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Tim Settle Contract

Tim Settle signed a three-year, $24 million contract with the Washington Commanders. The deal includes $7.3 million guaranteed and can reach $25.5 million with incentives. It carries a $3.9 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

3-year contract$24M
Guaranteed
$7.30M
Average / year
$8M
Free agency
2029 UFA
Defensive Tackle #97Age 299 NFL seasons6' 3" / 315 lbsVirginia Tech
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WSHDT / 97

2026 contract ledger

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Tim Settle current contract summary
2026$1,300,000$2,000,000$8,100,000$0$3,900,000

Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.

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Tim Settle current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$1,300,000$2,000,000$0$0$0$0$120,000$500,000$480,000$0$8,100,000$3,900,000
Cap equation · 2026BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $2,000,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $120,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $480,000=$3,900,000

$20,000 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$8.10M$4.05M$0
WSH2018–2021
BUF2022–2023
HOU2024–2025
WSH2026–2028
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $6,000,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $120,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $680,000$8,100,000

Annual career ledger

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Tim Settle complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2018NEW DEAL21WSH$480,000$268,041$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$748,041$748,041
201922WSH$570,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$570,000$1,318,041
202023WSH$750,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$750,000$2,068,041
202124WSH$920,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$920,000$2,988,041
2022NEW DEAL25BUF$1,035,000$4,050,000$0$225,000$0$50,000$0$0$0$5,360,000$8,348,041
202326BUF$2,108,000$0$0$350,000$0$100,000$0$240,000$0$2,798,000$11,146,041
2024NEW DEAL27HOU$1,250,000$2,000,000$0$0$0$0$500,000$250,000$0$4,000,000$15,146,041
202528HOU$2,200,000$0$0$0$0$58,505$0$176,471$0$2,434,976$17,581,017
2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED29WSH$1,300,000$6,000,000$0$0$0$120,000$0$680,000$0$8,100,000$25,681,017
2027SCHEDULED30WSH$7,100,000$0$0$0$0$120,000$0$680,000$0$7,900,000$33,581,017
2028SCHEDULED31WSH$6,200,000$0$0$1,000,000$0$120,000$0$680,000$0$8,000,000$41,581,017
Career totals$23,913,000$12,318,041$0$1,575,000$0$568,505$500,000$2,706,471$0$41,581,017$41,581,017

Contract history

4 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20182018
  2. 20222022
  3. 20242024
  4. 20262026
Career cash shown: $17.58M · Projected under current schedule: $41.58M