- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $2.25M
- Signing bonus
- $3.19M
- Guarantee rate
- 78.9%
$9,012,482 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $7,114,208 guaranteed at signing and a $3,194,536 signing bonus.
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Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati BengalsDemetrius Knight Jr. Contract
Demetrius Knight Jr. signed a four-year, $9.01 million contract with the Cincinnati Bengals. The deal includes $7.11 million guaranteed. It carries a $2.06 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$9.01M
- Guaranteed
- $7.11M
- Average / year
- $2.25M
- Free agency
- 2029 UFA
Linebacker #44Age 262 NFL seasons6' 2" / 240 lbsSouth Carolina
CINLB / 44
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,249,658 | $798,636 | $1,259,858 | $0 | $2,058,494 |
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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 | $1,249,658 | $798,636 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,259,858 | $2,058,494 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,249,658 + SIGNING $798,636 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $10,200 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$2,058,494Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$4.04M$2.02M$0
CIN2025–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,249,658 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $10,200 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,259,858Annual 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 | CIN | $840,000 | $3,194,544 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,542 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,038,086 | $4,038,086 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 26 | CIN | $1,249,658 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,259,858 | $5,297,944 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 27 | CIN | $1,659,316 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,659,316 | $6,957,260 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 28 | CIN | $2,068,974 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,068,974 | $9,026,234 |
| Career totals | $5,817,948 | $3,194,544 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,742 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,026,234 | $9,026,234 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20252025