- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.29M
- Signing bonus
- $963,260
- Guarantee rate
- 18.7%
$5,163,260 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $963,260 guaranteed at signing and a $963,260 signing bonus.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay BuccaneersDavid Walker Contract
David Walker signed a four-year, $5.16 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The deal includes $963,260 guaranteed. It carries a $1.13 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$5.16M
- Guaranteed
- $963,260
- Average / year
- $1.29M
- Free agency
- 2029 UFA
Linebacker #51Age 262 NFL seasons6' 2" / 260 lbsCentral Arkansas
TBLB / 51
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $885,000 | $240,815 | $885,000 | $0 | $1,125,815 |
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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 | $885,000 | $240,815 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $885,000 | $1,125,815 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $885,000 + SIGNING $240,815 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,125,815Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$1.46M$729,045$0
TB2025–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $885,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$885,000Annual 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 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 25 | TB | $490,000 | $963,260 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,830 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,458,090 | $1,458,090 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 26 | TB | $885,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $885,000 | $2,343,090 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 27 | TB | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,120,000 | $3,463,090 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 28 | TB | $1,235,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,235,000 | $4,698,090 |
| Career totals | $3,730,000 | $963,260 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,830 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,698,090 | $4,698,090 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20252025