Former UH running back Joey Iosefa signs 4-year deal
SPT - Hawaii running back Joey Iosefa (7) breaks through for a big gain during the second half of a college football game between the Washington Huskies and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors on Saturday
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Former University of Hawaii running back Joey Iosefa signed a four-year, $2.25-million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday.
"It’s a dream come true," Iosefa said. "But it’s only the beginning."
The Buccaneers selected Iosefa in the seventh round of the National Football League draft on May 2.
Iosefa agreed to a $68,000 signing bonus. Last year’s 231st draft selection —defensive end Ben Gardner by the Dallas Cowboys — received a signing bonus of $59,172.
Only the signing bonus is guaranteed. But Iosefa can earn up to $2,190,000 in salary if he is on the Buccaneers’ active roster for four seasons. The NFL minimum salaries for a player entering the league this year are $435,000 in 2015, $510,000 in 2016, $585,000 in 2017 and $660,000 in 2018.
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Agent Aaron Gordon said Iosefa plans to make charitable donations in Hawaii and Tampa Bay.
"Hawaii has done so much for Joey," Gordon said. "Joey wants to give back."
