Details of the Washington Commanders’ latest signing have been released, showing some bargains for general manager Adam Peters, including the return of left guard Chris Paul.
Financial details of the contract last signed by the commander
*The following financial details are provided by Spotrac.
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Left back Chris Paul’s contract is $3 million a year, with $2.4 million guaranteed. Paul’s salary cap hit will be $3 million next season.
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Demi Brown returns after one season with the Jaguars and will receive a salary of $1.75 million. The receiver is guaranteed $250,000 and counts $1.7 million against the 2026 salary cap.
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Jeremy McNichols, a solid running back and special teams contributor, also signed a one-year deal. His deal will pay him $1.4 million, with $562,000 guaranteed. This means McNichols’ salary cap hit will be $1.2 million.
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Former Cleveland Browns running back Jerome Ford also signed a one-year contract with the Commanders. Ford will receive $1.4 million, including $437,000 in guaranteed bonuses. Ford will have a $1.2 million cap hit through 2026.
Commander’s 2026 cap allocation and cap space
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Total cap allocation: $298,874,753, 26th in the 32-team league.
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Total 51 cap space: $50,200,873, the second-highest in the NFL for the 2026 season.
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Dead cap space in 2026: 20,692,731, ranking 19th among NFL teams.
The 10 players Commanders value most against the 2026 salary cap
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De’Aaron Payne: $27,950,000 cap hit in 2026, 9.28% cap hit
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Sam Cosmi: 2026 cap hit of $20,260,000, 6.73% cap hit
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Terry McLaurin: $18 million cap hit in 2026, 5.98% cap hit
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Javon Kinlaw: 2026 cap hit of $16,200,000, 5.38% cap hit
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Dorrance Armstrong: $12,055,000 cap hit in 2026, 4.00% cap hit
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Laremy Tunsil: 2026 cap hit of $11,905,000, 3.95% cap hit
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K’Lavon Chaisson: $11,470,000 in 2026, 3.81% cap hit
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Frankie Luvu: $11,295,000 cap hit in 2026, 3.75% cap hit
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Jayden Daniels: $10,294,541 in 2026, 3.42% cap hit
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Odafe Oweh: $9,200,000 cap hit in 2026, 3.05% cap hit
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wired: Washington Commander: Last four contracts proved cheap
