Steelers Podcast: Free Agency Updates, Performance-Based Pay Explained

🏈The Pittsburgh Steelers are reportedly hosting linebacker Khiy Hudson for a visit, as they look to add depth at the inside linebacker position.

💰Performance-based pay is a benefit provided by the NFL to players based on their playing time and salary. It does not count against the salary cap and is funded by the league.

📝The hosts of the podcast have been researching and reverse engineering the formula behind performance-based pay, which can be a complex process involving calculations and player indexes.

What is performance-based pay?

—Performance-based pay is a benefit provided by the NFL to players based on their playing time and salary. It does not count against the salary cap and is funded by the league.

How does performance-based pay work?

—Performance-based pay is calculated using a formula that takes into account a player's playing time and salary. Each player has a player index that helps determine their pay.

Why are the Steelers hosting Khiy Hudson for a visit?

—The Steelers are looking to add depth at the inside linebacker position and are considering signing Khiy Hudson, who played primarily on special teams for the Washington Football Team last season.

00:00The hosts of the Steelers Podcast discuss the latest updates in free agency and the Steelers' interest in linebacker Khiy Hudson.

03:10They explain the concept of performance-based pay and how it works in the NFL, including its benefits and how it is calculated.

09:55The hosts mention their own research into performance-based pay and the complexities of reverse engineering the formula.