- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.91M
- Signing bonus
- $2.21M
- Guarantee rate
- 68.6%
$7,658,377 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $5,251,738 guaranteed at signing and a $2,209,728 signing bonus.
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Detroit Lions
Detroit LionsTate Ratledge Contract
Tate Ratledge signed a four-year, $7.66 million contract with the Detroit Lions. The deal includes $5.25 million guaranteed. It carries a $1.75 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$7.66M
- Guaranteed
- $5.25M
- Average / year
- $1.91M
- Free agency
- 2029 UFA
Guard #69Age 252 NFL seasons6' 6" / 322 lbsGeorgia
DETG / 69
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,188,108 | $552,432 | $1,198,988 | $0 | $1,751,420 |
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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 | $1,188,108 | $552,432 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,880 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,198,988 | $1,751,420 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,188,108 + SIGNING $552,432 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $10,880 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,751,420Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$3.05M$1.53M$0
DET2025–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,188,108 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $10,880 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,198,988Annual 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 | 24 | DET | $840,000 | $2,209,728 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,738 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,052,466 | $3,052,466 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 25 | DET | $1,188,108 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,880 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,198,988 | $4,251,454 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 26 | DET | $1,436,216 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,536,216 | $5,787,670 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 27 | DET | $1,784,324 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,884,324 | $7,671,994 |
| Career totals | $5,248,648 | $2,209,728 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $213,618 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,671,994 | $7,671,994 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20252025