Earlier this week, the Eagles made one of the biggest splashes of free agency when they agreed to terms with Pro Bowl running back Saquon Barkley.
The deal is a three-year, $37.75 million deal with $26 million in guaranteed money, a league source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia earlier this week.
But now we have all the details:
• The contract includes a signing bonus of $11.625 million
• The deal is fully guaranteed at $26 million
• Barkley's base salary is $1.375 million in 2024, $11 million in 2025 and $12 million in 2026
• Just $1.5 million of Barkley's 2026 salary is guaranteed
• Barkley has a roster bonus totaling $250K each of the three years
• Barkley will receive a $1 million bonus if he is on the Eagles' roster on the fifth day of the 2026 league year
Based on those details, it's essentially a two-year deal worth more than $24 million and would give the Eagles a chance to keep Barkley through 2026 if things actually work out. But that would give them a chance to sever ties after the 2025 season, when Barkley turns 29.
Barkley's earnings after two seasons will be $24.5 million, which will come from his signing bonus, two base salaries and a $500K roster bonus. Only $1.5 million in guaranteed money remaining in 2026.
Here's a look at Barkley's cap hits during the deal OverTheCap:
2024: $3,905,882
2025: $13,575,000
2026: $15,575,000
2027: $4,650,000 dead money
Cutting Barkley after the 2025 season would leave $8.475 million (remaining signing bonus money + $1.5 million guaranteed) on the dead cap and save more than $7 million in cap space.
Even though Barkley is tied to the Eagles through 2026, it's unlikely he'll play that year under this current contract, as it's built around a $15.5 million win. The Eagles will probably renegotiate the deal before that happens.
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