Age: 31
Free Agency: 2025 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 7
- Height: 6'4"
- Weight: 301
- College: Kansas State
- Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 2, #56 overall (Bears)
- 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $14,100,000 (6.09% of cap)
- 2023 Cash Payout: $9,900,000 (4.59% of spending)
- 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.70
- Contract Value: $51,250,000 ($10,250,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $12,026,078
- Contract Ranking: 7/95 at LG
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2019)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27 | $926,078 | $1,518,103 | $0 | $926,078 | $2,444,181 | 1.3% | |||||
| 2020 | 28 | $1,100,000 | $3,100,000 | $0 | $5,100,000 | $4,200,000 | 2.0% | |||||
| 2021
March 19: $4 million is guaranteed
| 29 | $1,000,000 | $4,200,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $5,200,000 | 2.7% | |||||
| 2022
March 19: $3.5 million is guaranteed
| 30 | $8,000,000 | $4,200,000 | $100,000 | $3,500,000 | $12,300,000 | 5.9% | |||||
| 2023 | 31 | $9,800,000 | $4,200,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $14,100,000 | 6.1% | |||||
| 2024 | 32 | $10,150,000 | $3,000,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $13,250,000 | 5.2% | |||||
| 2025 | 33 | Void | $1,100,000 | Void | Void | $1,100,000 | 0.4% | |||||
| Total | $30,976,078 | $21,318,103 | $300,000 | $10,526,078 | $52,594,181 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Cody Whitehair signed a 5 year extension with the Chicago Bears on September 2, 2019. The contract is worth $51.250 million in near money with $12,026,078 fully guaranteed at signing and a total guarantee of $27,526,078. Whitehair received a $6 million signing bonus, and will earn a $5.5 million option bonus in 2020. Whitehair has guaranteed (at signing) salaries in 2019 & 2020. Whitehair has injury guarantees of $6.5 million in 2021, and $3 million in 2022.
The Bears converted $5.5 million of 2021 base salary into a signing bonus to create $4.4 million in cap space. The move increases Whitehair's cap number by $1.1 million in each season.
Cash Flows
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $5,900,000 | $10,600,000 | $6,500,000 | $8,100,000 | $9,900,000 | $10,250,000 |
| Running Cash | $5,900,000 | $16,500,000 | $23,000,000 | $31,100,000 | $41,000,000 | $51,250,000 |
Career Earnings: $35,324,568
Career APY: $5,046,367
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2016 | 4 | $4,224,568 | $1,056,142 | $2,364,438 | $3,198,490 | 75.7% | $1,066,163 |
| Bears | Extension | Active | 2019 | 5 | $51,250,000 | $10,250,000 | $12,026,078 | $32,126,078 | 62.7% | $8,031,520 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 7 | $35,324,568 | $5,046,367 | $27,024,568 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bears | $450,000 | $318,103 | $0 | $450,000 | $768,103 | 0.5% | $1,722,412 | ||
| 2017 | Bears | $642,026 | $318,103 | $0 | $642,026 | $960,129 | 0.6% | $642,026 | ||
| 2018 | Bears | $834,052 | $318,103 | $0 | $0 | $1,152,155 | 0.6% | $834,052 | ||
| 2019 | Bears | $926,078 | $1,518,103 | $0 | $926,078 | $2,444,181 | 1.3% | $6,926,078 | ||
| 2020 | Bears | $1,100,000 | $3,100,000 | $0 | $5,100,000 | $4,200,000 | 2.0% | $10,600,000 | ||
| 2021 | Bears | $1,000,000 | $4,200,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $5,200,000 | 2.7% | $6,500,000 | ||
| 2022 | Bears | $8,000,000 | $4,200,000 | $100,000 | $3,500,000 | $12,300,000 | 5.9% | $8,100,000 | ||
| 2023 | Bears | $9,800,000 | $4,200,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $14,100,000 | 6.1% | $9,900,000 | ||
| 2024 | Bears | $10,150,000 | $3,000,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $13,250,000 | 5.2% | $10,250,000 | ||
| 2025 | Bears | $0 | $1,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,100,000 | 0.4% | $0 | ||
| Total | $32,902,156 | $22,272,412 | $300,000 | $11,618,104 | $55,474,568 | $55,474,568 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | ||
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.8% | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 97.6% | 2.9% |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 13.8% |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 83.4% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 13.7% |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 63.9% | 9.2% |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $1,644,000 | $10,250,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $2,027,922 | $9,609,375 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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