- Signed
- 2012
- Average / year
- $484,000
- Signing bonus
- $12,000
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$1,452,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons and a $12,000 signing bonus.
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Chicago Bears
Chicago BearsCase Keenum Contract
Case Keenum signed a two-year, $5.5 million contract with the Chicago Bears. The deal includes $2.9 million guaranteed and can reach $8 million with incentives. It carries a $2.2 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
2-year contract$5.50M
- Guaranteed
- $2.90M
- Average / year
- $2.75M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Quarterback #11Age 3814 NFL seasons6' 1" / 220 lbsHouston
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2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,300,000 | $800,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $2,200,000 |
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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 | $1,300,000 | $800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $2,200,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $800,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$2,200,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$18.02M$9.01M$0
HOU2012–2013STL2014–2015
LAR2016
MIN2017
DEN2018–2019
CLE2020–2021
BUF2022HOU2023–2024CHI2025–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $1,600,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$3,000,000Annual 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 |
| 2012NEW DEAL | 24 | HOU | $96,900 | $12,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | −$12,000 | $0 | $96,900 | $96,900 |
| 2013NEW DEAL | 25 | HOU | $405,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $405,000 | $501,900 |
| 2014 | 26 | STL | $277,041 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $277,041 | $778,941 |
| 2015NEW DEAL | 27 | STL | $585,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $88,499 | $0 | $0 | $673,499 | $1,452,440 |
| 2016NEW DEAL | 28 | LAR | $3,635,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,635,000 | $5,087,440 |
| 2017NEW DEAL | 29 | MIN | $950,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $7,087,440 |
| 2018NEW DEAL | 30 | DEN | $8,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $0 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $23,476 | $0 | $0 | $18,023,476 | $25,110,916 |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 31 | DEN | $3,500,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000,000 | $29,110,916 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 32 | CLE | $1,500,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,726 | $0 | $0 | $5,503,726 | $34,614,642 |
| 2021 | 33 | CLE | $6,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,000,000 | $40,614,642 |
| 2022 | 34 | BUF | $3,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | −$1,000,000 | $0 | $3,500,000 | $44,114,642 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 35 | HOU | $2,250,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,250,000 | $47,364,642 |
| 2024 | 36 | HOU | $2,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $50,364,642 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 37 | CHI | $1,255,000 | $900,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $95,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,250,000 | $52,614,642 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 38 | CHI | $1,300,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $55,614,642 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 39 | CHI | $1,650,000 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500,000 | $58,114,642 |
| Career totals | $37,653,941 | $13,762,000 | $500,000 | $6,500,000 | $0 | $345,000 | $115,701 | −$762,000 | $0 | $58,114,642 | $58,114,642 | ||
Contract history
11 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20122012
- 20132013
- Signed
- 2013
- Average / year
- $450,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$900,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons.
- 20152015
- Signed
- 2015
- Average / year
- $585,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$585,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20162016
- Signed
- 2016
- Average / year
- $3.63M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$3,635,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20172017
- Signed
- 2017
- Average / year
- $2M
- Signing bonus
- $250,000
- Guarantee rate
- 50.0%
$2,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $250,000 signing bonus.
- 20182018
- Signed
- 2018
- Average / year
- $18M
- Signing bonus
- $6M
- Guarantee rate
- 69.4%
$36,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $25,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $6,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20192019
- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $3.50M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$3,500,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20202020
- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $6M
- Signing bonus
- $4M
- Guarantee rate
- 44.4%
$18,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $8,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $4,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $3.13M
- Signing bonus
- $750,000
- Guarantee rate
- 64.0%
$6,250,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $4,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $750,000 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $2.25M
- Signing bonus
- $900,000
- Guarantee rate
- 95.8%
$2,250,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $2,155,000 guaranteed at signing and a $900,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $2.75M
- Signing bonus
- $1.60M
- Guarantee rate
- 52.7%
$5,500,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $2,900,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,600,000 signing bonus.