- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $696,130
- Signing bonus
- $264,520
- Guarantee rate
- 9.5%
$2,784,520 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $264,520 guaranteed at signing and a $264,520 signing bonus.
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New Orleans Saints
New Orleans SaintsDavid Edwards Contract
David Edwards signed a four-year, $61 million contract with the New Orleans Saints. The deal includes $30 million guaranteed and can reach $64 million with incentives. It carries a $6.3 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$61M
- Guaranteed
- $30M
- Average / year
- $15.25M
- Free agency
- 2030 UFA
Guard #76Age 298 NFL seasons6' 6" / 308 lbsWisconsin
NOG / 76
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,300,000 | $5,000,000 | $21,300,000 | $0 | $6,300,000 |
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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 | $1,300,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $21,300,000 | $6,300,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $5,000,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$6,300,000$750,000 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.
Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$21.30M$10.65M$0
LAR2019–2022
BUF2023–2025NO2026–2029BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $20,000,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$21,300,000Annual 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 |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 22 | LAR | $495,000 | $264,520 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $759,520 | $759,520 |
| 2020 | 23 | LAR | $675,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $539,762 | $0 | $0 | $1,214,762 | $1,974,282 |
| 2021 | 24 | LAR | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | $2,824,282 |
| 2022 | 25 | LAR | $2,790,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,790,000 | $5,614,282 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 26 | BUF | $1,120,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,770,000 | $7,384,282 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 27 | BUF | $1,200,000 | $1,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $1,517,936 | $160,000 | $0 | $4,677,936 | $12,062,218 |
| 2025 | 28 | BUF | $3,760,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $170,000 | $0 | $4,030,000 | $16,092,218 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 29 | NO | $1,300,000 | $20,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,300,000 | $37,392,218 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 30 | NO | $8,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,700,000 | $46,092,218 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 31 | NO | $15,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,000,000 | $61,092,218 |
| 2029SCHEDULED | 32 | NO | $15,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,000,000 | $77,092,218 |
| Career totals | $50,890,000 | $22,614,520 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $200,000 | $2,057,698 | $330,000 | $0 | $77,092,218 | $77,092,218 | ||
Contract history
4 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20192019
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $1.77M
- Signing bonus
- $600,000
- Guarantee rate
- 97.2%
$1,770,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,720,000 guaranteed at signing and a $600,000 signing bonus.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $3M
- Signing bonus
- $1.75M
- Guarantee rate
- 49.2%
$6,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $2,950,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,750,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $15.25M
- Signing bonus
- $20M
- Guarantee rate
- 49.2%
$61,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $30,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $20,000,000 signing bonus.