Inside the new Josh Allen deal
Full breakdown of Bills QB's record deal.
On Sunday, the Bills ripped up the four years left on quarterback Josh Allen's contract and replaced it with a new, record-setting, $330 million, six-year deal.
The full details are now available. Here they are, per a source with knowledge of the terms.
1. Signing bonus: $56.745 million.
2. 2025 base salary: $1.255 million, fully guaranteed.
3. 2026 workout bonus: $500,000.
4. 2026 option bonus: $38 million, fully guaranteed.
5. 2026 base salary: $16.5 million, fully guaranteed.
6. 2027 workout bonus: $500,000.
7. 2027 option bonus: $38.5 million, $20.5 million of which is fully guaranteed at signing and the remaining $18 million becomes guaranteed for injury at signing but fully guaranteed as of March 2026.
8. 2027 base salary: $14 million, fully guaranteed.
9. 2028 workout bonus: $500,000.
10. 2028 option bonus: $35 million, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed as of March 2027.
11. 2028 base salary: $18.5 million, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed as of March 2027.
12. 2029 workout bonus: $500,000.
13. 2029 roster bonus: $35 million, $31.5 million of which is guaranteed for injury; $14 million becomes fully guaranteed in March 2028 and $17.5 million becomes fully guaranteed/earned in March 2029.
14. 2029 base salary: $17 million.
15. 2030 workout bonus: $500,000.
16. 2030 roster bonus: $30 million.
17. 2030 base salary: $27 million.
The deal has $147 million fully guaranteed at signing, a record for all contracts except for the Deshaun Watson albatross deal ($230 million over five years).
It has the largest total guarantee (full and injury) in NFL history — $230 million. It's also the highest annual average from signing at $55 million.
As previously noted, the four-year cash flow is a record $220 million.
The contract also increases Allen's existing pay over the next four years by $65.445 million, with two new years added to the prior contract.
The rolling guarantees result in Allen's full guarantee moving to $165 million by March 2026, $218.5 million by March 2027, and $232.5 million by March 2028.
