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Hjalte Froholdt Contract

Hjalte Froholdt signed a two-year, $20 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals. The deal includes $13.5 million guaranteed. It carries a $7.94 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

2-year contract$20M
Guaranteed
$13.50M
Average / year
$10M
Free agency
2029 UFA
Center #72Age 308 NFL seasons6' 5" / 310 lbsArkansas
Hjalte Froholdt headshotArizona Cardinals logo
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2026 contract ledger

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Hjalte Froholdt current contract summary
2026$4,000,000$3,083,334$10,105,000$0$7,938,334

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

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Hjalte Froholdt current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026current season fallback$4,000,000$3,083,334$0$0$500,000$0$100,000$0$0$0$10,105,000$7,938,334
Cap equation · 2026BASE $4,000,000 + SIGNING $3,083,334 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $500,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $255,000=$7,938,334
How 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 →
$10.11M$5.05M$0
NE2019–2020
CLE2021–2022
ARI2023–2028
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $4,000,000 + SIGNING $5,250,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $500,000 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $255,000$10,105,000

Annual career ledger

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Hjalte Froholdt complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2019NEW DEAL23NE$378,000$720,612$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,098,612$1,098,612
202024NE$358,824$0$0$0$0$0$0−$1$35,673$358,823$1,457,435
2021NEW DEAL25CLE$451,730$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$451,730$1,909,165
2022NEW DEAL26CLE$895,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$895,000$2,804,165
2023NEW DEAL27ARI$1,010,000$1,100,000$0$0$0$0$376,927$240,000$0$2,726,927$5,531,092
2024NEW DEAL28ARI$2,000,000$4,000,000$0$0$0$10,080$303,508$240,000$0$6,553,588$12,084,680
202529ARI$2,500,000$0$0$0$0$100,000$0$255,000$0$2,855,000$14,939,680
2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED30ARI$4,000,000$5,250,000$0$500,000$0$100,000$0$255,000$0$10,105,000$25,044,680
2027SCHEDULED31ARI$5,500,000$0$0$255,000$0$100,000$0$255,000$0$6,110,000$31,154,680
2028SCHEDULED32ARI$8,560,000$0$0$750,000$0$100,000$0$255,000$0$9,665,000$40,819,680
Career totals$25,653,554$11,070,612$0$1,505,000$0$410,080$680,435$1,499,999$35,673$40,819,680$40,819,680

Contract history

6 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20192019
  2. 20212021
  3. 20222022
  4. 20232023
  5. 20242024
  6. 20262026
Career cash shown: $14.94M · Projected under current schedule: $40.82M