The Pittsburgh Steelers guaranteed fourth-year cornerback Artie Burns a roster bonus of $800,000 yesterday for being on the 90-man roster on the third day of training camp, which is among the most typical times for roster bonuses to come due around the league. He celebrated by recording an interception (off of a tipped ball) during the Seven Shots period of the team’s first padded practice.
Through the first three days of training camp, Burns has been consistently running with the second-team defense on the outside behind starters Joe Haden and Steven Nelson, the two veteran cornerbacks that the Steelers have signed to big-money contracts over the course of the past three offseasons.