- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $590,000
- Signing bonus
- $15,000
- Guarantee rate
- 4.8%
$1,770,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $85,000 guaranteed at signing and a $15,000 signing bonus.
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New Orleans Saints
New Orleans SaintsCarl Granderson Contract
Carl Granderson signed a four-year, $52 million contract with the New Orleans Saints. The deal includes $22.55 million guaranteed and can reach $62 million with incentives. It carries a $9.47 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$52M
- Guaranteed
- $22.55M
- Average / year
- $13M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Defensive End #96Age 298 NFL seasons6' 5" / 261 lbsWyoming
NODE / 96
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,300,000 | $2,200,000 | $12,750,000 | $0 | $9,474,500 |
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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 | $1,300,000 | $2,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $12,750,000 | $9,474,500 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $2,200,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $2,000,000 + ADJUSTMENT $3,974,500=$9,474,500Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$12.75M$6.38M$0
NO2019–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $11,450,000 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$12,750,000Annual 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 |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 23 | NO | $495,000 | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $510,000 |
| 2020 | 24 | NO | $675,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $675,000 | $1,185,000 |
| 2021 | 25 | NO | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | $2,035,000 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 26 | NO | $965,000 | $240,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,205,000 | $3,240,000 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 27 | NO | $1,380,000 | $11,000,000 | $0 | $280,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,660,000 | $15,900,000 |
| 2024 | 28 | NO | $1,170,000 | $0 | $9,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,170,000 | $26,070,000 |
| 2025 | 29 | NO | $1,170,000 | $0 | $6,560,000 | $0 | $0 | $4,410 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,734,410 | $33,804,410 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 30 | NO | $1,300,000 | $0 | $11,450,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,750,000 | $46,554,410 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 31 | NO | $10,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,750,000 | $59,304,410 |
| Career totals | $18,755,000 | $11,255,000 | $27,010,000 | $2,280,000 | $0 | $4,410 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $59,304,410 | $59,304,410 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20192019
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $2.63M
- Signing bonus
- $240,000
- Guarantee rate
- 4.6%
$5,265,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $240,000 guaranteed at signing and a $240,000 signing bonus.
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $13M
- Signing bonus
- $11M
- Guarantee rate
- 43.4%
$52,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $22,550,000 guaranteed at signing and a $11,000,000 signing bonus.