D.K. Metcalf’s Suspension Would Void $45M In Future Guarantees

Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Steelers WR D.K. Metcalf‘s two-game suspension would void the rest of his 2025 salary and $45 million in future guarantees if upheld.

Metcalf was recently suspended for an incident that took place with a Lions fan in Week 16 in Detroit. He’s appealing the decision, but he would lose massive future guarantees in his contract if the decision is upheld.

Metcalf, 28, is a former second-round pick by the Seahawks in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Ole Miss. Seattle traded up to select him and exchanged the No. 77 and No. 118 picks for him.

He signed a four-year, $4,586,054 rookie contract, including a $1,355,312 signing bonus with the Seahawks, and was set to earn a base salary of $3,986,000 in 2022 when he signed a three-year, $72 million extension.

Metcalf was due base salaries of $13 million and $18 million in the final two years of the deal when he restructured his contract in 2024. He’s set to make a base salary of $18 million in 2024 and was scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in 2026.

Seattle traded Metcalf to Pittsburgh with a sixth-round pick this past offseason for a second-round pick and a seventh-round pick and then signed him to a four-year, $132 million extension through 2029. 

In 2025, Metcalf has appeared in 15 games for the Steelers and caught 59 of 99 targets for 850 yards and six touchdowns.