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Hunter Long Contract

Hunter Long signed a two-year, $5 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals. The deal includes $3 million guaranteed and can reach $6 million with incentives. It carries a $2.13 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

2-year contract$5M
Guaranteed
$3M
Average / year
$2.50M
Free agency
2027 UFA
Tight EndAge 286 NFL seasons6' 5" / 243 lbsBoston College
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2026 contract ledger

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Hunter Long current contract summary
2026$2,000,000$0$2,250,000$0$2,132,353

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

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Hunter Long current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$2,000,000$0$0$0$250,000$0$0$500,000$0$0$2,250,000$2,132,353
Cap equation · 2026BASE $2,000,000 + SIGNING $0 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $250,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$117,647=$2,132,353

$500,000 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$2.38M$1.19M$0
MIA2021–2022
LAR2023–2024
JAX2025
ARI2026
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $2,000,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $250,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$2,250,000

Annual career ledger

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Hunter Long complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2021NEW DEAL23MIA$660,000$973,604$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,633,604$1,633,604
202224MIA$885,850$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$885,850$2,519,454
202325LAR$1,111,701$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,111,701$3,631,155
202426LAR$1,337,551$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,337,551$4,968,706
2025NEW DEAL27JAX$1,250,000$750,000$0$0$0$250,000$0$132,353$0$2,382,353$7,351,059
2026SCHEDULED28ARI$2,000,000$0$0$0$0$250,000$0$0$0$2,250,000$9,601,059
Career totals$7,245,102$1,723,604$0$0$0$500,000$0$132,353$0$9,601,059$9,601,059

Contract history

2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20212021
  2. 20252025
Career cash shown: $7.35M · Projected under current schedule: $9.60M