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Gavin Bartholomew Contract

Gavin Bartholomew signed a four-year, $4.42 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings. The deal includes $215,824 guaranteed. It carries a $1.06 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

4-year contract$4.42M
Guaranteed
$215,824
Average / year
$1.10M
Free agency
2029 UFA
Tight End #86Age 232 NFL seasons6' 5" / 249 lbsPittsburgh
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MINTE / 86

2026 contract ledger

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Gavin Bartholomew current contract summary
2026$1,005,000$53,956$1,005,000$0$1,058,956

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

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Gavin Bartholomew current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$1,005,000$53,956$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,005,000$1,058,956
Cap equation · 2026BASE $1,005,000 + SIGNING $53,956 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,058,956

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$1.24M$617,500$0
MIN2025–2028
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $1,005,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,005,000

Annual career ledger

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Gavin Bartholomew complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2025NEW DEAL22MIN$490,000$215,824$0$0$0$3,703$0$0$0$709,527$709,527
2026SCHEDULED23MIN$1,005,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,005,000$1,714,527
2027SCHEDULED24MIN$1,120,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,120,000$2,834,527
2028SCHEDULED25MIN$1,235,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,235,000$4,069,527
Career totals$3,850,000$215,824$0$0$0$3,703$0$0$0$4,069,527$4,069,527

Contract history

1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20252025
Career cash shown: $709,527 · Projected under current schedule: $4.07M