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Cade Mays

Detroit Lions
Pos LG
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2026 Cap Hit
$2.8M
APY
$8.3M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$14.2M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$15.3M/yr
underpaid by $6.9M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $61M total · range $12.6M to $21.7M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Luke WattenbergDEN · signed 2025
4 yr · $12.0M/yr
67
Trey SmithKC · signed 2025
3 yr · $23.5M/yr
68
Teven JenkinsCLE · signed 2025
4 yr · $4.0M/yr
73
Austin CorbettCAR · signed 2022
3 yr · $8.8M/yr
71
Samuel CosmiWAS · signed 2024
3 yr · $18.5M/yr
67
Laken TomlinsonNYJ · signed 2022
3 yr · $13.3M/yr
63

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$2.8M$1.2M$1.3M$14.0M$0
2027$9.3M$7.7M$1.3M$11.2M$0
2028$4.4M$1.3M$1.3M$3.9M$496K
2029$8.5M$0$1.3M$2.6M$5.9M
2030$2.8M$0$0$0$0

Cap Scenario What-if

Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0

Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.

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