Steelers sign "Futures" contracts

**Stlrs4Life** · 01-12-2008, 12:27 AM

Steelers | Team signs Boyd to futures contract
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:00:45 -0800

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced they signed TE Cody Boyd (Redskins) to a futures contract Friday, Jan. 11. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Steelers | Team signs Walker to futures contract
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:00:01 -0800

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced they signed WR Gerran Walker to a futures contract Friday, Jan. 11. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Steelers | Team signs Vincent to futures contract
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:58:13 -0800

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced they signed RB Justin Vincent (Falcons) to a futures contract Friday, Jan. 11. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Steelers | Team signs Trucks to futures contract
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:57:41 -0800

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced they signed LB Anthony Trucks (Redskins) to a futures contract Friday, Jan. 11. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Steelers | Team signs Lorello to futures contract
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:54:43 -0800

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced they signed FS Mike Lorello to a futures contract Friday, Jan. 11. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Steelers | Team sign Lentz to futures contract
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:54:11 -0800

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced they signed OL Matt Lentz to a futures contract Friday, Jan. 11. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Steelers | Team signs Bloom to futures contract
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:53:32 -0800

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced they signed WR Jeremy Bloom to a futures contract Friday, Jan. 11. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Steelers | Team signs Baker to futures contract
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:53:05 -0800

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced they signed WR Dallas Baker to a futures contract Friday, Jan. 11. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Never heared of futures contracts. What are they?

**BlitzburghRockCity** · 01-12-2008, 07:06 AM

Man I was really hoping Dallas Baker could turn out to be a late round gem for us but atleast he still made the team on the PS last year and who knows maybe he shows the coaches something this year.

**floodcitygirl** · 01-12-2008, 11:41 AM

So what is a futures contract?

**yinzer** · 01-12-2008, 12:48 PM

future contract???????

**steelcityrockers** · 01-12-2008, 03:11 PM

That way they can keepm the players off the practice sqy=uad. A future contract is how they stop players from entering FA if I remember correctly.

**BlitzburghRockCity** · 01-12-2008, 04:34 PM

Reserve/future contracts are contracts that are signed for the 2008 season, even though the upcoming season does not officially begin until March. Only players who were not on any NFL team’s active roster when the 2007 season ended are eligible for such signings; if they were under contract, then they would remain so until March.

That's the basics of it