Cole Bishop

Buffalo Bills, Safety
Age: 23y-4m-15d (Oct 24, 2002)
Exp: 2 Years
Country: US
College: Utah
Drafted: Round 2 (#60 overall), 2024
Agent(s): David Canter, Ness Mugrabi (Aura Sports Group)
2026 Cap Hit

$1,785,817

2026 Cash

$1,390,272

Career Earnings

$3,853,456

2024-2027 Rookie (CURRENT)

Cole Bishop signed a 4 year, $6,547,996 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including $1,582,180 signing bonus, $3,469,816 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,636,999. In 2026, Bishop will earn a base salary of $1,315,272 and a workout bonus of $75,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,785,817 and a dead cap value of $791,090.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $6,547,996
Average Salary:
$1,636,999
Signing Bonus:
$1,582,180
GTD at Sign:
$3,469,816
Total GTD:
$3,469,816
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2024 22 $1,190,545 0.47% $2,752,315 $2,752,315 $3,469,816
2025 23 $1,496,686 0.54% $1,101,141 $3,853,456 $2,287,776
2026 24 $1,785,817 0.59% $1,390,272 $5,243,728 $791,090
2027 25 $2,083,453 0.65% $1,687,908 $6,931,636 $395,545
2028 26
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2024 22 $795,000 $395,545 - $1,190,545 0.47% $3,469,816
2025 23 $1,092,636 $395,545 $8,505 $1,496,686 0.54% $2,287,776
2026 24 $1,315,272 $395,545 $75,000 $1,785,817 0.59% $791,090
2027 25 $1,612,908 $395,545 $75,000 $2,083,453 0.65% $395,545
2028 26
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2024 22 $795,000 $1,582,180 - $2,752,315 $2,752,315 $6,931,636
2025 23 $1,092,636 - $8,505 $1,101,141 $3,853,456 $4,179,321
2026 24 $1,315,272 - $75,000 $1,390,272 $5,243,728 $3,078,180
2027 25 $1,612,908 - $75,000 $1,687,908 $6,931,636 $1,687,908
Contract Notes

  • $3.46M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary + 2025 salary)

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Seasons

2 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$3,853,456

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2024 22
Active
$2,752,315
$2,752,315
2025 23
Active
$1,101,141
$3,853,456
Total      
$3,853,456
$3,853,456
2026 24
Active
$1,390,272
2027 25
Active
$1,687,908
Total
$6,931,636

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $1,887,636 $1,582,180 - - $8,505 $375,135 $3,853,456
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2024
22
$795,000
$1,582,180
$375,135
$2,752,315
$2,752,315
2025
23
$1,092,636
$8,505
$1,101,141
$3,853,456
Total
$1,887,636
$1,582,180
$8,505
$375,135
$3,853,456
$3,853,456
2026
24
$1,315,272
$75,000
$1,390,272
2027
25
$1,612,908
$75,000
$1,687,908
Total
$4,815,816
$1,582,180
$158,505
$375,135
$6,931,636

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $1,887,636 $1,582,180 - - $8,505 $375,135 $3,853,456
  • Jun 04, 2024 Signed a 4 year $6.54 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)
  • Apr 26, 2024 Drafted by Buffalo (BUF): Round 2 (#60 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2025 BUF 17 17 895 79.06 2 85 53 32 0 3
2024 BUF 16 4 358 32.97 0 34 23 11 1 0
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