- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $1.43M
- Signing bonus
- $990,720
- Guarantee rate
- 17.3%
$5,734,740 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $990,720 guaranteed at signing and a $990,720 signing bonus.
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Cleveland Browns
Cleveland BrownsZak Zinter Contract
Zak Zinter signed a four-year, $5.73 million contract with the Cleveland Browns. The deal includes $990,720 guaranteed. It carries a $1.57 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$5.73M
- Guaranteed
- $990,720
- Average / year
- $1.43M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Guard #70Age 253 NFL seasons6' 6" / 310 lbsMichigan
CLEG / 70
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,261,340 | $247,680 | $1,327,220 | $0 | $1,574,900 |
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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 | $1,261,340 | $247,680 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $65,880 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,327,220 | $1,574,900 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,261,340 + SIGNING $247,680 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $65,880 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,574,900Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$1.99M$995,636$0
CLE2024–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,261,340 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $65,880 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,327,220Annual 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 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 23 | CLE | $795,000 | $990,720 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $205,552 | $0 | $0 | $1,991,272 | $1,991,272 |
| 2025 | 24 | CLE | $1,000,670 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $63,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,064,175 | $3,055,447 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 25 | CLE | $1,261,340 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $65,880 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,327,220 | $4,382,667 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 26 | CLE | $1,522,010 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $55,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,577,010 | $5,959,677 |
| Career totals | $4,579,020 | $990,720 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $184,385 | $205,552 | $0 | $0 | $5,959,677 | $5,959,677 | ||
Contract history
1 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20242024