Graham Gano Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Graham Gano

Kicker

Age: 36

Free Agency: 2027 (UFA)

Accrued Seasons: 11

Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
College: Florida State
Entry: 2009 Undrafted Free Agent (Ravens)

2023 Salary Cap Charge: $4,297,963 (1.88% of cap)
2023 Cash Payout: $6,250,000 (2.47% of spending)
2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.45

Contract Value: $16,500,000 ($5,500,000 APY)
Fully Guaranteed Money: $11,335,000
Contract Ranking: 3/38 at K

2023 OTC Valuation: $2,495,000

Current Contract

(Extension, signed 2023)

(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)

Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
2023	36	$1,250,000	$3,047,963	$0	$1,250,000	$4,297,963	1.9%	$14,009,631 $9,382,963 $7,674,631 $3,047,963 $0 $0	($9,711,668) ($5,085,000) ($3,376,668) $1,250,000 $63,750 $68,000
2024	37	$3,085,000	$2,126,668	$2,000,000	$5,085,000	$7,211,668	2.8%	$9,711,668 $7,211,668 $4,626,668 $2,126,668 $0 $0	($2,500,000) $0 $2,585,000 $5,085,000 $2,583,333 $3,100,000
2025	38	$4,415,000	$1,250,000	$0	$0	$5,665,000	2.0%	$2,500,000 $1,250,000 $2,500,000 $1,250,000 $0 $0	$3,165,000 $4,415,000 $3,165,000 $4,415,000 $1,580,000 $2,528,000
2026	39	$4,500,000	$1,250,000	$0	$0	$5,750,000	1.9%	$1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $0 $0	$4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $0 $2,560,000
Total		$13,250,000	$7,674,631	$2,000,000	$6,335,000	$22,924,631

Contract Notes

Graham Gano signed a three year, $16.5 million contract extension with the Giants on September 8, 2023. Gano has $13.25 million in guaranteed salary of which $11.335 million is guaranteed at signing. The extension lowered Gano's 2023 salary cap number by $1.25 million.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money

- unearned or partially earned money

$5.5M

$11M

$16.5M

	2023	2024	2025	2026
Cash Due	$2,500,000	$5,085,000	$4,415,000	$4,500,000
Running Cash	$2,500,000	$7,585,000	$12,000,000	$16,500,000

Career Earnings: $41,630,000

Career APY: $3,784,545

Potential Earnings: $56,830,000

Total Guarantees: $33,785,000

Largest Cash Payment: $8,050,000 (2018)

Largest Cap Number: $7,211,668 (2024)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Panthers	UFA	Expired	2014	4	$12,400,000	$3,100,000	$3,950,000	$12,700,000	102.4%	$3,175,000
Panthers	UFA	Terminated	2018	4	$17,000,000	$4,250,000	$8,000,000	$10,050,000	59.1%	$5,025,000
Giants	SFA	Renegotiated	2020	1	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	$1,000,000	$0	0.0%	$0
Giants	Extension	Extended	2020	3	$14,000,000	$4,666,667	$9,500,000	$12,500,000	89.3%	$4,166,667
Giants	Extension	Active	2023	3	$16,500,000	$5,500,000	$11,335,000	$5,000,000	30.3%	$0

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Panthers	8	$24,130,000	$3,016,250	$21,155,000	0.0%	$3,125,000	0.0%
Giants	3	$17,500,000	$5,833,333	$9,731,619	0.0%	$0	0.0%

Season History

Year	Team	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Paid
2012	Panthers	$615,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$615,000	0.5%	$615,000
2013	Panthers	$715,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$715,000	0.6%	$715,000
2014	Panthers	$950,000	$750,000	$0	$0	$50,000	$950,000	$1,750,000	1.3%	$4,000,000
2015	Panthers	$2,300,000	$750,000	$0	$0	$50,000	$0	$3,100,000	2.1%	$2,350,000
2016	Panthers	$3,050,000	$750,000	$0	$0	$50,000	$0	$3,850,000	2.5%	$3,100,000
2017	Panthers	$3,200,000	$750,000	$0	$0	$50,000	$0	$4,000,000	2.2%	$3,250,000
2018	Panthers	$1,850,000	$1,537,500	$0	$0	$50,000	$1,850,000	$3,437,500	1.9%	$8,050,000
2019	Panthers	$1,950,000	$1,537,500	$0	$200,000	$50,000	$1,000,000	$3,687,500	1.9%	$2,000,000
2020	Giants	$1,750,000	$1,000,000	$0	$250,000	$0	$0	$2,906,250	1.5%	$5,250,000
2021	Giants	$1,486,111	$921,296	$1,500,000	$0	$0	$2,986,111	$3,907,407	2.1%	$3,500,000
2022	Giants	$1,120,000	$1,797,962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,917,962	1.4%	$3,750,000
2023	Giants	$1,250,000	$3,047,963	$0	$0	$0	$1,250,000	$4,297,963	1.9%	$6,250,000
2024	Giants	$3,085,000	$2,126,668	$2,000,000	$0	$0	$5,085,000	$7,211,668	2.8%	$5,085,000
2025	Giants	$4,415,000	$1,250,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,665,000	2.0%	$4,415,000
2026	Giants	$4,500,000	$1,250,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,750,000	1.9%	$4,500,000
Total		$32,236,111	$17,468,889	$3,500,000	$450,000	$300,000	$13,121,111	$53,811,250		$56,830,000

Dead Money History

Team	Year	Cap Charge	Cash Paid
Panthers	2020	$1,587,500	$50,000
Panthers	2021	$1,537,500	$0
Total		$3,125,000	$50,000

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Games Inactive		Snaps	Field Goals				PAT			Points
Year	Games Played	Injured	Healthy	Special	Made	Att.	Blk.	Long	Made	Att.	Blk.	Points
2012	6	--	--	15.1%	9	11	0	51	20	21	0	47
2013	16	0	0	30.8%	24	27	1	55	42	42	0	114
2014	16	0	0	33.3%	29	35	1	53	34	34	0	121
2015	16	0	0	38.9%	30	36	4	52	56	59	1	146
2016	16	0	0	34.3%	30	38	0	54	31	34	2	121
2017	16	0	0	32.5%	29	30	0	48	34	37	1	121
2018	12	4	0	24.9%	14	16	0	63	30	33	0	72
2020	16	0	0	31.9%	31	32	0	55	21	23	0	114
2021	17	0	0	26.0%	29	33	0	55	17	17	0	104
2022	17	0	0	32.5%	29	32	1	57	32	34	1	119
2023	2	0	0	26.9%	1	3	1	34	4	4	0	7

Valuation Diamond

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	OTC Valuation	APY
Regular	$2,495,000	$5,500,000
Injury Adjusted	$2,495,000	$5,500,000

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