- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $991,667
- Signing bonus
- $10,000
- Guarantee rate
- 8.2%
$2,975,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $244,000 guaranteed at signing and a $10,000 signing bonus.
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Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta FalconsMalik Verdon Contract
Malik Verdon signed a three-year, $2.98 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons. The deal includes $244,000 guaranteed. It carries a $528,873 cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$2.98M
- Guaranteed
- $244,000
- Average / year
- $991,667
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Linebacker #43Age 231 NFL seasons6' 4" / 218 lbsIowa State
ATLLB / 43
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $515,000 | $3,333 | $525,540 | $0 | $528,873 |
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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 | $515,000 | $3,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,540 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $525,540 | $528,873 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $515,000 + SIGNING $3,333 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $10,540 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$528,873Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$1.12M$560,000$0
ATL2025–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $515,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $10,540 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$525,540Annual 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 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 23 | ATL | $705,333 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,347 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $719,680 | $719,680 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 24 | ATL | $515,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,540 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $525,540 | $1,245,220 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 25 | ATL | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,120,000 | $2,365,220 |
| Career totals | $2,340,333 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,887 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,365,220 | $2,365,220 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20252025