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Darius Slayton Contract

Darius Slayton signed a three-year, $36 million contract with the New York Giants. The deal includes $22 million guaranteed. It carries a $15.91 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

3-year contract$36M
Guaranteed
$22M
Average / year
$12M
Free agency
2028 UFA
Wide Receiver #18Age 298 NFL seasons6' 1" / 198 lbsAuburn
Darius Slayton headshotNew York Giants logo
NYGWR / 18

2026 contract ledger

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Darius Slayton current contract summary
2026$12,250,005$3,000,000$13,000,005$0$15,911,770

Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.

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Darius Slayton current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$12,250,005$3,000,000$0$0$0$0$250,000$0$0$0$13,000,005$15,911,770
Cap equation · 2026BASE $12,250,005 + SIGNING $3,000,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $250,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $411,765=$15,911,770

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$13M$6.50M$0
NYG2019–2027
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $12,250,005 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $250,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $500,000$13,000,005

Annual career ledger

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Darius Slayton complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2019NEW DEAL22NYG$495,000$233,988$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$728,988$728,988
202023NYG$675,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$675,000$1,403,988
202124NYG$850,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$850,000$2,253,988
202225NYG$965,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$965,000$3,218,988
2023NEW DEAL26NYG$1,400,000$3,500,000$0$0$0$350,000$200,000$750,000$0$6,200,000$9,418,988
202427NYG$2,500,000$0$0$2,600,000$0$350,000$0$750,000$0$6,200,000$15,618,988
2025NEW DEAL28NYG$3,250,005$9,000,000$0$0$0$250,000$0$411,765$0$12,911,770$28,530,758
2026SCHEDULED29NYG$12,250,005$0$0$0$0$250,000$0$500,000$0$13,000,005$41,530,763
2027SCHEDULED30NYG$6,749,990$0$0$2,500,000$0$250,000$0$500,000$0$9,999,990$51,530,753
Career totals$29,135,000$12,733,988$0$5,100,000$0$1,450,000$200,000$2,911,765$0$51,530,753$51,530,753

Contract history

3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20192019
  2. 20232023
  3. 20252025
Career cash shown: $28.53M · Projected under current schedule: $51.53M