- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $4.39M
- Signing bonus
- $9.42M
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$17,575,338 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $17,575,338 guaranteed at signing and a $9,422,064 signing bonus.
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Green Bay Packers
Green Bay PackersMatthew Golden Contract
Matthew Golden signed a four-year, $17.58 million contract with the Green Bay Packers. The deal includes $17.58 million guaranteed. It carries a $4.01 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$17.58M
- Guaranteed
- $17.58M
- Average / year
- $4.39M
- Free agency
- 2030 UFA
Wide Receiver #0Age 232 NFL seasons5' 11" / 191 lbsTexas
GBWR / 0
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,005,000 | $2,355,516 | $1,649,759 | $0 | $4,005,275 |
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Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.
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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 | $1,005,000 | $2,355,516 | $0 | $0 | $633,879 | $0 | $10,880 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,649,759 | $4,005,275 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,005,000 + SIGNING $2,355,516 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $633,879 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $10,880 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$4,005,275Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$10.27M$5.13M$0
GB2025–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,005,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $633,879 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $10,880 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,649,759Annual 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 | 22 | GB | $840,000 | $9,422,064 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,059 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,265,123 | $10,265,123 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 23 | GB | $1,005,000 | $0 | $0 | $633,879 | $0 | $10,880 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,649,759 | $11,914,882 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 24 | GB | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,317,758 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,437,758 | $14,352,640 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 25 | GB | $2,036,637 | $0 | $0 | $1,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,236,637 | $17,589,277 |
| Career totals | $5,001,637 | $9,422,064 | $0 | $3,151,637 | $0 | $13,939 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,589,277 | $17,589,277 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20252025