- Signed
- 2015
- Average / year
- $616,089
- Signing bonus
- $184,356
- Guarantee rate
- 7.5%
$2,464,356 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $184,356 guaranteed at signing and a $184,356 signing bonus.
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Cleveland Browns
Cleveland BrownsMichael Burton Contract
Michael Burton signed a one-year, $1.4 million contract with the Cleveland Browns. The deal includes $60,000 guaranteed. It carries a $1.14 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$1.40M
- Guaranteed
- $60,000
- Average / year
- $1.40M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Fullback #34Age 3411 NFL seasons6' 0" / 247 lbsRutgers
CLEFB / 34
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,300,000 | $60,000 | $1,407,820 | $0 | $1,142,820 |
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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 | $60,000 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | $0 | $7,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,407,820 | $1,142,820 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $60,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $40,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $7,820 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$265,000=$1,142,820Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$1.41M$703,910$0
DET2015–2016
CHI2017–2018
WSH2019
NO2020
KC2021–2022
DEN2023–2025CLE2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $60,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $40,000 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $7,820 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,407,820Annual 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 |
| 2015NEW DEAL | 23 | DET | $435,000 | $184,356 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $619,356 | $619,356 |
| 2016 | 24 | DET | $525,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $525,000 | $1,144,356 |
| 2017 | 25 | CHI | $615,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $615,000 | $1,759,356 |
| 2018 | 26 | CHI | $705,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $705,000 | $2,464,356 |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 27 | WSH | $520,882 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $520,882 | $2,985,238 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 28 | NO | $910,000 | $137,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,047,500 | $4,032,738 |
| 2021NEW DEAL | 29 | KC | $990,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $990,000 | $5,022,738 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 30 | KC | $1,120,000 | $152,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,272,500 | $6,295,238 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 31 | DEN | $1,165,000 | $126,250 | $0 | $26,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,317,500 | $7,612,738 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 32 | DEN | $572,222 | $167,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | −$167,500 | $0 | $572,222 | $8,184,960 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 33 | DEN | $640,000 | $125,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $42,500 | $0 | $816,320 | $9,001,280 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 34 | CLE | $1,300,000 | $60,000 | $0 | $40,000 | $0 | $7,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,407,820 | $10,409,100 |
| Career totals | $9,498,104 | $953,106 | $0 | $66,250 | $0 | $16,640 | $0 | −$125,000 | $0 | $10,409,100 | $10,409,100 | ||
Contract history
10 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20152015
- 20192019
- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $805,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$805,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20202020
- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $1.05M
- Signing bonus
- $137,500
- Guarantee rate
- 28.5%
$1,047,500 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $298,088 guaranteed at signing and a $137,500 signing bonus.
- 20212021
- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $990,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$990,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $1.27M
- Signing bonus
- $152,500
- Guarantee rate
- 57.6%
$1,272,500 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $732,500 guaranteed at signing and a $152,500 signing bonus.
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $1.32M
- Signing bonus
- $126,250
- Guarantee rate
- 80.9%
$1,317,500 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,066,250 guaranteed at signing and a $126,250 signing bonus.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $1.21M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$1,210,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $1.38M
- Signing bonus
- $167,500
- Guarantee rate
- 12.2%
$1,377,500 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $167,500 guaranteed at signing and a $167,500 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.42M
- Signing bonus
- $125,000
- Guarantee rate
- 8.8%
$1,422,500 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $125,000 guaranteed at signing and a $125,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $1.40M
- Signing bonus
- $60,000
- Guarantee rate
- 4.3%
$1,400,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $60,000 guaranteed at signing and a $60,000 signing bonus.