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Contract details for Jarrett Stidham's 2-year deal with Broncos
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The Denver Broncos are bringing back Bo Nix 's primary backup for the 2025 season after giving Jarrett Stidham a two-year deal earlier this week. After earning an average of $5 million per season on his last contract, Stidham has received a raise from Denver's front office.
Stidham, 28, signed a two-year, $12 million deal that averages $6 million per season. The complete terms of his contract are now known thanks to OverTheCap.com and various reports.
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Stidham received a $3 million signing bonus that will be prorated as $1.5 million salary cap hits in each of the next two seasons. He can also earn $510,000 in each of the next two seasons through game day roster bonuses, and he'll earn $3.99 million guaranteed.
This season, Stidham has a base salary of $1.99 million (all guaranteed). With his prorated signing bonus and game day roster bonus added in, that gives the QB a $4 million salary cap hit in 2025.
Nix year, Stidham's base salary will jump to $5.99 million (with $2 million guaranteed). With the bonuses added him, he'll have a total salary cap hit of $8 million in 2026.
Meanwhile, playing on his rookie contract, Nix is scheduled to have $4.23 million and $5.07 million salary cap hits over the next two seasons. Denver will look to maximize its spending window at other positions while Nix is still playing on his rookie deal.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Jarrett Stidham: Contract details for QB's 2-year deal with Broncos
