- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $858,333
- Signing bonus
- $15,000
- Guarantee rate
- 0.6%
$2,575,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $15,000 guaranteed at signing and a $15,000 signing bonus.
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New England Patriots
New England PatriotsBrenden Schooler Contract
Brenden Schooler signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the New England Patriots. The deal includes $3.6 million guaranteed and can reach $11 million with incentives. It carries a $3 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$9M
- Guaranteed
- $3.60M
- Average / year
- $3M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Safety #41Age 295 NFL seasons6' 2" / 210 lbsTexas
NES / 41
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $2,000,000 | $475,000 | $2,550,000 | $0 | $2,998,529 |
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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 | $2,000,000 | $475,000 | $0 | $0 | $450,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,550,000 | $2,998,529 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $2,000,000 + SIGNING $475,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $450,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$26,471=$2,998,529Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$3.38M$1.69M$0
NE2022–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $2,000,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $450,000$2,550,000Annual 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 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 25 | NE | $705,000 | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $720,000 | $720,000 |
| 2023 | 26 | NE | $870,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $870,000 | $1,590,000 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 27 | NE | $985,000 | $1,900,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,385,000 | $4,975,000 |
| 2025 | 28 | NE | $1,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $110,080 | $0 | $423,529 | $0 | $1,733,609 | $6,708,609 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 29 | NE | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $450,000 | $0 | $2,550,000 | $9,258,609 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 30 | NE | $2,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $450,000 | $0 | $2,800,000 | $12,058,609 |
| Career totals | $8,010,000 | $1,915,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $310,080 | $500,000 | $1,323,529 | $0 | $12,058,609 | $12,058,609 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $3M
- Signing bonus
- $1.90M
- Guarantee rate
- 40.0%
$9,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $3,600,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,900,000 signing bonus.