- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $765,000
- Signing bonus
- $10,000
- Guarantee rate
- 0.4%
$2,295,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $10,000 guaranteed at signing and a $10,000 signing bonus.
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Dallas Cowboys
Dallas CowboysTerence Steele Contract
Terence Steele signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys. The deal includes $21.75 million guaranteed and can reach $36 million with incentives. It carries a $8.73 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$33M
- Guaranteed
- $21.75M
- Average / year
- $11M
- Free agency
- 2029 UFA
Offensive Tackle #78Age 297 NFL seasons6' 6" / 320 lbsTexas Tech
DALOT / 78
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,750,000 | $5,100,000 | $13,009,520 | $0 | $8,734,520 |
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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 | $1,750,000 | $5,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $9,520 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,009,520 | $8,734,520 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,750,000 + SIGNING $5,100,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $750,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $9,520 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $1,125,000=$8,734,520Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$16.30M$8.15M$0
DAL2020–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,750,000 + SIGNING $10,500,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $9,520 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $750,000$13,009,520Annual 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 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 23 | DAL | $610,000 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $487,135 | $0 | $0 | $1,107,135 | $1,107,135 |
| 2021 | 24 | DAL | $780,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $780,000 | $1,887,135 |
| 2022 | 25 | DAL | $895,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $895,000 | $2,782,135 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 26 | DAL | $1,304,000 | $15,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,304,000 | $19,086,135 |
| 2024 | 27 | DAL | $1,625,000 | $0 | $5,625,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $8,000,000 | $27,086,135 |
| 2025 | 28 | DAL | $13,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,080 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $14,010,080 | $41,096,215 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 29 | DAL | $1,750,000 | $10,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,520 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $13,009,520 | $54,105,735 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 30 | DAL | $8,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $9,000,000 | $63,105,735 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 31 | DAL | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $11,000,000 | $74,105,735 |
| Career totals | $30,464,000 | $25,510,000 | $5,625,000 | $0 | $8,250,000 | $19,600 | $487,135 | $3,750,000 | $0 | $74,105,735 | $74,105,735 | ||
Contract history
4 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20202020
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $4.30M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$4,304,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $16.50M
- Signing bonus
- $15M
- Guarantee rate
- 28.6%
$82,500,000 in reported contract value across 5 seasons, including $23,554,000 guaranteed at signing and a $15,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $11M
- Signing bonus
- $10.50M
- Guarantee rate
- 65.9%
$33,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $21,750,000 guaranteed at signing and a $10,500,000 signing bonus.