- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $1.01M
- Signing bonus
- $361,600
- Guarantee rate
- 9.0%
$4,021,600 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $361,600 guaranteed at signing and a $361,600 signing bonus.
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Dallas Cowboys
Dallas CowboysSam Howell Contract
Sam Howell signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys. The deal includes $2.5 million guaranteed and can reach $3 million with incentives. It carries a $2.5 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$2.50M
- Guaranteed
- $2.50M
- Average / year
- $2.50M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Quarterback #16Age 255 NFL seasons6' 1" / 225 lbsNorth Carolina
DALQB / 16
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $2,500,000 |
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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 | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $2,000,000 + SIGNING $500,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$2,500,000$500,000 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.
Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$2.50M$1.25M$0
WSH2022–2023
SEA2024
PHI2025DAL2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $2,000,000 + SIGNING $500,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$2,500,000Annual 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 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 22 | WSH | $705,000 | $361,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,066,600 | $1,066,600 |
| 2023 | 23 | WSH | $870,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $870,000 | $1,936,600 |
| 2024 | 24 | SEA | $985,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $985,000 | $2,921,600 |
| 2025 | 25 | PHI | $1,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,100,000 | $4,021,600 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 26 | DAL | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500,000 | $6,521,600 |
| Career totals | $5,660,000 | $861,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,521,600 | $6,521,600 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $2.50M
- Signing bonus
- $500,000
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$2,500,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $2,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $500,000 signing bonus.