- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $958,269
- Signing bonus
- $173,076
- Guarantee rate
- 4.5%
$3,833,076 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $173,076 guaranteed at signing and a $173,076 signing bonus.
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Detroit Lions
Detroit LionsCade Mays Contract
Cade Mays signed a three-year, $25 million contract with the Detroit Lions. The deal includes $14 million guaranteed. It carries a $2.77 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$25M
- Guaranteed
- $14M
- Average / year
- $8.33M
- Free agency
- 2029 UFA
Center #64Age 275 NFL seasons6' 6" / 325 lbsTennessee
DETC / 64
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,215,000 | $1,296,000 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $2,771,000 |
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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 | $1,215,000 | $1,296,000 | $0 | $0 | $255,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,000,000 | $2,771,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $1,296,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $255,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $50,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$45,000=$2,771,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$9M$4.50M$0
CAR2022–2025DET2026–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $6,480,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $50,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $255,000$8,000,000Annual 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 | 23 | CAR | $705,000 | $173,076 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $878,076 | $878,076 |
| 2023 | 24 | CAR | $870,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $870,000 | $1,748,076 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 25 | CAR | $656,667 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $422,495 | $0 | $0 | $1,079,162 | $2,827,238 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 26 | CAR | $3,406,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,414,820 | $6,242,058 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 27 | DET | $1,215,000 | $6,480,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $255,000 | $0 | $8,000,000 | $14,242,058 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 28 | DET | $7,695,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $255,000 | $0 | $8,000,000 | $22,242,058 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 29 | DET | $1,305,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,390,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $255,000 | $0 | $9,000,000 | $31,242,058 |
| Career totals | $15,852,667 | $6,653,076 | $0 | $0 | $7,390,000 | $158,820 | $422,495 | $765,000 | $0 | $31,242,058 | $31,242,058 | ||
Contract history
4 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $985,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$985,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $3.41M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$3,406,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $8.33M
- Signing bonus
- $6.48M
- Guarantee rate
- 56.0%
$25,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $14,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $6,480,000 signing bonus.