- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $1.40M
- Signing bonus
- $890,044
- Guarantee rate
- 15.9%
$5,596,312 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $890,044 guaranteed at signing and a $890,044 signing bonus.
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Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh SteelersPayton Wilson Contract
Payton Wilson signed a four-year, $5.6 million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The deal includes $890,044 guaranteed. It carries a $1.53 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$5.60M
- Guaranteed
- $890,044
- Average / year
- $1.40M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Linebacker #41Age 263 NFL seasons6' 4" / 242 lbsNC State
PITLB / 41
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,303,756 | $222,511 | $1,303,756 | $0 | $1,526,267 |
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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 | $1,303,756 | $222,511 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,303,756 | $1,526,267 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,303,756 + SIGNING $222,511 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,526,267Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$1.69M$842,522$0
PIT2024–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,303,756 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,303,756Annual 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 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 24 | PIT | $795,000 | $890,044 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,685,044 | $1,685,044 |
| 2025 | 25 | PIT | $1,049,378 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,058,198 | $2,743,242 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 26 | PIT | $1,303,756 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,303,756 | $4,046,998 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 27 | PIT | $1,558,134 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,558,134 | $5,605,132 |
| Career totals | $4,706,268 | $890,044 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,605,132 | $5,605,132 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20242024