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Luther Burden

Chicago BearsUNDERPAID
Pos WR
Updated August 24, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$2.5M
APY
$2.7M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$11.0M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$23.7M/yr
underpaid by $21.0M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $95M total · range $18.4M to $28.8M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Garrett WilsonNYJ · signed 2025
5 yr · $32.5M/yr
80
Jayden ReedGB · signed 2026
4 yr · $16.8M/yr
79
Khalil ShakirBUF · signed 2025
4 yr · $13.3M/yr
74
Jerry JeudyCLE · signed 2024
4 yr · $17.5M/yr
82
Russell GageTB · signed 2022
3 yr · $10.0M/yr
76
Michael GallupDAL · signed 2022
5 yr · $11.5M/yr
76

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$2.0M$840K$1.2M$0$2.0M
2026$2.5M$1.3M$1.2M$9.0M$0
2027$3.0M$1.8M$1.2M$6.5M$0
2028$3.5M$2.3M$1.2M$3.5M$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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