- Signed
- 2016
- Average / year
- $887,545
- Signing bonus
- $881,152
- Guarantee rate
- 24.8%
$3,550,180 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $881,152 guaranteed at signing and a $881,152 signing bonus.
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Cleveland Browns
Cleveland BrownsMaliek Collins Contract
Maliek Collins signed a two-year, $20 million contract with the Cleveland Browns. The deal includes $13 million guaranteed. It carries a $5.31 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
2-year contract$20M
- Guaranteed
- $13M
- Average / year
- $10M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Defensive Tackle #96Age 3111 NFL seasons6' 2" / 310 lbsNebraska
CLEDT / 96
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,300,000 | $2,849,000 | $10,000,340 | $0 | $5,308,164 |
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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 | $1,429,000 | $0 | $1,420,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $100,340 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,000,340 | $5,308,164 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $1,429,000 + OPTION PRORATION $1,420,000 + ROSTER $1,500,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $100,340 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$441,176=$5,308,164Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$17.47M$8.74M$0
DAL2016–2019
LV2020
HOU2021–2023
SF2024CLE2025–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $7,100,000 + WORKOUT $100,340 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $1,500,000$10,000,340Annual 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 |
| 2016NEW DEAL | 21 | DAL | $450,000 | $881,152 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,331,152 | $1,331,152 |
| 2017 | 22 | DAL | $612,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $612,500 | $1,943,652 |
| 2018 | 23 | DAL | $755,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $755,000 | $2,698,652 |
| 2019 | 24 | DAL | $2,025,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $95,076 | $0 | $0 | $2,120,076 | $4,818,728 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 25 | LV | $5,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $312,093 | $0 | $0 | $6,312,093 | $11,130,821 |
| 2021NEW DEAL | 26 | HOU | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $705,882 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,705,882 | $15,836,703 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 27 | HOU | $1,500,000 | $6,000,000 | $0 | $823,536 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,323,536 | $24,160,239 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 28 | HOU | $2,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $470,576 | $0 | $17,470,576 | $41,630,815 |
| 2024 | 29 | SF | $1,210,000 | $0 | $6,790,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $8,500,000 | $50,130,815 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 30 | CLE | $1,255,000 | $7,145,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $315 | $0 | $1,058,824 | $0 | $9,559,139 | $59,689,954 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 31 | CLE | $1,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,100,000 | $100,340 | $0 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $10,000,340 | $69,690,294 |
| Career totals | $18,857,500 | $31,026,152 | $6,890,000 | $1,779,418 | $7,100,000 | $100,655 | $407,169 | $3,529,400 | $0 | $69,690,294 | $69,690,294 | ||
Contract history
6 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20162016
- 20202020
- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $6M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 95.8%
$6,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $5,750,000 guaranteed at signing.
- 20212021
- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $5M
- Signing bonus
- $2M
- Guarantee rate
- 40.0%
$5,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $2,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $2,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $8.50M
- Signing bonus
- $6M
- Guarantee rate
- 50.0%
$17,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $8,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $6,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $11.50M
- Signing bonus
- $10.50M
- Guarantee rate
- 89.1%
$23,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $20,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $10,500,000 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $10M
- Signing bonus
- $7.14M
- Guarantee rate
- 65.0%
$20,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $13,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $7,145,000 signing bonus.