Former Steelers RB Kenneth Gainwell signs with Buccaneers

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 21: Kenneth Gainwell #14 of the Pittsburgh Steelers scores a second quarter touchdown against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on December 21, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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.

BREAKING: Kenneth Gainwell is signing with the #Bucs on a 2-year, $14M deal, with $10M guaranteed, per sources. Deal done by @WinSportsGroup.

Gainwell, the #Steelers’ team MVP last year, had 1,023 total yards and 8 TDs and is an ascending player as a runner and pass catcher. pic.twitter.com/Isp3uATM53

— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) March 9, 2026

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.

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