- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $3.17M
- Signing bonus
- $6.78M
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$12,679,205 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $12,679,205 guaranteed at signing and a $6,781,240 signing bonus.
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New Orleans Saints
New Orleans SaintsCesar Ruiz Contract
Cesar Ruiz signed a four-year, $44 million contract with the New Orleans Saints. The deal includes $18.19 million guaranteed and can reach $46 million with incentives. It carries a $14.2 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$44M
- Guaranteed
- $18.19M
- Average / year
- $11M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Guard #51Age 277 NFL seasons6' 4" / 316 lbsMichigan
NOG / 51
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $9,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $0 | $14,196,000 |
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Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.
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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 | $9,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,500,000 | $14,196,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $9,500,000 + SIGNING $1,500,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $3,196,000=$14,196,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$9.50M$4.75M$0
NO2020–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $9,500,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$9,500,000Annual 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 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 21 | NO | $610,000 | $6,781,240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,391,240 | $7,391,240 |
| 2021 | 22 | NO | $1,186,328 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,186,328 | $8,577,568 |
| 2022 | 23 | NO | $1,762,655 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,762,655 | $10,340,223 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 24 | NO | $1,338,983 | $7,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,838,983 | $19,179,206 |
| 2024 | 25 | NO | $1,350,000 | $0 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,350,000 | $28,529,206 |
| 2025 | 26 | NO | $1,170,000 | $0 | $7,980,000 | $0 | $0 | $9,765 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,159,765 | $37,688,971 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 27 | NO | $9,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,500,000 | $47,188,971 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 28 | NO | $9,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,500,000 | $56,688,971 |
| Career totals | $26,417,966 | $14,281,240 | $15,980,000 | $0 | $0 | $9,765 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $56,688,971 | $56,688,971 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20202020
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $11M
- Signing bonus
- $7.50M
- Guarantee rate
- 41.3%
$44,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $18,188,983 guaranteed at signing and a $7,500,000 signing bonus.