{"id":648384,"date":"2026-01-02T15:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/648384\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:27:16","slug":"commanders-deebo-samuel-needs-big-game-to-cash-200000-contract-incentive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/648384\/","title":{"rendered":"Commanders’ Deebo Samuel needs big game to cash $200,000 contract incentive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commanders’ Deebo Samuel needs big game to cash $200,000 contract incentive<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Deebo Samuel may be playing his last game for the Washington Commanders<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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His contract is up after this season, and a disappointing Commanders campaign will end in Week 18 against the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Samuel has really just one more thing to play for, and it’s a longshot contract incentive.<\/p>\n

If he reaches 800 receiving yards on the season, Samuel is paid a bonus of $200,000.<\/p>\n

Samuel enters Sunday’s game at 707 yards, so he would need 93 to cash that amount.<\/p>\n

On the season, Samuel has reached at least 93 receiving yards just once.<\/p>\n

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The Eagles are coming off a week when they allowed 101 receiving yards to Bills<\/a> wideout Brandin Cooks, so there may be at least a chance for Deebo here.<\/p>\n

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It seems like too high a total for the Commanders to intentionally seek it out early in the game.<\/p>\n

But maybe if Samuel has a few big gains early, the Commanders will then tune into the idea of getting him to those 93 yards and the $200K that comes with it.<\/p>\n

There won’t be much else for Washington to worry about in its season finale. After such a special 2024 campaign, this one has felt like anything but that.<\/p>\n

There’s still more hope for the future for the Commanders than there has been in a long time. But this was a bump in the road, and Samuel’s part in the journey might soon be coming to a clsoe.<\/p>\n

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