- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $1.37M
- Signing bonus
- $914,768
- Guarantee rate
- 16.7%
$5,472,806 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $914,768 guaranteed at signing and a $914,768 signing bonus.
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Buffalo Bills
Buffalo BillsDorian Williams Contract
Dorian Williams signed a four-year, $5.47 million contract with the Buffalo Bills. The deal includes $914,768 guaranteed. It carries a $3.91 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$5.47M
- Guaranteed
- $914,768
- Average / year
- $1.37M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Linebacker #42Age 254 NFL seasons6' 1" / 228 lbsTulane
BUFLB / 42
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $3,644,000 | $228,692 | $3,684,540 | $0 | $3,913,232 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026contract | $3,644,000 | $228,692 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $40,540 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,684,540 | $3,913,232 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $3,644,000 + SIGNING $228,692 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $40,540 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$3,913,232Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$3.68M$1.84M$0
BUF2023–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $3,644,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $40,540 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$3,684,540Annual 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 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 22 | BUF | $750,000 | $914,768 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,664,768 | $1,664,768 |
| 2024 | 23 | BUF | $964,673 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | $587,419 | $0 | $0 | $1,582,092 | $3,246,860 |
| 2025 | 24 | BUF | $1,209,346 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $38,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,247,851 | $4,494,711 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 25 | BUF | $3,644,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $40,540 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,684,540 | $8,179,251 |
| Career totals | $6,568,019 | $914,768 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $109,045 | $587,419 | $0 | $0 | $8,179,251 | $8,179,251 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20232023