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Boye Mafe Contract

Boye Mafe signed a three-year, $60 million contract with the Cincinnati Bengals. The deal includes $19 million guaranteed. It carries a $17 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

3-year contract$60M
Guaranteed
$19M
Average / year
$20M
Free agency
2029 UFA
Defensive End #53Age 275 NFL seasons6' 4" / 265 lbsMinnesota
Boye Mafe headshotCincinnati Bengals logo
CINDE / 53

2026 contract ledger

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Boye Mafe current contract summary
2026$7,400,000$0$27,000,000$0$17,000,000

Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.

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Boye Mafe current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$7,400,000$0$0$0$4,000,000$0$100,000$0$0$0$27,000,000$17,000,000
Cap equation · 2026BASE $7,400,000 + SIGNING $0 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $4,000,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $5,500,000=$17,000,000

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$27M$13.50M$0
SEA2022–2025
CIN2026–2028
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $7,400,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $15,000,000 + RESTRUCTURE $4,000,000 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $500,000$27,000,000

Annual career ledger

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Boye Mafe complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2022NEW DEAL24SEA$705,000$3,407,092$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$4,112,092$4,112,092
202325SEA$1,094,193$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,094,193$5,206,285
202426SEA$1,483,386$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,483,386$6,689,671
202527SEA$1,872,579$0$0$0$0$6,304$0$0$0$1,878,883$8,568,554
2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED28CIN$7,400,000$0$15,000,000$4,000,000$0$100,000$0$500,000$0$27,000,000$35,568,554
2027SCHEDULED29CIN$13,700,000$0$0$2,000,000$0$100,000$0$500,000$0$16,300,000$51,868,554
2028SCHEDULED30CIN$16,100,000$0$0$0$0$100,000$0$500,000$0$16,700,000$68,568,554
Career totals$42,355,158$3,407,092$15,000,000$6,000,000$0$306,304$0$1,500,000$0$68,568,554$68,568,554

Contract history

2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20222022
  2. 20262026
Career cash shown: $8.57M · Projected under current schedule: $68.57M