- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $947,350
- Signing bonus
- $494,401
- Guarantee rate
- 13.0%
$3,789,401 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $494,401 guaranteed at signing and a $494,401 signing bonus.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay BuccaneersBen Bredeson Contract
Ben Bredeson signed a three-year, $22 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The deal includes $12.5 million guaranteed. It carries a $8.77 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$22M
- Guaranteed
- $12.50M
- Average / year
- $7.33M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Guard #68Age 287 NFL seasons6' 5" / 315 lbsMichigan
TBG / 68
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $7,500,000 | $0 | $7,500,000 | $0 | $8,766,000 |
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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 | $7,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,500,000 | $8,766,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $7,500,000 + SIGNING $0 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $1,266,000=$8,766,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$7.51M$3.75M$0
BAL2020
NYG2021–2023TB2024–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $7,500,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$7,500,000Annual 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 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 21 | BAL | $610,000 | $494,401 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $38,229 | $0 | $0 | $1,142,630 | $1,142,630 |
| 2021 | 22 | NYG | $780,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $780,000 | $1,922,630 |
| 2022 | 23 | NYG | $895,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $895,000 | $2,817,630 |
| 2023 | 24 | NYG | $1,010,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,010,000 | $3,827,630 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 25 | TB | $1,660,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $340,000 | $0 | $3,500,000 | $7,327,630 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 26 | TB | $1,170,000 | $0 | $6,330,000 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,508,820 | $14,836,450 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 27 | TB | $7,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,500,000 | $22,336,450 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 28 | TB | $6,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000,000 | $29,336,450 |
| Career totals | $20,125,000 | $494,401 | $6,330,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $8,820 | $538,229 | $340,000 | $0 | $29,336,450 | $29,336,450 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20202020
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $3M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 58.3%
$3,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,750,000 guaranteed at signing.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $7.33M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 56.8%
$22,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $12,500,000 guaranteed at signing.