The Denver Broncos re-signed tight end Adam Trautman to a two-year deal last week. Terms of the contract are now known.
Trautman’s deal has a total value of $7.5 million. He received a $3 million signing bonus that will be prorated as $1.5 million salary cap hits over the next two years.
This year, Trautman will have a base salary of $1.5 million, which is guaranteed. That salary combined with his prorated signing bonus gives the tight end a total salary cap hit of $3 million in 2024.
Next year, Trautman’s base salary will jump to $2.745 million ($500,000 guaranteed), and he can earn an additional $255,000 through per-game roster bonuses. Those figures combined with his prorated signing bonus will make Trautman’s total salary cap hit $4.5 million in 2025.
If the Broncos cut Trautman next year, the team would take on a $2 million “dead money” cap hit (his prorated bonus plus $500,000 guaranteed salary) with a net savings of $2.5 million.
Denver, of course, will hope Trautman plays well enough to finish his deal. The 27-year-old veteran served as the team’s No. 1 tight end in 2023.
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