- Signed
- 2016
- Average / year
- $803,357
- Signing bonus
- $773,428
- Guarantee rate
- 24.1%
$3,213,428 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $773,428 guaranteed at signing and a $773,428 signing bonus.
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Chicago Bears
Chicago BearsJoe Thuney Contract
Joe Thuney signed a two-year, $35 million contract with the Chicago Bears. The deal includes $33.5 million guaranteed. It carries a $21.5 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
2-year contract$35M
- Guaranteed
- $33.50M
- Average / year
- $17.50M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Guard #62Age 3311 NFL seasons6' 5" / 301 lbsNC State
CHIG / 62
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $16,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $16,500,000 | $0 | $21,500,000 |
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Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.
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| Year | Base salary | Signing proration | Option bonus | Option proration | Roster bonus | Per-game bonus | Workout bonus | Available incentives | Cap incentives | Guaranteed salary | Cash due | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026contract | $16,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,500,000 | $21,500,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $16,000,000 + SIGNING $5,000,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $500,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$21,500,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$18.10M$9.05M$0
NE2016–2020
KC2021–2024CHI2025–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $16,000,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $500,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$16,500,000Annual career ledger
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| Season | Salary | Bonuses and cash adjustments | Potential | Cash totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Team | Base salary | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives paid | Other cash | Available | Annual cash | Career cash |
| 2016NEW DEAL | 24 | NE | $450,000 | $773,428 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $305,206 | $0 | $0 | $1,528,634 | $1,528,634 |
| 2017 | 25 | NE | $540,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35,000 | $373,108 | $0 | $0 | $948,108 | $2,476,742 |
| 2018 | 26 | NE | $630,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $665,000 | $3,141,742 |
| 2019 | 27 | NE | $1,995,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,025,000 | $5,166,742 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 28 | NE | $14,781,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $43,653 | $0 | $0 | $14,824,653 | $19,991,395 |
| 2021NEW DEAL | 29 | KC | $990,000 | $17,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $110,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,100,000 | $38,091,395 |
| 2022 | 30 | KC | $1,035,000 | $0 | $12,865,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,400,000 | $52,491,395 |
| 2023 | 31 | KC | $1,950,000 | $0 | $13,050,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,500,000 | $67,991,395 |
| 2024 | 32 | KC | $15,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,000,000 | $83,991,395 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 33 | CHI | $2,500,000 | $15,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000,000 | $101,991,395 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 34 | CHI | $16,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,500,000 | $118,491,395 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 35 | CHI | $15,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,500,000 | $134,991,395 |
| Career totals | $71,371,000 | $32,773,428 | $25,915,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $3,210,000 | $721,967 | $0 | $0 | $134,991,395 | $134,991,395 | ||
Contract history
4 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20162016
- 20202020
- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $14.78M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$14,781,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $14,781,000 guaranteed at signing.
- 20212021
- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $16M
- Signing bonus
- $17M
- Guarantee rate
- 39.9%
$80,000,000 in reported contract value across 5 seasons, including $31,890,000 guaranteed at signing and a $17,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $17.50M
- Signing bonus
- $15M
- Guarantee rate
- 95.7%
$35,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $33,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $15,000,000 signing bonus.