- Signed
- 2018
- Average / year
- $525,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$1,050,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons.
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New England Patriots
New England PatriotsRobert Spillane Contract
Robert Spillane signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the New England Patriots. The deal includes $20.6 million guaranteed and can reach $37.5 million with incentives. It carries a $12.32 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$33M
- Guaranteed
- $20.60M
- Average / year
- $11M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Linebacker #14Age 308 NFL seasons6' 1" / 234 lbsWestern Michigan
NELB / 14
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $8,300,000 | $3,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $0 | $12,320,000 |
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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 | $8,300,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,020,000 | $0 | $180,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,500,000 | $12,320,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $8,300,000 + SIGNING $3,000,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $1,020,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $180,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$180,000=$12,320,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$13.33M$6.67M$0
TEN2018
PIT2019–2022
LV2023–2024NE2025–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $8,300,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $180,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $1,020,000$9,500,000Annual 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 |
| 2018NEW DEAL | 23 | TEN | $84,705 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $84,705 | $84,705 |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 24 | PIT | $232,944 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $232,944 | $317,649 |
| 2020 | 25 | PIT | $616,178 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $616,178 | $933,827 |
| 2021NEW DEAL | 26 | PIT | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | $1,783,827 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 27 | PIT | $2,433,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,433,000 | $4,216,827 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 28 | LV | $1,445,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | $0 | $255,000 | $0 | $3,500,000 | $7,716,827 |
| 2024 | 29 | LV | $1,845,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,200,000 | $0 | $200,000 | $1,000,000 | $255,000 | $0 | $4,500,000 | $12,216,827 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 30 | NE | $3,300,000 | $9,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $190,080 | $0 | $840,000 | $0 | $13,330,080 | $25,546,907 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 31 | NE | $8,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $180,000 | $0 | $1,020,000 | $0 | $9,500,000 | $35,046,907 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 32 | NE | $8,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $180,000 | $0 | $1,020,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $45,046,907 |
| Career totals | $27,906,827 | $10,600,000 | $0 | $1,200,000 | $0 | $950,080 | $1,000,000 | $3,390,000 | $0 | $45,046,907 | $45,046,907 | ||
Contract history
6 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20182018
- 20192019
- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $540,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$1,080,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons.
- 20212021
- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $850,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$850,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $2.43M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$2,433,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $3.50M
- Signing bonus
- $1.60M
- Guarantee rate
- 43.5%
$7,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $3,045,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,600,000 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $11M
- Signing bonus
- $9M
- Guarantee rate
- 62.4%
$33,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $20,600,000 guaranteed at signing and a $9,000,000 signing bonus.