- Signed
- 2017
- Average / year
- $2.38M
- Signing bonus
- $5.07M
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$9,525,095 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $9,525,095 guaranteed at signing and a $5,067,342 signing bonus.
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Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles ChargersDavid Njoku Contract
David Njoku signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. The deal includes $850,000 guaranteed and can reach $8 million with incentives. It carries a $2.95 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$3M
- Guaranteed
- $850,000
- Average / year
- $3M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Tight End #83Age 3012 NFL seasons6' 4" / 246 lbsMiami
LACTE / 83
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,300,000 | $850,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $2,950,000 |
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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 | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $2,950,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $850,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $850,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$50,000=$2,950,000$200,000 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 →
$14.96M$7.48M$0
CLE2017–2025LAC2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $850,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $850,000$3,000,000Annual 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 |
| 2017NEW DEAL | 21 | CLE | $465,000 | $5,067,342 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,532,342 | $5,532,342 |
| 2018 | 22 | CLE | $897,959 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $897,959 | $6,430,301 |
| 2019 | 23 | CLE | $1,330,918 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,601 | $0 | $0 | $1,339,519 | $7,769,820 |
| 2020 | 24 | CLE | $1,763,877 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $89,271 | $0 | $0 | $1,853,148 | $9,622,968 |
| 2021 | 25 | CLE | $6,013,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,013,000 | $15,635,968 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 26 | CLE | $1,035,000 | $11,465,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,500,000 | $28,135,968 |
| 2023 | 27 | CLE | $1,080,000 | $0 | $3,420,000 | $0 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,500,000 | $40,635,968 |
| 2024 | 28 | CLE | $1,210,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,790,000 | $0 | $69,213 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $14,569,213 | $55,205,181 |
| 2025 | 29 | CLE | $1,255,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,995,000 | $0 | $0 | $705,882 | $0 | $14,955,882 | $70,161,063 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 30 | LAC | $1,300,000 | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $73,161,063 |
| Career totals | $16,350,754 | $17,382,342 | $3,420,000 | $0 | $32,785,000 | $0 | $167,085 | $3,055,882 | $0 | $73,161,063 | $73,161,063 | ||
Contract history
4 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20172017
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $10.93M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$10,931,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $13.69M
- Signing bonus
- $11.46M
- Guarantee rate
- 31.1%
$54,750,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $17,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $11,465,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $3M
- Signing bonus
- $850,000
- Guarantee rate
- 28.3%
$3,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $850,000 guaranteed at signing and a $850,000 signing bonus.