- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $1.63M
- Signing bonus
- $2.01M
- Guarantee rate
- 45.9%
$6,526,744 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $2,997,141 guaranteed at signing and a $2,009,220 signing bonus.
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Cleveland Browns
Cleveland BrownsSam Williams Contract
Sam Williams signed a one-year, $1 contract with the Cleveland Browns. The deal includes $0 guaranteed. It carries a $0 cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$1
- Guaranteed
- $0
- Average / year
- —
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
LinebackerAge 274 NFL seasons6' 4" / 260 lbsOle Miss
CLELB
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026current season fallback | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $0 + SIGNING $0 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$0How this deal works
Current-season salary coverage; full contract term pending primary-source reconciliation.
Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$2.71M$1.36M$0
DAL2022–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,400,000 + SIGNING $600,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $500,000$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 | 23 | DAL | $705,000 | $2,009,220 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,714,220 | $2,714,220 |
| 2023 | 24 | DAL | $987,921 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $987,921 | $3,702,141 |
| 2024 | 25 | DAL | $1,059,035 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,059,035 | $4,761,176 |
| 2025 | 26 | DAL | $1,553,762 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,561 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,561,323 | $6,322,499 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 27 | DAL | $1,400,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $2,500,000 | $8,822,499 |
| Career totals | $5,705,718 | $2,609,220 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,561 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $8,822,499 | $8,822,499 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- —
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 0.0%
$1 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $0 guaranteed at signing.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $2.50M
- Signing bonus
- $600,000
- Guarantee rate
- 80.0%
$2,500,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $2,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $600,000 signing bonus.