- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $1.04M
- Signing bonus
- $20,000
- Guarantee rate
- 0.6%
$3,120,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $20,000 guaranteed at signing and a $20,000 signing bonus.
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Buffalo Bills
Buffalo BillsTheron Gaines Contract
Current contract terms for Theron Gaines are still being reconciled.
Current contract—
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- Free agency
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Linebacker #54Age 22Experience pending6' 1" / 237 lbsTennessee Tech
BUFLB / 54
Current contract ledger
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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 |
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Career cash flow
Earned through 2026Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$1.17M$582,500$0
BUF2026–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $885,000 + SIGNING $20,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$905,000Annual career ledger
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| Season | Salary | Bonuses and cash adjustments | Potential | Cash totals | |||||||||
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| Year | Age | Team | Base salary | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives paid | Other cash | Available | Annual cash | Career cash |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 22 | BUF | $885,000 | $20,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $905,000 | $905,000 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 23 | BUF | $1,050,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,050,000 | $1,955,000 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 24 | BUF | $1,165,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,165,000 | $3,120,000 |
| Career totals | $3,100,000 | $20,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,120,000 | $3,120,000 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20262026