- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $1.01M
- Signing bonus
- $750,780
- Guarantee rate
- 18.6%
$4,045,780 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $750,780 guaranteed at signing and a $750,780 signing bonus.
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Detroit Lions
Detroit LionsDJ Wonnum Contract
DJ Wonnum signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Detroit Lions. The deal includes $2.27 million guaranteed and can reach $6 million with incentives. It carries a $2.96 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$3M
- Guaranteed
- $2.27M
- Average / year
- $3M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Linebacker #98Age 287 NFL seasons6' 5" / 262 lbsSouth Carolina
DETLB / 98
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,370,000 | $900,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $2,960,000 |
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Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026current season fallback | $1,370,000 | $900,000 | $0 | $0 | $680,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $2,960,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,370,000 + SIGNING $900,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $680,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $50,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$40,000=$2,960,000How this deal works
Current-season salary coverage; full contract term pending primary-source reconciliation.
Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$7.45M$3.73M$0
MIN2020–2023
CAR2024–2025DET2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,370,000 + SIGNING $900,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $50,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $680,000$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 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 23 | MIN | $610,000 | $750,780 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $272,653 | $0 | $0 | $1,633,433 | $1,633,433 |
| 2021 | 24 | MIN | $780,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $780,000 | $2,413,433 |
| 2022 | 25 | MIN | $895,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $895,000 | $3,308,433 |
| 2023 | 26 | MIN | $2,743,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,743,000 | $6,051,433 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 27 | CAR | $1,350,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,375,000 | $0 | $0 | $275,000 | $223,526 | $1,100,000 | $0 | $5,573,526 | $11,624,959 |
| 2025 | 28 | CAR | $6,550,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $800,000 | $0 | $7,450,000 | $19,074,959 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 29 | DET | $1,370,000 | $900,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $680,000 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $22,074,959 |
| Career totals | $14,298,000 | $2,900,780 | $1,375,000 | $0 | $0 | $425,000 | $496,179 | $2,580,000 | $0 | $22,074,959 | $22,074,959 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20202020
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $6.25M
- Signing bonus
- $1.25M
- Guarantee rate
- 10.0%
$12,500,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $1,250,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,250,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $3M
- Signing bonus
- $900,000
- Guarantee rate
- 75.7%
$3,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $2,270,000 guaranteed at signing and a $900,000 signing bonus.