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Jameson Williams Contract

Jameson Williams signed a three-year, $80 million contract with the Detroit Lions. The deal includes $30.06 million guaranteed and can reach $83 million with incentives. It carries a $8.27 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

3-year contract$80M
Guaranteed
$30.06M
Average / year
$26.67M
Free agency
2030 UFA
Wide Receiver #1Age 255 NFL seasons6' 1" / 184 lbsAlabama
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2026 contract ledger

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Jameson Williams current contract summary
2026$1,215,000$5,055,600$13,493,000$0$8,270,600

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

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Jameson Williams current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$1,215,000$3,000,000$0$2,055,600$0$0$300,000$0$0$0$13,493,000$8,270,600
Cap equation · 2026BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $3,000,000 + OPTION PRORATION $2,055,600 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $300,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $1,700,000=$8,270,600

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$32M$16M$0
DET2022–2029
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $10,278,000 + WORKOUT $300,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $1,700,000$13,493,000

Annual career ledger

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Jameson Williams complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2022NEW DEAL21DET$705,000$9,879,484$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$10,584,484$10,584,484
202322DET$893,447$0$0$350,000$0$0$0$0$0$1,243,447$11,827,931
202423DET$1,892,435$0$0$400,000$0$0$0$0$0$2,292,435$14,120,366
2025NEW DEAL24DET$1,636,154$15,000,000$0$450,000$0$7,245$0$0$0$17,093,399$31,213,765
2026SCHEDULED25DET$1,215,000$0$0$0$10,278,000$300,000$0$1,700,000$0$13,493,000$44,706,765
2027SCHEDULED26DET$1,260,000$0$0$0$12,740,000$300,000$0$1,700,000$0$16,000,000$60,706,765
2028SCHEDULED27DET$1,305,000$0$0$0$16,695,000$300,000$0$1,700,000$0$20,000,000$80,706,765
2029SCHEDULED28DET$1,435,000$0$0$0$28,565,000$300,000$0$1,700,000$0$32,000,000$112,706,765
Career totals$10,342,036$24,879,484$0$1,200,000$68,278,000$1,207,245$0$6,800,000$0$112,706,765$112,706,765

Contract history

2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20222022
  2. 20252025
Career cash shown: $31.21M · Projected under current schedule: $112.7M