https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/47607/tristan-wirfs
- $52.24M guaranteed at signing (2024 salary + 2024 roster bonus + 2025 salary)
- 2024 Roster Bonus: $25M (fully guaranteed, treated as signing bonus)
- $26M 2026 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2025 (injury guaranteed at signing)
So that last line guaranteeing $26 mil for 2026 in 2025 with injury protection that means that for Wirfs not to get that money it would be because the Bucs were so pissed off at how he did in 2024 that they cut him before the 2025 season because of poor performance. Of course that ain't gonna happen. So that money is in all reality guaranteed, which means in reality he is effectively guaranteed about $103 mil which is more than the $80 mil or whatever that was reported.
After that, in 2027 and beyond, there isn't a lot guaranteed. Just $10 mil left of dead money. So this means he could be traded, but the most likely outcome is multiple restructures over time. The team has a lot of leverage.