- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $3.42M
- Signing bonus
- $7.14M
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$13,690,809 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $13,690,809 guaranteed at signing and a $7,136,952 signing bonus.
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Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles ChargersKaiir Elam Contract
Current contract terms for Kaiir Elam are still being reconciled.
Current contract—
- Guaranteed
- —
- Average / year
- —
- Free agency
- —
Cornerback #29Age 255 NFL seasons6' 1" / 202 lbsFlorida
LACCB / 29
Current contract ledger
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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 |
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Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$7.84M$3.92M$0
BUF2022–2024
DAL2025
KC2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2025=
BASE $2,571,929 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $10,080 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$2,582,009Annual 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 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 21 | BUF | $705,000 | $7,136,952 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,841,952 | $7,841,952 |
| 2023 | 22 | BUF | $1,327,310 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,327,310 | $9,169,262 |
| 2024 | 23 | BUF | $1,949,619 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $103,416 | $0 | $0 | $2,053,035 | $11,222,297 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 24 | DAL | $2,571,929 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,080 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,582,009 | $13,804,306 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 25 | KC | $1,215,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $595,000 | $0 | $1,810,000 | $15,614,306 |
| Career totals | $7,768,858 | $7,136,952 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,080 | $103,416 | $595,000 | $0 | $15,614,306 | $15,614,306 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.10M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$1,100,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $1.81M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 27.6%
$1,810,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $500,000 guaranteed at signing.