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Odafe Oweh Contract

Odafe Oweh signed a four-year, $96 million contract with the Washington Commanders. The deal includes $50.6 million guaranteed and can reach $100 million with incentives. It carries a $9.2 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

4-year contract$96M
Guaranteed
$50.60M
Average / year
$24M
Free agency
2030 UFA
Linebacker #98Age 276 NFL seasons6' 5" / 251 lbsPenn State
Odafe Oweh headshotWashington Commanders logo
WSHLB / 98

2026 contract ledger

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Odafe Oweh current contract summary
2026$3,300,000$5,200,000$30,004,420$0$9,204,420

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

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Odafe Oweh current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$3,300,000$5,200,000$0$0$0$0$194,420$1,000,000$510,000$0$30,004,420$9,204,420
Cap equation · 2026BASE $3,300,000 + SIGNING $5,200,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $194,420 + CAP INCENTIVES $510,000=$9,204,420

$490,000 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 →
$30M$15M$0
BAL2021–2024
LAC2025
WSH2026–2029
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $3,300,000 + SIGNING $26,000,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $194,420 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $510,000$30,004,420

Annual career ledger

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Odafe Oweh complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2021NEW DEAL23BAL$660,000$5,609,012$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,269,012$6,269,012
202224BAL$1,175,563$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,175,563$7,444,575
202325BAL$1,691,126$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,691,126$9,135,701
202426BAL$2,206,689$0$0$0$0$0$213,166$0$0$2,419,855$11,555,556
202527LAC$9,570,171$0$0$0$0$2,205$0−$2,205$0$9,570,171$21,125,727
2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED28WSH$3,300,000$26,000,000$0$0$0$194,420$0$510,000$0$30,004,420$51,130,147
2027SCHEDULED29WSH$21,300,000$0$0$0$0$190,000$0$510,000$0$22,000,000$73,130,147
2028SCHEDULED30WSH$21,300,000$0$0$0$0$190,000$0$510,000$0$22,000,000$95,130,147
2029SCHEDULED31WSH$20,300,000$0$0$1,000,000$0$190,000$0$510,000$0$22,000,000$117,130,147
Career totals$81,503,549$31,609,012$0$1,000,000$0$766,625$213,166$2,037,795$0$117,130,147$117,130,147

Contract history

2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20212021
  2. 20262026
Career cash shown: $21.13M · Projected under current schedule: $117.1M