- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.16M
- Signing bonus
- $423,436
- Guarantee rate
- 9.2%
$4,623,436 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $423,436 guaranteed at signing and a $423,436 signing bonus.
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Dallas Cowboys
Dallas CowboysShemar James Contract
Shemar James signed a four-year, $4.62 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys. The deal includes $423,436 guaranteed. It carries a $1.12 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$4.62M
- Guaranteed
- $423,436
- Average / year
- $1.16M
- Free agency
- 2029 UFA
Linebacker #50Age 222 NFL seasons6' 1" / 235 lbsFlorida
DALLB / 50
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,005,000 | $105,859 | $1,014,520 | $0 | $1,120,379 |
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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 | $1,005,000 | $105,859 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,520 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,014,520 | $1,120,379 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,005,000 + SIGNING $105,859 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $9,520 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,120,379Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$1.27M$634,133$0
DAL2025–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,005,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $9,520 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,014,520Annual 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 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 21 | DAL | $840,000 | $423,436 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,830 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,268,266 | $1,268,266 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 22 | DAL | $1,005,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,520 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,014,520 | $2,282,786 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 23 | DAL | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,120,000 | $3,402,786 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 24 | DAL | $1,235,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,235,000 | $4,637,786 |
| Career totals | $4,200,000 | $423,436 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,637,786 | $4,637,786 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20252025