- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $826,025
- Signing bonus
- $784,100
- Guarantee rate
- 23.7%
$3,304,100 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $784,100 guaranteed at signing and a $784,100 signing bonus.
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Buffalo Bills
Buffalo BillsC.J. Gardner-Johnson Contract
C.J. Gardner-Johnson signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Buffalo Bills. The deal includes $3.02 million guaranteed and can reach $6 million with incentives. It carries a $2.4 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$3.50M
- Guaranteed
- $3.02M
- Average / year
- $3.50M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Safety #22Age 288 NFL seasons5' 11" / 208 lbsFlorida
BUFS / 22
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,515,000 | $500,000 | $3,504,760 | $0 | $2,404,760 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026current season fallback | $1,515,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $425,000 | $0 | $64,760 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,504,760 | $2,404,760 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,515,000 + SIGNING $500,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $425,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $64,760 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$100,000=$2,404,760$2,500,000 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.
How this deal works
Current-season salary coverage; full contract term pending primary-source reconciliation.
Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$8.50M$4.25M$0
NO2019–2021
PHI2022
DET2023PHI2024
HOU2025BUF2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,515,000 + SIGNING $1,500,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $64,760 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $425,000$3,504,760Annual 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 | 22 | NO | $495,000 | $784,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,279,100 | $1,279,100 |
| 2020 | 23 | NO | $675,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $675,000 | $1,954,100 |
| 2021 | 24 | NO | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | $2,804,100 |
| 2022 | 25 | PHI | $2,540,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,540,000 | $5,344,100 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 26 | DET | $2,500,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,500,000 | $11,844,100 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 27 | PHI | $1,375,000 | $5,775,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $500,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $8,500,000 | $20,344,100 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 28 | HOU | $1,170,000 | $0 | $7,080,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,250,000 | $28,594,100 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 29 | BUF | $1,515,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $64,760 | $0 | $425,000 | $0 | $3,504,760 | $32,098,860 |
| Career totals | $11,120,000 | $12,059,100 | $7,080,000 | $0 | $0 | $164,760 | $500,000 | $1,175,000 | $0 | $32,098,860 | $32,098,860 | ||
Contract history
5 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20192019
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $6.50M
- Signing bonus
- $4M
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$6,500,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $6,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $4,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $9M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 37.0%
$27,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $10,000,000 guaranteed at signing.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.17M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$1,170,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $3.50M
- Signing bonus
- $1.50M
- Guarantee rate
- 86.1%
$3,500,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $3,015,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,500,000 signing bonus.