- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $874,369
- Signing bonus
- $202,476
- Guarantee rate
- 5.8%
$3,497,476 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $202,476 guaranteed at signing and a $202,476 signing bonus.
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New England Patriots
New England PatriotsMike Onwenu Contract
Mike Onwenu signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the New England Patriots. The deal includes $8.95 million guaranteed and can reach $11 million with incentives. It carries a $17.5 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$10M
- Guaranteed
- $8.95M
- Average / year
- $10M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Guard #71Age 287 NFL seasons6' 3" / 350 lbsMichigan
NEG / 71
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $2,950,000 | $13,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $17,500,000 |
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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 | $2,950,000 | $13,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | $0 | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $17,500,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $2,950,000 + SIGNING $13,500,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $850,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $200,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$17,500,000Career cash flow
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$26M$13M$0
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CASH · 2026=
BASE $2,950,000 + SIGNING $6,000,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $200,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $850,000$10,000,000Annual 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 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 23 | NE | $610,000 | $202,476 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $554,792 | $0 | $0 | $1,367,268 | $1,367,268 |
| 2021 | 24 | NE | $780,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $780,000 | $2,147,268 |
| 2022 | 25 | NE | $895,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $813,083 | $0 | $0 | $1,708,083 | $3,855,351 |
| 2023 | 26 | NE | $2,993,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,993,000 | $6,848,351 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 27 | NE | $2,000,000 | $22,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $26,000,000 | $32,848,351 |
| 2025 | 28 | NE | $12,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $508,820 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $13,508,820 | $46,357,171 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 29 | NE | $2,950,000 | $6,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | $0 | $850,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $56,357,171 |
| Career totals | $22,228,000 | $28,702,476 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,208,820 | $1,367,875 | $2,850,000 | $0 | $56,357,171 | $56,357,171 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20202020
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $19M
- Signing bonus
- $22.50M
- Guarantee rate
- 64.0%
$57,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $36,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $22,500,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $10M
- Signing bonus
- $6M
- Guarantee rate
- 89.5%
$10,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $8,950,000 guaranteed at signing and a $6,000,000 signing bonus.