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Fred Warner Contract

Fred Warner signed a three-year, $63 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers. The deal includes $40.8 million guaranteed. It carries a $17.87 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

3-year contract$63M
Guaranteed
$40.80M
Average / year
$21M
Free agency
2030 UFA
Linebacker #54Age 299 NFL seasons6' 3" / 230 lbsBYU
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2026 contract ledger

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Fred Warner current contract summary
2026$1,650,000$10,015,000$23,250,000$0$17,865,471

Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.

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Fred Warner current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$1,650,000$3,279,000$0$6,736,000$500,000$0$100,000$0$0$0$23,250,000$17,865,471
Cap equation · 2026BASE $1,650,000 + SIGNING $3,279,000 + OPTION PRORATION $6,736,000 + ROSTER $500,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $5,600,471=$17,865,471

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$23.25M$11.63M$0
SF2018–2029
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $1,650,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $21,000,000 + WORKOUT $100,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $500,000$23,250,000

Annual career ledger

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Fred Warner complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2018NEW DEAL22SF$480,000$1,010,188$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,490,188$1,490,188
201923SF$663,137$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$663,137$2,153,325
202024SF$844,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$844,000$2,997,325
2021NEW DEAL25SF$920,000$12,320,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$13,240,000$16,237,325
202226SF$2,564,000$0$0$500,000$12,680,000$100,000$0$0$0$15,844,000$32,081,325
202327SF$1,080,000$0$11,845,000$0$0$100,000$0$470,576$0$13,495,576$45,576,901
202428SF$1,125,000$0$17,775,000$0$0$100,000$0$500,000$0$19,500,000$65,076,901
2025NEW DEAL29SF$1,255,000$16,395,000$0$0$0$100,000$0$176,471$0$17,926,471$83,003,372
2026SCHEDULED30SF$1,650,000$0$0$0$21,000,000$100,000$0$500,000$0$23,250,000$106,253,372
2027SCHEDULED31SF$15,300,000$0$0$0$0$100,000$0$750,000$0$16,150,000$122,403,372
2028SCHEDULED32SF$20,000,000$0$0$0$0$100,000$0$750,000$0$20,850,000$143,253,372
2029SCHEDULED33SF$20,150,000$0$0$0$0$100,000$0$750,000$0$21,000,000$164,253,372
Career totals$66,031,137$29,725,188$29,620,000$500,000$33,680,000$800,000$0$3,897,047$0$164,253,372$164,253,372

Contract history

3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20182018
  2. 20212021
  3. 20252025
Career cash shown: $83M · Projected under current schedule: $164.3M