When the Bucs announced the signings of SS Jermaine Phillips and TE Jerramy Stevens last week, we weren't clear on the terms of those deals other than the fact Stevens was believed to have signed for two years.

Now, players union data gives us a better feel for those deals. Records show Phillips signed a one-year deal that will pay him a base salary of $1.25-million for 2009. The records do not indicate what, if any, signing bonus Phillips received. The decision to lock him in for just one year might have something to do with his history of broken arms, which likely was unavoidable in contract negotiations.

After two seasons of playing for the veteran minimum salary, Stevens said at the end of last season he hoped to cash in. Turns out he got a nice bump, going from a salary in the $600,000 range to $1.265-million in 2009 and $1.425-million in 2010. As with Phillips, we don't know what, if any, bonuses Stevens was paid.

If nothing else, this info at least gives an idea of these two players' standing with the team.