- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $766,667
- Signing bonus
- $15,000
- Guarantee rate
- 0.7%
$2,300,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $15,000 guaranteed at signing and a $15,000 signing bonus.
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Buffalo Bills
Buffalo BillsSam Franklin Jr. Contract
Sam Franklin Jr. signed a three-year, $7 million contract with the Buffalo Bills. The deal includes $2.53 million guaranteed and can reach $7.5 million with incentives. It carries a $1.92 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$7M
- Guaranteed
- $2.53M
- Average / year
- $2.33M
- Free agency
- 2029 UFA
Safety #28Age 307 NFL seasons6' 3" / 210 lbsTemple
BUFS / 28
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,280,000 | $416,667 | $2,758,160 | $0 | $1,924,827 |
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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 | $1,280,000 | $416,667 | $0 | $0 | $170,000 | $0 | $58,160 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,758,160 | $1,924,827 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,280,000 + SIGNING $416,667 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $170,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $58,160 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,924,827Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$2.76M$1.38M$0
CAR2020–2024
DEN2025BUF2026–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,280,000 + SIGNING $1,250,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $58,160 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $170,000$2,758,160Annual 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 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 24 | CAR | $610,000 | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $218,651 | $0 | $0 | $843,651 | $843,651 |
| 2021 | 25 | CAR | $780,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $780,000 | $1,623,651 |
| 2022 | 26 | CAR | $895,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $895,000 | $2,518,651 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 27 | CAR | $1,010,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,510,000 | $5,028,651 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 28 | CAR | $2,575,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $71,221 | $0 | $0 | $2,646,221 | $7,674,872 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 29 | DEN | $1,170,000 | $167,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,260 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,338,760 | $9,013,632 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 30 | BUF | $1,280,000 | $1,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $58,160 | $0 | $170,000 | $0 | $2,758,160 | $11,771,792 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 31 | BUF | $2,030,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $170,000 | $0 | $2,250,000 | $14,021,792 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 32 | BUF | $1,780,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $170,000 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $16,021,792 |
| Career totals | $12,130,000 | $2,932,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $159,420 | $289,872 | $510,000 | $0 | $16,021,792 | $16,021,792 | ||
Contract history
6 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20202020
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $2.51M
- Signing bonus
- $1.50M
- Guarantee rate
- 59.8%
$2,510,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,500,000 signing bonus.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $2.58M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 43.7%
$2,575,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,125,000 guaranteed at signing.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.17M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$1,170,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.34M
- Signing bonus
- $167,500
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$1,337,500 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,337,500 guaranteed at signing and a $167,500 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $2.33M
- Signing bonus
- $1.25M
- Guarantee rate
- 36.1%
$7,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $2,530,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,250,000 signing bonus.