- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $823,021
- Signing bonus
- $775,040
- Guarantee rate
- 23.5%
$3,292,082 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $775,040 guaranteed at signing and a $775,040 signing bonus.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay BuccaneersAnthony Nelson Contract
Anthony Nelson signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The deal includes $5.5 million guaranteed and can reach $12 million with incentives. It carries a $5.37 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
2-year contract$10M
- Guaranteed
- $5.50M
- Average / year
- $5M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Linebacker #98Age 298 NFL seasons6' 7" / 271 lbsIowa
TBLB / 98
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $4,500,000 | $0 | $5,366,000 |
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| Year | Base salary | Signing proration | Option bonus | Option proration | Roster bonus | Per-game bonus | Workout bonus | Available incentives | Cap incentives | Guaranteed salary | Cash due | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026contract | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $866,000 | $0 | $4,500,000 | $5,366,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $4,000,000 + SIGNING $0 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $500,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $866,000=$5,366,000$134,000 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.
Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$5.51M$2.75M$0
TB2019–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $4,000,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $500,000 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$4,500,000Annual career ledger
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| Season | Salary | Bonuses and cash adjustments | Potential | Cash totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Team | Base salary | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives paid | Other cash | Available | Annual cash | Career cash |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 22 | TB | $495,000 | $775,040 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,270,040 | $1,270,040 |
| 2020 | 23 | TB | $675,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $675,000 | $1,945,040 |
| 2021 | 24 | TB | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | $2,795,040 |
| 2022 | 25 | TB | $965,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $965,000 | $3,760,040 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 26 | TB | $1,080,000 | $4,420,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,500,000 | $9,260,040 |
| 2024 | 27 | TB | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500,000 | $13,760,040 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 28 | TB | $1,170,000 | $0 | $4,330,000 | $0 | $0 | $8,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,508,505 | $19,268,545 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 29 | TB | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500,000 | $23,768,545 |
| Career totals | $13,235,000 | $5,195,040 | $4,330,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $8,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,768,545 | $23,768,545 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20192019
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $5M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 55.0%
$10,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $5,500,000 guaranteed at signing.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $5M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 55.0%
$10,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $5,500,000 guaranteed at signing.