- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $3.15M
- Signing bonus
- $7.18M
- Guarantee rate
- 78.5%
$12,590,721 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $9,883,805 guaranteed at signing and a $7,176,888 signing bonus.
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New Orleans Saints
New Orleans SaintsNoah Fant Contract
Noah Fant signed a two-year, $8.75 million contract with the New Orleans Saints. The deal includes $4.5 million guaranteed and can reach $9.5 million with incentives. It carries a $3 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
2-year contract$8.75M
- Guaranteed
- $4.50M
- Average / year
- $4.38M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Tight End #87Age 288 NFL seasons6' 4" / 249 lbsIowa
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2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $0 | $3,000,000 |
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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 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $375,000 | $0 | $0 | $4,500,000 | $3,000,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,500,000 + SIGNING $1,500,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$3,000,000$375,000 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.
Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$12M$6M$0
DEN2019–2021
SEA2022–2024
CIN2025NO2026–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,500,000 + SIGNING $3,000,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$4,500,000Annual 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 |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 22 | DEN | $495,000 | $7,176,888 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $56,035 | $0 | $0 | $7,727,923 | $7,727,923 |
| 2020 | 23 | DEN | $1,067,306 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $128,236 | $0 | $0 | $1,195,542 | $8,923,465 |
| 2021 | 24 | DEN | $1,639,611 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,639,611 | $10,563,076 |
| 2022 | 25 | SEA | $2,211,917 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,211,917 | $12,774,993 |
| 2023 | 26 | SEA | $6,850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,850,000 | $19,624,993 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 27 | SEA | $2,490,000 | $9,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $12,000,000 | $31,624,993 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 28 | CIN | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $220,588 | $0 | $2,970,588 | $34,595,581 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 29 | NO | $1,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500,000 | $39,095,581 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 30 | NO | $4,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,250,000 | $43,345,581 |
| Career totals | $22,003,834 | $20,176,888 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $434,271 | $730,588 | $0 | $43,345,581 | $43,345,581 | ||
Contract history
4 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20192019
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $10.50M
- Signing bonus
- $9M
- Guarantee rate
- 54.7%
$21,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $11,490,000 guaranteed at signing and a $9,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $2.75M
- Signing bonus
- $1M
- Guarantee rate
- 36.4%
$2,750,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $4.38M
- Signing bonus
- $3M
- Guarantee rate
- 51.4%
$8,750,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $4,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $3,000,000 signing bonus.