What is the story about?
The Steelers 2025 team MVP will be joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2026.
Per NFL insider Jordan Schultz, Gainwell will be signing a two-year, $14 million deal in Tampa Bay.
The $7 million per year
average likely priced Gainwell out of a return to Pittsburgh, where Jaylen Warren is already making just under $6 million per season.
Gainwell broke out with the Steelers on a one-year, $1.79 million deal in 2025, with 1,023 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns. He was a receiving weapon for Aaron Rodgers, with the Pittsburgh quarterback saying his goal was to get Gainwell paid in the offseason.
It appears that mission was accomplished.
