- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $1.76M
- Signing bonus
- $2.31M
- Guarantee rate
- 47.3%
$7,053,857 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $3,335,710 guaranteed at signing and a $2,310,080 signing bonus.
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Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City ChiefsTyquan Thornton Contract
Tyquan Thornton signed a two-year, $11 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. The deal includes $7.4 million guaranteed and can reach $14 million with incentives. It carries a $3.5 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
2-year contract$11M
- Guaranteed
- $7.40M
- Average / year
- $5.50M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Wide Receiver #2Age 265 NFL seasons6' 2" / 185 lbsBaylor
KCWR / 2
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,400,000 | $2,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $0 | $3,500,000 |
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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 | $1,400,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,400,000 + SIGNING $2,000,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$3,500,000$1,500,000 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 →
$5.50M$2.75M$0
NE2022–2024KC2025–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,400,000 + SIGNING $4,000,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$5,500,000Annual 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 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 22 | NE | $705,000 | $2,310,080 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,015,080 | $3,015,080 |
| 2023 | 23 | NE | $1,025,630 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,025,630 | $4,040,710 |
| 2024 | 24 | NE | $822,712 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $822,712 | $4,863,422 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 25 | KC | $1,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,108,505 | $5,971,927 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 26 | KC | $1,400,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,500,000 | $11,471,927 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 27 | KC | $5,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,500,000 | $16,971,927 |
| Career totals | $10,453,342 | $6,310,080 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $208,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,971,927 | $16,971,927 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.10M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$1,100,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $5.50M
- Signing bonus
- $4M
- Guarantee rate
- 67.3%
$11,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $7,400,000 guaranteed at signing and a $4,000,000 signing bonus.