- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $1.37M
- Signing bonus
- $1.10M
- Guarantee rate
- 20.1%
$5,482,780 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $1,102,780 guaranteed at signing and a $1,102,780 signing bonus.
Chicago BearsMalik Muhammad signed a four-year, $5.48 million contract with the Chicago Bears. The deal includes $1.1 million guaranteed. It carries a $1.17 million cap hit in 2026.
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| 2026 | $885,000 | $275,695 | $1,992,613 | $0 | $1,165,528 |
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Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.
| 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 | $275,695 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,833 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,992,613 | $1,165,528 |
BASE $885,000 + SIGNING $275,695 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $4,833 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,165,528
CHI2026–2029BASE $885,000 + SIGNING $1,102,780 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $4,833 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,992,613Swipe for annual and career totals →
| 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 | 22 | CHI | $885,000 | $1,102,780 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,833 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,992,613 | $1,992,613 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 23 | CHI | $1,050,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,050,000 | $3,042,613 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 24 | CHI | $1,165,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,165,000 | $4,207,613 |
| 2029SCHEDULED | 25 | CHI | $1,280,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,280,000 | $5,487,613 |
| Career totals | $4,380,000 | $1,102,780 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,833 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,487,613 | $5,487,613 | ||
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
$5,482,780 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $1,102,780 guaranteed at signing and a $1,102,780 signing bonus.