
Michael Burton
Fullback
Career Earnings: $9,179,650
Career APY: $917,965
Total Guarantees: $2,747,462
Largest Cash Payment: $1,317,500 (2023)
Largest Cap Number: $1,092,500 (2023)
- Date of Birth: February 1, 1992
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 230
- College: Rutgers
- Entry: 2015 Draft, Round 5, #168 overall (Lions)
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lions | Drafted | Terminated | 2015 | 4 | $2,464,356 | $616,089 | $184,356 | $1,144,356 | 46.4% | $572,178 |
Bears | Drafted | Expired | 2017 | 4 | $2,464,356 | $616,089 | $184,356 | $1,320,000 | 53.6% | $660,000 |
Saints | SFA | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $805,000 | $805,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Redskins | SFA | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $805,000 | $805,000 | $0 | $520,882 | 64.7% | $520,882 |
Saints | UFA | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $1,047,500 | $1,047,500 | $137,500 | $1,047,500 | 100.0% | $1,047,500 |
Chiefs | UFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $990,000 | $990,000 | $275,000 | $990,000 | 100.0% | $990,000 |
Chiefs | UFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,272,500 | $1,272,500 | $732,500 | $1,272,500 | 100.0% | $1,272,500 |
Broncos | UFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $1,317,500 | $1,317,500 | $1,066,250 | $1,317,500 | 100.0% | $1,317,500 |
Broncos | UFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $1,377,500 | $1,377,500 | $167,500 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Broncos | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $342,000 | $342,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Broncos | Practice | Renegotiated | 2024 | 1 | $390,222 | $390,222 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Broncos | SFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $1,210,000 | $1,210,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Broncos | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $302,400 | $302,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Broncos | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $342,000 | $342,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Broncos | Practice | Renegotiated | 2024 | 1 | $342,000 | $342,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Broncos | SFA | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $1,210,000 | $1,210,000 | $0 | $537,778 | 44.4% | $537,778 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lions | 2 | $1,144,356 | $572,178 | $1,052,178 | 0.0% | $92,178 | 0.0% |
Bears | 2 | $1,320,000 | $660,000 | $1,320,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Saints | 1 | $1,236,912 | $1,236,912 | $887,500 | 0.0% | $151,765 | 0.0% |
Commanders | 1 | $520,882 | $520,882 | $417,353 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Chiefs | 2 | $2,262,500 | $1,131,250 | $1,897,500 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Broncos | 2 | $2,695,000 | $1,347,500 | $1,530,278 | 0.0% | $714,722 | 0.0% |
Season History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Lions | $435,000 | $46,089 | $0 | $0 | $481,089 | 0.3% | $619,356 | ||
2016 | Lions | $525,000 | $46,089 | $0 | $0 | $571,089 | 0.4% | $525,000 | ||
2017 | Bears | $615,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $615,000 | 0.4% | $615,000 | ||
2018 | Bears | $705,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $705,000 | 0.4% | $705,000 | ||
2019 | Redskins | $805,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $417,353 | 0.2% | $520,882 | ||
2020 | Saints | $910,000 | $137,500 | $0 | $0 | $887,500 | 0.4% | $1,047,500 | ||
2021 | Chiefs | $990,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | 0.5% | $990,000 | ||
2022 | Chiefs | $1,120,000 | $152,500 | $0 | $580,000 | $1,047,500 | 0.5% | $1,272,500 | ||
2023 | Broncos | $1,165,000 | $126,250 | $26,250 | $940,000 | $1,092,500 | 0.5% | $1,317,500 | ||
2024 | Broncos | $1,210,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $437,778 | 0.2% | $537,778 | ||
Total | $8,480,000 | $508,428 | $26,250 | $1,520,000 | $7,104,809 | $8,150,516 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
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Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 22.5% | 40.9% | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 9.2% | 27.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.2% | 29.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4.6% | 9.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.1% | 41.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 19.3% | 29.2% | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7.9% | 48.4% | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.2% | 46.8% | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17.6% | 62.8% | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15.9% | 52.6% | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 1 | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |