- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $910,119
- Signing bonus
- $160,476
- Guarantee rate
- 4.4%
$3,640,476 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $160,476 guaranteed at signing and a $160,476 signing bonus.
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Buffalo Bills
Buffalo BillsDamar Hamlin Contract
Damar Hamlin signed a one-year, $1.26 million contract with the Buffalo Bills. The deal includes $25,000 guaranteed. It carries a $1.13 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$1.26M
- Guaranteed
- $25,000
- Average / year
- $1.26M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Safety #3Age 286 NFL seasons6' 0" / 200 lbsPittsburgh
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2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,215,000 | $25,000 | $1,265,000 | $0 | $1,125,000 |
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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 | $1,215,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,265,000 | $1,125,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $25,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $25,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$140,000=$1,125,000Career cash flow
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$2.01M$1M$0
BUF2021–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $25,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $25,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,265,000Annual 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 |
| 2021NEW DEAL | 23 | BUF | $660,000 | $160,476 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $820,476 | $820,476 |
| 2022 | 24 | BUF | $825,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $652,470 | $0 | $0 | $1,477,470 | $2,297,946 |
| 2023 | 25 | BUF | $940,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $940,000 | $3,237,946 |
| 2024 | 26 | BUF | $1,055,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $770,081 | $0 | $0 | $1,825,081 | $5,063,027 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 27 | BUF | $1,832,500 | $167,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,008,505 | $7,071,532 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 28 | BUF | $1,215,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,265,000 | $8,336,532 |
| Career totals | $6,527,500 | $352,976 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $33,505 | $1,422,551 | $0 | $0 | $8,336,532 | $8,336,532 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20212021
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $2M
- Signing bonus
- $167,500
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$2,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $2,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $167,500 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $1.26M
- Signing bonus
- $25,000
- Guarantee rate
- 2.0%
$1,265,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $25,000 guaranteed at signing and a $25,000 signing bonus.