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Jacob Bryson contract

#78DefenseAge 28Detroit Red Wings
Cap hit 2026-27
$850K$850,000
DETDetroit Red Wings · Jul 2026 – present

1 year · $850K total

Year 1 of 1 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 29

Contract timeline

UFA 2027 · age 29

2026-27 · DET · Cap hit $850K · Salary $850K

Annual pay vs. cap hit

26/27: pay $850,000, cap hit $850,000$850K26/27
Total pay Cap hit

Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.

Year by year

Jacob Bryson contract by season
Season2026-27
TeamDET
Cap hit$850K
% of cap0.8%
Total salary$850K
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Signed Jul 1, 2026 with DET. Source announcement

Contract history

BUFStandard · 2025-261 year · $900K AAV · signed Mar 20, 2025
Contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 by season
Season2025-26
TeamBUF
Cap hit$900K
% of cap0.9%
Total salary$900K
Base salary$900K
Signing bonus$0
Perf. bonus$0
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Signed Mar 20, 2025 with BUF. Source announcement

BUFStandard · 2024-251 year · $900K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2024
Contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 by season
Season2024-25
TeamBUF
Cap hit$900K
% of cap1.0%
Total salary$900K
Base salary$900K
Signing bonus$0
Perf. bonus$0
Minors salary$900K
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Signed Jul 1, 2024 with BUF. Source announcement

BUFStandard · 2022-23 to 2023-242 years · $1.85M AAV · signed Jul 10, 2022
Contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 by season
Season2022-232023-24
TeamBUFBUF
Cap hit$1.85M$1.85M
% of cap2.2%2.2%
Total salary$1.80M$1.90M
Base salary$1.80M$1.90M
Signing bonus$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$1.80M$1.90M
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Signed Jul 10, 2022 with BUF. Source announcement

BUFEntry-level · 2019-20 to 2021-223 years · $889K AAV · signed Apr 15, 2019
Contract 2019-20 to 2021-22 by season
Season2019-202020-212021-22
TeamBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$889K$889K$889K
% of cap1.1%1.1%1.1%
Total salary$818K$925K$925K
Base salary$725K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$108K$0$0
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Apr 15, 2019 with BUF. Source announcement