Chris Board

New York Giants, Inside Linebacker
Age: 30y-7m-17d (Jul 23, 1995)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
College: North Dakota State
Drafted: Undrafted, BAL, 2018
Agent(s): Kyle Strongin (Range Sports)
2026 Cap Hit

$3,350,000

2026 Cash

$2,600,000

Career Earnings

$13,715,730

2025-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Chris Board signed a 2 year, $5,700,000 contract with the New York Giants, including $1,500,000 signing bonus, $3,550,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,850,000. In 2026, Board will earn a base salary of $2,550,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,350,000 and a dead cap value of $1,250,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $5,700,000
Average Salary:
$2,850,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$3,550,000
Total GTD:
$3,550,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 30 $2,350,000 0.84% $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $3,550,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 1 YR, $3,100,000; $1,250,000 DEAD CAP
2026 31 $3,350,000 1.11% $2,600,000 $5,700,000 $1,250,000
2027 32
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2025 30 $1,550,000 $750,000 $50,000 $2,350,000 0.84% $3,550,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 1 YR, $3,100,000; $1,250,000 DEAD CAP
2026 31 $2,550,000 $750,000 $50,000 $3,350,000 1.11% $1,250,000
2027 32
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 30 $1,550,000 $1,500,000 $50,000 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $5,700,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 1 YR, $3,100,000; $1,250,000 DEAD CAP
2026 31 $2,550,000 - $50,000 $2,600,000 $5,700,000 $2,600,000
Contract Notes
  • $3.55M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2025 salary + $500,000 of 2026 salary)
  • Playing Time Incentives
    25%: $150,000
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,292,500
Average Salary:
$1,292,500
Signing Bonus:
$167,500
GTD at Sign:
$1,152,500
Total GTD:
$1,152,500
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2023-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $5,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$995,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,600,000
Total GTD:
$2,600,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2022-2022 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$400,000
GTD at Sign:
$1,000,000
Total GTD:
$1,000,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2021-2021 Extension

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,683,000
Average Salary:
$1,683,000
Signing Bonus:
$500,000
GTD at Sign:
$1,683,000
Total GTD:
$1,683,000
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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2018-2020 undrafted

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,715,000
Average Salary:
$571,667
Signing Bonus:
$5,000
GTD at Sign:
$5,000
Total GTD:
$5,000
Free Agent:
2021 / RFA
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Seasons

8 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$13,715,730

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 23
Active
$485,000
$485,000
2019 24
Active
$706,361
$1,191,361
2020 25
Active
$1,055,956
$2,247,317
2021 26
Active
$1,683,000
$3,930,317
2022 27
Active
$2,000,000
$5,930,317
2023 28
Active
$2,600,000
$8,530,317
2024 29
Active
Retained
$1,645,413
$440,000
$10,175,730
$10,615,730
2025 30
Injured
$3,100,000
$13,715,730
Total      
$13,715,730
$13,715,730
2026 31
Active
$2,600,000
Total
$16,315,730

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $4,108,000 $672,500 - - - $795,230 $5,575,730
1 $1,500,000 $400,000 $100,000 - - - $2,000,000
2 $1,605,000 $995,000 - - $100,000 - $3,040,000
1 $1,550,000 $1,500,000 - - $50,000 - $3,100,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
23
$480,000
$5,000
$485,000
$485,000
2019
24
$570,000
$136,361
$706,361
$1,191,361
2020
25
$750,000
$305,956
$1,055,956
$2,247,317
2021
26
$1,183,000
$500,000
$1,683,000
$3,930,317
2022
27
$1,500,000
$400,000
$100,000
$2,000,000
$5,930,317
2023
28
$1,165,000
$995,000
$100,000
$2,600,000
$8,530,317
2024
29
$1,125,000
$440,000
$167,500
$352,913
$1,645,413
$440,000
$10,175,730
$10,615,730
2025
30
$1,550,000
$1,500,000
$50,000
$3,100,000
$13,715,730
Total
$8,763,000
$3,567,500
$100,000
$150,000
$795,230
$13,715,730
$13,715,730
2026
31
$2,550,000
$50,000
$2,600,000
Total
$11,313,000
$3,567,500
$100,000
$200,000
$795,230
$16,315,730

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $4,108,000 $672,500 - - - $795,230 $5,575,730
1 $1,500,000 $400,000 $100,000 - - - $2,000,000
2 $1,605,000 $995,000 - - $100,000 - $3,040,000
1 $1,550,000 $1,500,000 - - $50,000 - $3,100,000

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2025 NYG 3 - 18 Chest
2021 BAL 16 - 16 COVID-19
  • Mar 10, 2025 Signed a 2 year $5.7 million contract with New York (NYG)
  • Mar 21, 2024 Signed a 1 year $1.292 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)
  • Mar 11, 2024 Released by New England (NE), clearing $1.96M of cap
  • Mar 17, 2023 Signed a 2 year $5 million contract with New England (NE)
  • Mar 21, 2022 Signed a 1 year $2 million contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Mar 15, 2021 Signed a 1 year $1.683 million contract extension with Baltimore (BAL)
  • Jun 01, 2018 Signed a contract with Baltimore (BAL)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2025 NYG 2 0 14 1.22 0 1 1 0 0 0
2024 BAL 17 1 168 15.14 1 20 10 10 0 0
2023 NE 17 0 1 0.10 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 DET 17 1 160 14.01 0 11 11 0 1 0
2021 BAL 16 0 336 27.10 0 41 18 23 0 0
2020 BAL 16 2 261 25.44 3 31 20 11 1 0
2019 BAL 15 0 66 6.60 0 10 6 4 0 0
2018 BAL 16 0 14 1.40 0 12 8 4 0 0
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