- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $961,980
- Signing bonus
- $187,920
- Guarantee rate
- 4.9%
$3,847,920 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $187,920 guaranteed at signing and a $187,920 signing bonus.
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Detroit Lions
Detroit LionsMalcolm Rodriguez Contract
Malcolm Rodriguez signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Detroit Lions. The deal includes $2.7 million guaranteed. It carries a $1.4 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$2.75M
- Guaranteed
- $2.70M
- Average / year
- $2.75M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Linebacker #44Age 275 NFL seasons5' 11" / 230 lbsOklahoma State
DETLB / 44
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $2,562,500 | $137,500 | $2,750,000 | $0 | $1,402,500 |
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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 | $2,562,500 | $137,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,750,000 | $1,402,500 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $2,562,500 + SIGNING $137,500 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $50,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$1,347,500=$1,402,500Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$2.75M$1.38M$0
DET2022–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $2,562,500 + SIGNING $137,500 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $50,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$2,750,000Annual 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 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 23 | DET | $705,000 | $187,920 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $892,920 | $892,920 |
| 2023 | 24 | DET | $870,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $870,000 | $1,762,920 |
| 2024 | 25 | DET | $985,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $985,000 | $2,747,920 |
| 2025 | 26 | DET | $1,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,108,820 | $3,856,740 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 27 | DET | $2,562,500 | $137,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,750,000 | $6,606,740 |
| Career totals | $6,222,500 | $325,420 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $58,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,606,740 | $6,606,740 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $2.75M
- Signing bonus
- $137,500
- Guarantee rate
- 98.2%
$2,750,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $2,700,000 guaranteed at signing and a $137,500 signing bonus.