- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $2.37M
- Signing bonus
- $3.88M
- Guarantee rate
- 82.8%
$9,465,990 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $7,833,173 guaranteed at signing and a $3,884,356 signing bonus.
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Detroit Lions
Detroit LionsSam LaPorta Contract
Sam LaPorta signed a four-year, $9.47 million contract with the Detroit Lions. The deal includes $7.83 million guaranteed. It carries a $6.75 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$9.47M
- Guaranteed
- $7.83M
- Average / year
- $2.37M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Tight End #87Age 254 NFL seasons6' 3" / 245 lbsIowa
DETTE / 87
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $5,675,000 | $971,089 | $5,777,540 | $0 | $6,748,629 |
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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 | $5,675,000 | $971,089 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $102,540 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,777,540 | $6,748,629 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $5,675,000 + SIGNING $971,089 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $102,540 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$6,748,629Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$5.78M$2.89M$0
DET2023–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $5,675,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $102,540 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$5,777,540Annual 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 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 22 | DET | $750,000 | $3,884,356 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,634,356 | $4,634,356 |
| 2024 | 23 | DET | $1,180,272 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,180,272 | $5,814,628 |
| 2025 | 24 | DET | $1,610,545 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,619,365 | $7,433,993 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 25 | DET | $5,675,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $102,540 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,777,540 | $13,211,533 |
| Career totals | $9,215,817 | $3,884,356 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $111,360 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,211,533 | $13,211,533 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20232023