Trevor Harris said he took it again team contract with Saskatchewan Roughriders for the 2026 season, and the numbers will back up that claim.
The six-foot-three, 212-pound quarterback received a $190,000 signing bonus to sign the contract. one year agreement. He will earn $220,000 in base salary, $25,000 in marketing money, $15,300 in housing costs, and $5,000 in travel allowance for $455,300 in hard money. His total earnings could be $509,300, with $54,000 available in play money – $3,000 per game on 51 percent of offensive snaps.
Harris is behind Nathan Rourke, Chad Kelly, Zach Collaros And Vernon Adams Jr. among starting quarterbacks to receive financial compensation in 2026. Drew Brown has more hard money in his current contract through 2026 than the 112th Gray Cup MVP.but there is higher earning potential in the 39-year-old's deal. Davis Alexander currently has $346,000 in hard currency plus a possible $60,000 in play bonuses, star bonuses and awards.. It is worth noting that Bo Levi Mitchell and Cody Fajardo are pending CFL free agents and do not yet have contracts.
The 13-year CFL veteran earned $444,700 after playing time incentives last season, plus another $23,000 in standard playoff bonuses for winning the league title with three losses. It put him fifth among CFL defensemen in 2025 earningsbehind Rourke, Kelly, Collaros and Adams Jr. Harris is currently ranked fifth in the 2026 class, although he could move further up the list depending on how much Mitchell and Fajardo negotiate.
Harris literally put his money where his mouth is when he talked about running Saskatchewan back in 2026. His agent could demand more than $600,000 to continue playing football into his 40s. However, he knows the salary cap in detail and wants the Roughriders to keep key players around them. Completing the paperwork by the first Friday in December for the second year in a row allows Jeremy O'Day and his football operations team to turn their attention to other priorities on the long list of pending free agents.
The Waldo, Ohio native has exceeded his contract earnings in 2025. He completed 73.5 percent of his passes, leading the CFL with 4,549 yards with 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 16 starts in 2025. No. 7 missed one regular-season start with a head injury and was rested in another after the Riders were already in first place in the West Division with an 11-5 record. A win-loss record plus a 2-0 postseason record.
The Saskatchewan forward completed 26 of 38 passes for 305 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, including the game-winning major with 12 seconds left in the Western final. Following this, he installed Recorded Gray Cup completion percentage (85.2) with 302 yards in the CFL championship game and received the game MVP award.. This earned him the league's first ring as a starter with three downs and two reserves.
Harris ranks 13th in CFL history with 37,697 passing yards. He completed 71 percent of his passes, second all-time, with 204 touchdowns (15th all-time) against 95 interceptions and added 257 carries for 1,197 yards plus 11 majors. With three losses throughout his career, he posted a 69-57-2 regular season win-loss-draw record.
This is a summary from the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Harris could rise through the ranks and expand his legacy in 2026.
