Drew Dalman

Center

Age: 27
Free Agency: 2028 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 4
  • 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $13,640,000 (4.80% of cap)
  • 2025 Cash Payout: $18,000,000 (6.87% of spending)
  • 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.32
  • Contract Value: $42,000,000 ($14,000,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $26,500,000
  • Contract Ranking: 2/62 at C

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202527$11,000,000$2,000,000$765,000$235,000$11,000,000$13,640,0004.8%
2026 📝
March 17: $1.5M is guaranteed
28$11,000,000$2,000,000$765,000$235,000$9,500,000$14,000,0004.7%
202729$11,000,000$2,000,000$765,000$235,000$0$14,000,0004.5%
Total$33,000,000$6,000,000$2,295,000$705,000$20,500,000$41,640,000

Contract Notes

Drew Dalman signed a three year, $42 million contract with the Bears. $28 million is guaranteed of which $26.5 million is fully guaranteed at signing. If on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2026 league year another $1.5 million is fully guaranteed. There are annual per game workout and roster bonuses as part of the contract.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$14M
$28M
$42M
202520262027
Cash Due$18,000,000$12,000,000$12,000,000
Running Cash$18,000,000$30,000,000$42,000,000
Career Earnings: $12,317,724
Career APY: $3,079,431
Potential Earnings: $48,317,724
Total Guarantees: $27,276,724
Largest Cash Payment: $18,000,000 (2025)
Largest Cap Number: $14,000,000 (2026)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
FalconsDraftedExpired20214$4,256,724$1,064,181$776,724$6,317,724148.4%$1,579,431
BearsUFAActive20253$42,000,000$14,000,000$26,500,000$6,000,00014.3%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Falcons4$6,317,724$1,579,431$6,317,7240.0%$00.0%
Bears0$6,000,000$0$00.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2021Falcons$660,000$194,181$0$0$0$854,1810.5%$1,436,724
2022Falcons$825,000$194,181$0$0$0$1,019,1810.5%$825,000
2023Falcons$940,000$194,181$0$0$0$1,134,1810.5%$940,000
2024Falcons$3,116,000$194,181$0$0$0$3,310,1811.3%$3,116,000
2025Bears$11,000,000$2,000,000$765,000$235,000$11,000,000$13,640,0004.8%$18,000,000
2026Bears$11,000,000$2,000,000$765,000$235,000$9,500,000$14,000,0004.7%$12,000,000
2027Bears$11,000,000$2,000,000$765,000$235,000$0$14,000,0004.5%$12,000,000
Total$38,541,000$6,776,724$2,295,000$705,000$20,500,000$47,957,724$48,317,724

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnaps
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecial
202117006.5%14.4%
20221700100.0%0.0%
2023142082.7%0.6%
202490048.5%0.0%

Valuation Diamond

The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.

OTC ValuationAPY
Regular$1,739,000$14,000,000
Injury Adjusted$1,739,000$14,000,000
test
OTC Valuation $2.3M $4.7M $7M $9.3M $11.6M APY $3M $6M $9M $12M $15M $4,416,000 $3,506,864

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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