- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $2.29M
- Signing bonus
- $3.85M
- Guarantee rate
- 79.1%
$9,165,609 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $7,245,752 guaranteed at signing and a $3,845,896 signing bonus.
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Detroit Lions
Detroit LionsRoger McCreary Contract
Roger McCreary signed a one-year, $1.4 million contract with the Detroit Lions. The deal includes $987,500 guaranteed. It carries a $1.26 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$1.40M
- Guaranteed
- $987,500
- Average / year
- $1.40M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Cornerback #21Age 265 NFL seasons5' 11" / 190 lbsAuburn
DETCB / 21
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,215,000 | $187,500 | $1,402,500 | $0 | $1,262,500 |
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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 | $1,215,000 | $187,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,402,500 | $1,262,500 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $187,500 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$140,000=$1,262,500Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$4.55M$2.28M$0
TEN2022–2025DET2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $187,500 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,402,500Annual 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 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 22 | TEN | $705,000 | $3,845,896 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,550,896 | $4,550,896 |
| 2023 | 23 | TEN | $1,121,619 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,121,619 | $5,672,515 |
| 2024 | 24 | TEN | $1,538,237 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,538,237 | $7,210,752 |
| 2025 | 25 | TEN | $1,624,890 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,633,395 | $8,844,147 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 26 | DET | $1,215,000 | $187,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,402,500 | $10,246,647 |
| Career totals | $6,204,746 | $4,033,396 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,246,647 | $10,246,647 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $1.40M
- Signing bonus
- $187,500
- Guarantee rate
- 70.4%
$1,402,500 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $987,500 guaranteed at signing and a $187,500 signing bonus.