A signing bonus or sign-on bonus is a sum of money paid to a new employee (including a professional sports person) by a company as an incentive to join...

The rule stipulated that when a major-league team signed a player to a contract with a signing bonus above a certain threshold, the team was required to...

roster bonus is a feature that may be included in a professional sports player contract. A roster bonus is conditional, unlike a signing bonus. The latter...

On June 8, 2010, the Patriots signed Hernandez to a four-year, $2.37 million contract that included a signing bonus of $200,000. The terms of his contract...

the largest signing bonus ever given to a high school player at $6.25 million; and Jacob Turner, who received the largest signing bonus ever given to...

Pittsburgh Steelers signed Clark to a four-year, $7 million contract that included a signing bonus of $1.65 million. Clark was signed as a replacement for...

season (or upon signing in the case of contracts signed after July 1) they must be paid even in the event of a lockout. Signing bonuses may also provide...

difficulty MLB teams perceived in signing him. He, too, wanted a $1.5 million signing bonus, but with the Astros out of bonus pool money and not willing to...

exchange for minor-league pitcher Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz and international signing bonus pool money. Narváez's cousin, Omar, is also an MLB player. Goodman,...

York Jets signed Reed to a three–year, $33.00 million contract that includes $10.50 million guaranteed upon signing and an initial signing bonus of $9.46...

and using the accounts to claim a sign-up bonus several times. An example of casino fraud is changing terms of a bonus after a player has completed the...

On July 26, 2022, Rocker signed with Texas for a $5.2 million signing bonus. Rocker did not appear in a game after signing, instead working out at the...

signing bonus. Olin Kreutz (Chicago Bears), a perennial Pro Bowler, signed a three-year contract extension for $25 million with a $9 million signing bonus...

contract ten minutes before the signing deadline for drafted players on August 15, 2008. Hosmer received a $6 million signing bonus, the largest given to a draft...

in the draft, joining Ben McDonald. He signed with the Pirates on July 18, 2023, for a $9.2 million signing bonus, the highest ever for a drafted player...

Top Rank's Bob Arum revealed he signed Benavidez to his stable and given him a signing bonus of $250,000. Upon the signing, Sampson Lewkowicz filed a lawsuit...

overall by the Boston Red Sox. He signed with the team and received an over-slot signing bonus of $2.5 million. After signing, Anthony was assigned to the...

baseball their passion. Soto signed with the Washington Nationals as an international free agent for a $1.5 million signing bonus in July 2015. He made his...

Panthers signed Luvu to a two-year, $9.00 million contract extension that includes $4.50 million guaranteed upon signing and a signing bonus of $3.00...

with the 65th pick. On June 28, Nassib signed a four-year contract worth about $3.2 million, with signing bonus worth approximately $890,000. In his first...

agent that included $55,000 guaranteed upon signing and an initial signing bonus of $5,000. Throughout training camp, he competed for a roster spot as...

Oakland Athletics in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB draft and signed for a $100,000 signing bonus. White spent his first professional season with the Arizona...

On May 12, 2015, the Buccaneers signed Alexander to a four-year, $2.75 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $478,322. Alexander entered training...

his signing bonus and he returned to the open market. On July 2, 2018, Acuña signed with the Texas Rangers for a $425,000 signing bonus. Acuña made his...

April 9, Guerrero signed a 14-year, $500 million extension with the Blue Jays. $325 million of the contract will be paid as signing bonuses each season, and...

Buccaneers signed Murphy-Bunting to a four–year, $7.37 million contract that included $4.21 million guaranteed upon signing and a signing bonus of $3.38...

record for the largest signing bonus ever given to a drafted pitcher. In 2001, he set the record for the largest signing bonus ever given to a drafted...

five-tool player. The pick gave the Red Sox a signing bonus allotment of $6,664,000. Mayer officially signed with Boston on July 22, for the assigned slot...

motivation." On June 15, 2010, the Steelers signed Brown to a three-year, $1.28 million contract with a signing bonus of $73,075. Brown entered training camp...

Patriots signed Bentley to a two-year, $6.00 million contract extension that includes $3.90 million guaranteed upon signing and a signing bonus of $1.60...