

Cody Cheard
Kansas City Monarchs · Wide Receiver · #12 Available
2-yr, $7.6M contract ($3.8M a year), $4M guaranteed, $3.8M 2026 cap hit.
- DOB (age)
- Mar 23, 2002 (24)
- Service
- 2 Years
- HT / WT
- 5' 11", 193 lbs
- College
- Frontier Tech
- Drafted
- 2024, Rd 2, #47
2026 stats
Receptions
25 (Tied 90th)
Yards
199 (Tied 105th)
TD
1 (Tied 85th)
Average
8.0
2026 cap hit$3.8MWR #61 / PLF #571
Per year$3.8M1.25% of cap
Guaranteed$4Mof $7.6M total
Dead if cut now$4Mcharged this season
Signing bonus$3.4M2-yr proration
Free agent20282 years left
Contract terms
| Year | Age | Cap hit | % of cap | Dead cap | Base salary | Bonus proration | Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | $3.8M | 1.25% | $4M | $2M | $1.7M | $608K |
| Potential out: 2027 · saves $2.2M · $1.7M dead cap | |||||||
| 2027 | 25 | $3.9M | 1.28% | $1.7M | $2.2M | $1.7M | — |
| 2028 | 26 | Free agent | |||||
| Total | $7.6M | $4.2M | $3.4M | $608K | |||
Dead cap is what releasing the player would charge in that season. Percentages use the club's current cap. The 2026 cap hit comes from the imported real contract; later years and guarantees are generated.