- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $1.16M
- Signing bonus
- $926,436
- Guarantee rate
- 20.0%
$4,628,848 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $926,436 guaranteed at signing and a $926,436 signing bonus.
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New Orleans Saints
New Orleans SaintsJulian Blackmon Contract
Julian Blackmon signed a one-year, $2.54 million contract with the New Orleans Saints. The deal includes $1 million guaranteed and can reach $5 million with incentives. It carries a $1.51 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$2.54M
- Guaranteed
- $1M
- Average / year
- $2.54M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Safety #23Age 287 NFL seasons6' 0" / 202 lbsUtah
NOS / 23
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,215,000 | $300,000 | $2,535,000 | $0 | $1,515,000 |
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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 | $1,215,000 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,020,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,465,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,535,000 | $1,515,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $300,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $1,020,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$1,020,000=$1,515,000$2,465,000 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 →
$3.67M$1.83M$0
IND2020–2024NO2025–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $300,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $1,020,000$2,535,000Annual 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 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 22 | IND | $610,000 | $926,436 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $472,038 | $0 | $0 | $2,008,474 | $2,008,474 |
| 2021 | 23 | IND | $820,402 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $820,402 | $2,828,876 |
| 2022 | 24 | IND | $1,010,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,010,000 | $3,838,876 |
| 2023 | 25 | IND | $2,743,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,743,000 | $6,581,876 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 26 | IND | $1,325,000 | $1,865,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480,000 | $0 | $3,670,000 | $10,251,876 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 27 | NO | $1,170,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,170,000 | $13,421,876 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 28 | NO | $1,215,000 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,020,000 | $0 | $2,535,000 | $15,956,876 |
| Career totals | $8,893,402 | $5,091,436 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $472,038 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $15,956,876 | $15,956,876 | ||
Contract history
4 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20202020
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $3.70M
- Signing bonus
- $1.86M
- Guarantee rate
- 86.2%
$3,700,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $3,190,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,865,000 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $3.17M
- Signing bonus
- $2M
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$3,170,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $3,170,000 guaranteed at signing and a $2,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $2.54M
- Signing bonus
- $300,000
- Guarantee rate
- 39.4%
$2,535,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $300,000 signing bonus.