- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $1.21M
- Signing bonus
- $467,540
- Guarantee rate
- 9.6%
$4,847,540 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $467,540 guaranteed at signing and a $467,540 signing bonus.
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Chicago Bears
Chicago BearsKeyshaun Elliott Contract
Keyshaun Elliott signed a four-year, $4.85 million contract with the Chicago Bears. The deal includes $467,540 guaranteed. It carries a $1.01 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$4.85M
- Guaranteed
- $467,540
- Average / year
- $1.21M
- Free agency
- 2030 UFA
Linebacker #49Age 22Experience pending6' 1" / 233 lbsArizona State
CHILB / 49
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $885,000 | $116,885 | $1,357,373 | $0 | $1,006,718 |
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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 | $885,000 | $116,885 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,833 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,357,373 | $1,006,718 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $885,000 + SIGNING $116,885 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $4,833 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,006,718Career cash flow
Earned through 2026Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$1.36M$678,686.5$0
CHI2026–2029BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $885,000 + SIGNING $467,540 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $4,833 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,357,373Annual 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 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 23 | CHI | $885,000 | $467,540 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,833 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,357,373 | $1,357,373 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 24 | CHI | $1,050,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,050,000 | $2,407,373 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 25 | CHI | $1,165,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,165,000 | $3,572,373 |
| 2029SCHEDULED | 26 | CHI | $1,280,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,280,000 | $4,852,373 |
| Career totals | $4,380,000 | $467,540 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,833 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,852,373 | $4,852,373 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20262026