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Milton Williams Contract

Milton Williams signed a four-year, $104 million contract with the New England Patriots. The deal includes $51 million guaranteed. It carries a $28.5 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

4-year contract$104M
Guaranteed
$51M
Average / year
$26M
Free agency
2029 UFA
Defensive Tackle #97Age 276 NFL seasons6' 3" / 290 lbsLouisiana Tech
Milton Williams headshotNew England Patriots logo
NEDT / 97

2026 contract ledger

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Milton Williams current contract summary
2026$21,000,000$6,000,000$23,000,000$0$28,500,000

Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.

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Milton Williams current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$21,000,000$6,000,000$0$0$1,700,000$0$300,000$0$0$0$23,000,000$28,500,000
Cap equation · 2026BASE $21,000,000 + SIGNING $6,000,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $1,700,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $300,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$500,000=$28,500,000

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$31.41M$15.70M$0
PHI2021–2024
NE2025–2028
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $21,000,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $300,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $1,700,000$23,000,000

Annual career ledger

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Milton Williams complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2021NEW DEAL22PHI$660,000$1,076,488$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,736,488$1,736,488
202223PHI$892,281$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$892,281$2,628,769
202324PHI$1,124,561$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,124,561$3,753,330
202425PHI$3,116,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$3,116,000$6,869,330
2025NEW DEAL26NE$6,000,000$24,000,000$0$0$0$309,765$0$1,100,000$0$31,409,765$38,279,095
2026SCHEDULED27NE$21,000,000$0$0$0$0$300,000$0$1,700,000$0$23,000,000$61,279,095
2027SCHEDULED28NE$21,000,000$0$0$0$0$450,000$0$2,550,000$0$24,000,000$85,279,095
2028SCHEDULED29NE$22,000,000$0$0$0$0$450,000$0$2,550,000$0$25,000,000$110,279,095
Career totals$75,792,842$25,076,488$0$0$0$1,509,765$0$7,900,000$0$110,279,095$110,279,095

Contract history

2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20212021
  2. 20252025
Career cash shown: $38.28M · Projected under current schedule: $110.3M