- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $586,667
- Signing bonus
- $5,000
- Guarantee rate
- 3.1%
$1,760,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $55,000 guaranteed at signing and a $5,000 signing bonus.
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San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ersLuke Gifford Contract
Luke Gifford signed a two-year, $5 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers. The deal includes $2.01 million guaranteed and can reach $5.3 million with incentives. It carries a $1.97 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
2-year contract$5M
- Guaranteed
- $2.01M
- Average / year
- $2.50M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Linebacker #51Age 318 NFL seasons6' 3" / 243 lbsNebraska
SFLB / 51
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,300,000 | $132,000 | $2,350,000 | $0 | $1,972,000 |
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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 | $1,300,000 | $132,000 | $0 | $0 | $340,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $0 | $2,350,000 | $1,972,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $132,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $340,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $50,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $150,000=$1,972,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$2.65M$1.32M$0
DAL2019–2022
TEN2023–2024SF2025–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $660,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $50,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $340,000$2,350,000Annual 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 |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 24 | DAL | $495,000 | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,880 | $0 | $0 | $529,880 | $529,880 |
| 2020 | 25 | DAL | $595,588 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $74,040 | $0 | $0 | $669,628 | $1,199,508 |
| 2021 | 26 | DAL | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | $2,049,508 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 27 | DAL | $965,000 | $150,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,115,000 | $3,164,508 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 28 | TEN | $1,245,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $165,000 | $0 | $1,910,000 | $5,074,508 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 29 | TEN | $937,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $937,500 | $6,012,008 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 30 | SF | $1,200,000 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $200,000 | $0 | $1,800,000 | $7,812,008 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 31 | SF | $1,300,000 | $660,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $340,000 | $0 | $2,350,000 | $10,162,008 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 32 | SF | $2,260,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $340,000 | $0 | $2,650,000 | $12,812,008 |
| Career totals | $9,848,088 | $1,615,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | $103,920 | $1,045,000 | $0 | $12,812,008 | $12,812,008 | ||
Contract history
6 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20192019
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $1.11M
- Signing bonus
- $150,000
- Guarantee rate
- 13.5%
$1,115,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $150,000 guaranteed at signing and a $150,000 signing bonus.
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $2M
- Signing bonus
- $500,000
- Guarantee rate
- 25.0%
$4,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $1,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $500,000 signing bonus.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $1.13M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$1,125,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.80M
- Signing bonus
- $300,000
- Guarantee rate
- 33.3%
$1,800,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $600,000 guaranteed at signing and a $300,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $2.50M
- Signing bonus
- $660,000
- Guarantee rate
- 40.2%
$5,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $2,010,000 guaranteed at signing and a $660,000 signing bonus.