Jerricho Cotchery to make $3.5 million in year 1 of deal with Panthers

Jerricho Cotchery’s deal with the Carolina Panthers was announced as a two year deal by the Panthers but is officially a five year, $8.015 million contract, according to the official numbers from the NFLPA. The last three years of the deal are voidable. Cotchery will make $3.5 million in year one of the deal. Contract Breakdown:5 Years – $8.015 million | $2.25 million signing bonus | 2014: $1.25 million | 2015: $1.45 million | 2016: $1 million | 2017: $1 million | $1.015 million |

Steelers, Cotchery in talks on new deal; Rams, Panthers showing interest, source says

STEELERS LOOK TO STRIKE DEAL WITH JERRICHO COTCHERY The Pittsburgh Steelers and Jerricho Cotchery are working on a new deal but coming off a 10 touchdown season, Cotchery has drawn interest from up to three teams, an NFL source says. Cotchery is planning to take at least two visits next week. Cotchery has strong interest in returning to Pittsburgh but is seeking around $3 million guaranteed in year one of a multi-year deal. The Steelers right now have under $4 million in cap space. Cotchery parted ways with agent Jack Scharf just before the combine and hired Brian Levy of Goal Line Football. Levy is Mike Tomlin’s agent and former Steeler Larry Foote’s long-time agent. One of the interested teams