- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $2.31M
- Signing bonus
- $3.90M
- Guarantee rate
- 80.4%
$9,241,033 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $7,425,893 guaranteed at signing and a $3,900,752 signing bonus.
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Green Bay Packers
Green Bay PackersChristian Watson Contract
Christian Watson signed a four-year, $92 million contract with the Green Bay Packers. The deal includes $31 million guaranteed and can reach $110.5 million with incentives. It carries a $10.52 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$92M
- Guaranteed
- $31M
- Average / year
- $23M
- Free agency
- 2031 UFA
Wide Receiver #9Age 275 NFL seasons6' 4" / 215 lbsNorth Dakota State
GBWR / 9
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,425,000 | $7,413,415 | $34,750,000 | $0 | $10,519,297 |
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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 | $1,425,000 | $7,413,415 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $34,750,000 | $10,519,297 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,425,000 + SIGNING $7,413,415 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $500,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $1,180,882=$10,519,297Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$34.75M$17.38M$0
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CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,425,000 + SIGNING $31,000,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $500,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $1,825,000$34,750,000Annual 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 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 23 | GB | $705,000 | $3,900,752 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,605,752 | $4,605,752 |
| 2023 | 24 | GB | $1,125,047 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,125,047 | $5,730,799 |
| 2024 | 25 | GB | $1,545,094 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,545,094 | $7,275,893 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 26 | GB | $1,148,063 | $6,067,078 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,223,961 | $14,499,854 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 27 | GB | $1,425,000 | $31,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $1,825,000 | $0 | $34,750,000 | $49,249,854 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 28 | GB | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $2,125,000 | $0 | $4,125,000 | $53,374,854 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 29 | GB | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $13,000,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $2,125,000 | $0 | $17,125,000 | $70,499,854 |
| 2029SCHEDULED | 30 | GB | $19,125,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $2,125,000 | $0 | $21,750,000 | $92,249,854 |
| 2030SCHEDULED | 31 | GB | $17,375,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $2,125,000 | $0 | $20,000,000 | $112,249,854 |
| Career totals | $45,448,204 | $40,967,830 | $0 | $13,000,000 | $0 | $2,508,820 | $0 | $10,325,000 | $0 | $112,249,854 | $112,249,854 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $11M
- Signing bonus
- $6.07M
- Guarantee rate
- 55.2%
$11,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $6,067,078 guaranteed at signing and a $6,067,078 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $23M
- Signing bonus
- $31M
- Guarantee rate
- 33.7%
$92,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $31,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $31,000,000 signing bonus.