Angeles College after nearly quitting the sport. Coach Bobby Godinez convinced him to stay and developed him into a first-round prospect.

Fresh off being drafted 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers, offensive tackle Max Iheanachor pledged helmets and tickets to his former junior college coach Bobby Godinez, who discovered him playing basketball and turned him into an NFL prospect. Godinez now has his sights set on repeating the success with another Nigerian talent.

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