- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $1.37M
- Signing bonus
- $1.16M
- Guarantee rate
- 21.2%
$5,471,289 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $1,159,120 guaranteed at signing and a $1,159,120 signing bonus.
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New Orleans Saints
New Orleans SaintsMartin Emerson Jr. Contract
Martin Emerson Jr. signed a one-year, $1.51 million contract with the New Orleans Saints. The deal includes $650,000 guaranteed. It carries a $1.51 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$1.51M
- Guaranteed
- $650,000
- Average / year
- $1.51M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Cornerback #22Age 255 NFL seasons6' 2" / 201 lbsMississippi State
NOCB / 22
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,215,000 | $300,000 | $1,515,000 | $0 | $1,515,000 |
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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 | $1,215,000 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,515,000 | $1,515,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $300,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,515,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$3.66M$1.83M$0
CLE2022–2025NO2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $300,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,515,000Annual 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 | 22 | CLE | $705,000 | $1,159,120 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,864,120 | $1,864,120 |
| 2023 | 23 | CLE | $903,965 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $953,965 | $2,818,085 |
| 2024 | 24 | CLE | $1,152,390 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $569,124 | $0 | $0 | $1,771,514 | $4,589,599 |
| 2025 | 25 | CLE | $3,606,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $58,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,664,505 | $8,254,104 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 26 | NO | $1,215,000 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,515,000 | $9,769,104 |
| Career totals | $7,582,355 | $1,459,120 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $158,505 | $569,124 | $0 | $0 | $9,769,104 | $9,769,104 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $1.51M
- Signing bonus
- $300,000
- Guarantee rate
- 42.9%
$1,515,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $650,000 guaranteed at signing and a $300,000 signing bonus.