Article Summary:

The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year signed a six-year, $138 million contract extension averaging $22.5 million per year. The financial benchmarks of key contract metrics that should be relevant to Nick Bosa’s contract discussions are listed below.

• Average yearly salary: $28,002,750
• Overall contract guarantees: $102 million
• Fully guaranteed at signing: $80 million
• Signing bonus: $40 million
• Three-year cash flow: $80,593,471
• First three new years: $90.961 million

Professionals within the industry typically value deals by new money, which is the amount of compensation in a contract excluding what a player was scheduled to make before receiving a new deal. Although Joey Bosa signed a six-year contract for $149.36 million, his deal is considered as a five-year, $135 million extension, averaging $27 million per year among industry professionals.

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