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Payne Durham Contract

Payne Durham signed a four-year, $4.08 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The deal includes $244,976 guaranteed. It carries a $1.21 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

4-year contract$4.08M
Guaranteed
$244,976
Average / year
$1.02M
Free agency
2027 UFA
Tight End #87Age 264 NFL seasons6' 5" / 255 lbsPurdue
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2026 contract ledger

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Payne Durham current contract summary
2026$1,145,000$61,244$1,145,000$0$1,206,244

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

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Payne Durham current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$1,145,000$61,244$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,145,000$1,206,244
Cap equation · 2026BASE $1,145,000 + SIGNING $61,244 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,206,244

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$1.15M$572,500$0
TB2023–2026
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $1,145,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,145,000

Annual career ledger

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Payne Durham complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2023NEW DEAL23TB$750,000$244,976$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$994,976$994,976
202424TB$915,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$915,000$1,909,976
202525TB$1,030,000$0$0$0$0$8,820$0$0$0$1,038,820$2,948,796
2026SCHEDULED26TB$1,145,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,145,000$4,093,796
Career totals$3,840,000$244,976$0$0$0$8,820$0$0$0$4,093,796$4,093,796

Contract history

1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20232023
Career cash shown: $2.95M · Projected under current schedule: $4.09M