- Signed
- 2017
- Average / year
- $1.05M
- Signing bonus
- $1.18M
- Guarantee rate
- 43.9%
$4,183,239 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $1,837,503 guaranteed at signing and a $1,182,356 signing bonus.
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Buffalo Bills
Buffalo BillsDion Dawkins Contract
Dion Dawkins signed a three-year, $60.06 million contract with the Buffalo Bills. The deal includes $30.2 million guaranteed. It carries a $24.84 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$60.06M
- Guaranteed
- $30.20M
- Average / year
- $20.02M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Offensive Tackle #73Age 3210 NFL seasons6' 5" / 320 lbsTemple
BUFOT / 73
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $15,465,000 | $3,400,000 | $16,805,000 | $0 | $24,837,833 |
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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 | $15,465,000 | $2,200,000 | $0 | $1,200,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,805,000 | $24,837,833 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $15,465,000 + SIGNING $2,200,000 + OPTION PRORATION $1,200,000 + ROSTER $500,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $500,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $4,972,833=$24,837,833Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$19.84M$9.92M$0
BUF2017–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $15,465,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $500,000 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $500,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $340,000$16,805,000Annual 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 | 23 | BUF | $465,000 | $1,182,356 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,647,356 | $1,647,356 |
| 2018 | 24 | BUF | $655,147 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $655,147 | $2,302,503 |
| 2019 | 25 | BUF | $795,294 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $236,875 | $0 | $0 | $1,082,169 | $3,384,672 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 26 | BUF | $1,250,441 | $8,600,000 | $0 | $4,850,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $98,095 | $0 | $0 | $14,848,536 | $18,233,208 |
| 2021 | 27 | BUF | $7,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $7,500,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,300,000 | $33,533,208 |
| 2022 | 28 | BUF | $1,035,000 | $0 | $7,095,000 | $705,870 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,085,870 | $42,619,078 |
| 2023 | 29 | BUF | $3,671,667 | $0 | $5,183,333 | $500,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $9,855,000 | $52,474,078 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 30 | BUF | $2,160,000 | $11,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $91,614 | $320,000 | $0 | $14,071,614 | $66,545,692 |
| 2025 | 31 | BUF | $1,255,000 | $0 | $9,790,000 | $2,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $300,000 | $0 | $19,845,000 | $86,390,692 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 32 | BUF | $15,465,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $340,000 | $0 | $16,805,000 | $103,195,692 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 33 | BUF | $18,830,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $340,000 | $0 | $19,670,000 | $122,865,692 |
| Career totals | $52,882,549 | $20,782,356 | $22,068,333 | $8,805,870 | $13,500,000 | $2,850,000 | $426,584 | $1,550,000 | $0 | $122,865,692 | $122,865,692 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20172017
- 20202020
- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $14.57M
- Signing bonus
- $8.60M
- Guarantee rate
- 50.6%
$58,300,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $29,500,441 guaranteed at signing and a $8,600,000 signing bonus.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $20.02M
- Signing bonus
- $11M
- Guarantee rate
- 50.3%
$60,060,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $30,205,000 guaranteed at signing and a $11,000,000 signing bonus.