Details on Christian Watson's 4-year, $92M extension with Packers

Christian Watson’s four-year contract extension with the Green Bay Packers includes a base value of $92 million, a $31 million signing bonus, $8.5 million in per game roster bonuses and a $13 million roster bonus in 2028, per Over the Cap.

Watson’s cap number won’t rise above $12 million until 2028, when the Packers must decide if they want to pay the $13 million roster bonus and continue on with the contract or move on and realize savings on the salary cap.

Here are the contract details from Over the Cap:

Originally reported as a four-year, $110 million extension, Watson’s deal has over $18 million in available incentives that can push the value to $110 million.

The only guaranteed money in the deal is the signing bonus, and the Packers protected themselves with an out after two seasons and massive per game roster bonuses. In other words, Watson needs to play well during the first two seasons and be available consistently to make the most of this four-year extension.

The contract is backloaded, like so many are for Packers veterans, and includes over $36 million in non-guaranteed total base salary during the final two years of the deal. The Packers also included a yearly $500,000 workout bonus to incentivize participation during the offseason workout program, as is typical in Packers contracts.

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