- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $1.64M
- Signing bonus
- $1.58M
- Guarantee rate
- 53.0%
$6,547,996 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $3,469,816 guaranteed at signing and a $1,582,180 signing bonus.
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Buffalo Bills
Buffalo BillsCole Bishop Contract
Cole Bishop signed a four-year, $6.55 million contract with the Buffalo Bills. The deal includes $3.47 million guaranteed. It carries a $1.8 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$6.55M
- Guaranteed
- $3.47M
- Average / year
- $1.64M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Safety #24Age 232 NFL seasons6' 2" / 206 lbsUtah
BUFS / 24
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,315,272 | $395,545 | $1,400,812 | $0 | $1,796,357 |
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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 | $1,315,272 | $395,545 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $85,540 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,400,812 | $1,796,357 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,315,272 + SIGNING $395,545 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $85,540 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,796,357Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$2.75M$1.38M$0
BUF2024–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,315,272 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $85,540 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,400,812Annual 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 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 22 | BUF | $795,000 | $1,582,180 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $375,135 | $0 | $0 | $2,752,315 | $2,752,315 |
| 2025 | 23 | BUF | $1,092,636 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,101,141 | $3,853,456 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 24 | BUF | $1,315,272 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $85,540 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,400,812 | $5,254,268 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 25 | BUF | $1,612,908 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $75,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,687,908 | $6,942,176 |
| Career totals | $4,815,816 | $1,582,180 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $169,045 | $375,135 | $0 | $0 | $6,942,176 | $6,942,176 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20242024