- Signed
- 2018
- Average / year
- $7.56M
- Signing bonus
- $20.08M
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$30,247,715 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $30,247,715 guaranteed at signing and a $20,078,338 signing bonus.
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Seattle Seahawks
Seattle SeahawksSam Darnold Contract
Sam Darnold signed a three-year, $100.5 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks. The deal includes $37.5 million guaranteed and can reach $115.5 million with incentives. It carries a $37.9 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$100.5M
- Guaranteed
- $37.50M
- Average / year
- $33.50M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Quarterback #14Age 299 NFL seasons6' 3" / 225 lbsUSC
SEAQB / 14
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $12,300,000 | $6,400,000 | $27,500,000 | $0 | $37,900,000 |
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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 | $12,300,000 | $6,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $15,000,000 | $0 | $200,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $27,500,000 | $37,900,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $12,300,000 + SIGNING $6,400,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $15,000,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $200,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $4,000,000=$37,900,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$41.50M$20.75M$0
JETS2018–2020
CAR2021–2022
SF2023
MIN2024SEA2025–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $12,300,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $15,000,000 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $200,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$27,500,000Annual 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 | 21 | JETS | $480,000 | $20,078,338 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,558,338 | $20,558,338 |
| 2019 | 22 | JETS | $570,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,284,895 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,854,895 | $22,413,233 |
| 2020 | 23 | JETS | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,569,790 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,319,790 | $25,733,023 |
| 2021 | 24 | CAR | $920,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,854,685 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,774,685 | $30,507,708 |
| 2022 | 25 | CAR | $18,858,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,858,000 | $49,365,708 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 26 | SF | $1,900,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $1,800,000 | $588,240 | $0 | $5,888,240 | $55,253,948 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 27 | MIN | $2,500,000 | $6,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $65,253,948 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 28 | SEA | $5,300,000 | $32,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $41,500,000 | $106,753,948 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 29 | SEA | $12,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $15,000,000 | $0 | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $27,500,000 | $134,253,948 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 30 | SEA | $25,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35,500,000 | $169,753,948 |
| Career totals | $68,878,000 | $59,828,338 | $0 | $32,709,370 | $0 | $950,000 | $5,800,000 | $1,588,240 | $0 | $169,753,948 | $169,753,948 | ||
Contract history
4 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20182018
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $4.50M
- Signing bonus
- $1.50M
- Guarantee rate
- 77.8%
$4,500,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $3,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,500,000 signing bonus.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $10M
- Signing bonus
- $6.25M
- Guarantee rate
- 87.5%
$10,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $8,750,000 guaranteed at signing and a $6,250,000 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $33.50M
- Signing bonus
- $32M
- Guarantee rate
- 37.3%
$100,500,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $37,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $32,000,000 signing bonus.