- Signed
- 2014
- Average / year
- $510,667
- Signing bonus
- $2,000
- Guarantee rate
- 0.1%
$1,532,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $2,000 guaranteed at signing and a $2,000 signing bonus.
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Chicago Bears
Chicago BearsCairo Santos Contract
Cairo Santos signed a four-year, $15.6 million contract with the Chicago Bears. The deal includes $3.38 million guaranteed and can reach $16 million with incentives. It carries a $3.76 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$15.60M
- Guaranteed
- $3.38M
- Average / year
- $3.90M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Place Kicker #8Age 3413 NFL seasons5' 8" / 173 lbsTulane
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2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $3,100,000 | $560,000 | $3,200,000 | $0 | $3,760,000 |
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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 | $3,100,000 | $560,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,200,000 | $3,760,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $3,100,000 + SIGNING $560,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$3,760,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$6.30M$3.15M$0
KC2014–2017JETS2018
TEN2019CHI2020–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $3,100,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$3,200,000Annual 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 |
| 2014NEW DEAL | 23 | KC | $420,000 | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $422,000 | $422,000 |
| 2015 | 24 | KC | $510,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $932,000 |
| 2016 | 25 | KC | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $600,000 | $1,532,000 |
| 2017NEW DEAL | 26 | KC | $1,797,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,797,000 | $3,329,000 |
| 2018NEW DEAL | 27 | JETS | $325,294 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | −$325,294 | $0 | $500,000 | $3,829,000 |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 28 | TEN | $805,000 | $0 | $0 | $195,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | −$195,000 | $0 | $805,000 | $4,634,000 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 29 | CHI | $856,471 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $88,611 | $0 | $0 | $945,082 | $5,579,082 |
| 2021NEW DEAL | 30 | CHI | $1,075,000 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,575,000 | $9,154,082 |
| 2022 | 31 | CHI | $2,675,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,175,000 | $12,329,082 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 32 | CHI | $3,500,000 | $2,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,300,000 | $18,629,082 |
| 2024 | 33 | CHI | $3,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $35,100 | $0 | $0 | $3,235,100 | $21,864,182 |
| 2025 | 34 | CHI | $3,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,200,000 | $25,064,182 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 35 | CHI | $3,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,200,000 | $28,264,182 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 36 | CHI | $3,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,200,000 | $31,464,182 |
| Career totals | $24,963,765 | $5,802,000 | $0 | $195,000 | $0 | $400,000 | $623,711 | −$520,294 | $0 | $31,464,182 | $31,464,182 | ||
Contract history
8 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20142014
- 20172017
- Signed
- 2017
- Average / year
- $690,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$690,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20182018
- Signed
- 2018
- Average / year
- $790,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$790,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20182018
- Signed
- 2018
- Average / year
- $2M
- Signing bonus
- $500,000
- Guarantee rate
- 25.0%
$2,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $500,000 signing bonus.
- 20192019
- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $1M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 19.5%
$1,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $195,000 guaranteed at signing.
- 20202020
- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $910,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$910,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20212021
- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $3M
- Signing bonus
- $2.50M
- Guarantee rate
- 39.7%
$9,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $3,575,000 guaranteed at signing and a $2,500,000 signing bonus.
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $3.90M
- Signing bonus
- $2.80M
- Guarantee rate
- 21.7%
$15,600,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $3,383,333 guaranteed at signing and a $2,800,000 signing bonus.