- Signed
- 2018
- Average / year
- $636,764
- Signing bonus
- $87,057
- Guarantee rate
- 3.4%
$2,547,057 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $87,057 guaranteed at signing and a $87,057 signing bonus.
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Green Bay Packers
Green Bay PackersZaire Franklin Contract
Zaire Franklin signed a two-year, $18.01 million contract with the Green Bay Packers. The deal includes $3.75 million guaranteed. It carries a $7.13 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
2-year contract$18.01M
- Guaranteed
- $3.75M
- Average / year
- $9.01M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Linebacker #44Age 309 NFL seasons6' 0" / 235 lbsSyracuse
GBLB / 44
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $4,240,000 | $1,875,000 | $9,005,000 | $0 | $7,130,000 |
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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 | $4,240,000 | $1,875,000 | $0 | $0 | $765,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,005,000 | $7,130,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $4,240,000 + SIGNING $1,875,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $765,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $250,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$7,130,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$12.39M$6.20M$0
IND2018–2025GB2026–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $4,240,000 + SIGNING $3,750,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $250,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $765,000$9,005,000Annual 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 |
| 2018NEW DEAL | 22 | IND | $480,000 | $87,057 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $567,057 | $567,057 |
| 2019 | 23 | IND | $570,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $570,000 | $1,137,057 |
| 2020 | 24 | IND | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $260,240 | $0 | $0 | $1,010,240 | $2,147,297 |
| 2021 | 25 | IND | $920,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $920,000 | $3,067,297 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 26 | IND | $1,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,480,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,580,000 | $6,647,297 |
| 2023 | 27 | IND | $2,490,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480,000 | $0 | $2,970,000 | $9,617,297 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 28 | IND | $2,880,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $12,390,000 | $22,007,297 |
| 2025 | 29 | IND | $5,740,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,560 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $6,257,560 | $28,264,857 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 30 | GB | $4,240,000 | $3,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $765,000 | $0 | $9,005,000 | $37,269,857 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 31 | GB | $7,990,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $765,000 | $0 | $9,005,000 | $46,274,857 |
| Career totals | $27,160,000 | $8,837,057 | $0 | $6,480,000 | $0 | $507,560 | $260,240 | $3,030,000 | $0 | $46,274,857 | $46,274,857 | ||
Contract history
4 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20182018
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $3.33M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 40.0%
$10,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $4,000,000 guaranteed at signing.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $10.42M
- Signing bonus
- $5M
- Guarantee rate
- 56.4%
$31,260,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $17,620,000 guaranteed at signing and a $5,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $9.01M
- Signing bonus
- $3.75M
- Guarantee rate
- 20.8%
$18,010,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $3,750,000 guaranteed at signing and a $3,750,000 signing bonus.