Age: 32
Free Agency: 2024 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 6
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 303
- College: Wyoming
- Entry: 2013 Undrafted Free Agent (49ers)
- 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $3,786,765 (1.63% of cap)
- 2023 Cash Payout: $3,500,000 (1.34% of spending)
- 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.92
- Contract Value: $7,250,000 ($3,625,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 60/283 at IDL
Current Contract
(SFA, signed 2022)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 31 | $3,000,000 | $286,764 | $750,000 | $3,463,235 | 1.6% | ||||
| 2023 | 32 | $2,750,000 | $286,765 | $750,000 | $3,786,765 | 1.6% | ||||
| Total | $5,750,000 | $573,529 | $1,500,000 | $7,250,000 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Mike Purcell signed a three year contract extension with the Denver Broncos on October 6, 2020. Contract is work $11.5 million in new money with $4.009 million guaranteed at signing including a $750,000 signing bonus. Purcell's 2021 base salary in guaranteed for injury only at signing, but will vest to a full guarantee on the 5th day of the 2021 league year. Purcell is also due a $1.76 million roster bonus on the 5th day of the 2021 league year. Purcell can earn up to $750,000 in roster bonuses (paid $46,875 per game active) in 2021-2023.
Cash Flows
| 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $3,750,000 | $3,500,000 |
| Running Cash | $3,750,000 | $7,250,000 |
Career Earnings: $13,104,512
Career APY: $1,638,064
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | ERFA | Terminated | 2017 | 1 | $615,000 | $615,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Terminated | 2017 | 1 | $122,400 | $122,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Panthers | Practice | Terminated | 2017 | 1 | $122,400 | $122,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | Practice | Terminated | 2017 | 1 | $122,400 | $122,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | Practice | Terminated | 2017 | 1 | $122,400 | $122,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chiefs | Practice | Expired | 2017 | 1 | $122,400 | $122,400 | $0 | $36,000 | 29.4% | $36,000 |
| Chiefs | SFA | Terminated | 2018 | 2 | $1,350,000 | $675,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chiefs | SFA | Terminated | 2018 | 1 | $630,000 | $630,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Broncos | SFA | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $645,000 | $645,000 | $0 | $645,000 | 100.0% | $645,000 |
| Broncos | RFA | Renegotiated | 2020 | 1 | $3,259,000 | $3,259,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Broncos | Extension | Terminated | 2020 | 3 | $11,500,000 | $2,875,000 | $4,009,000 | $7,509,000 | 65.3% | $3,754,500 |
| Broncos | SFA | Active | 2022 | 2 | $7,250,000 | $3,625,000 | $0 | $3,750,000 | 51.7% | $3,750,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | 3 | $1,106,912 | $368,971 | $1,009,412 | 0.0% | $97,500 | 0.0% |
| Rams | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bears | 0 | $28,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $28,800 | 0.0% |
| Panthers | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Patriots | 0 | $28,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $28,800 | 0.0% |
| Chiefs | 1 | $36,000 | $36,000 | $36,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Broncos | 4 | $11,904,000 | $2,976,000 | $9,583,607 | 0.0% | $1,548,334 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 49ers | $420,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $49,412 | 0.0% | $49,412 | ||
| 2015 | 49ers | $435,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $435,000 | 0.3% | $435,000 | ||
| 2016 | 49ers | $525,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $525,000 | 0.3% | $525,000 | ||
| 2017 | Chiefs | $122,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $36,000 | 0.0% | $36,000 | ||
| 2019 | Broncos | $645,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $645,000 | 0.3% | $645,000 | ||
| 2020 | Broncos | $3,259,000 | $187,500 | $0 | $3,259,000 | $3,446,500 | 1.6% | $4,009,000 | ||
| 2021 | Broncos | $990,000 | $774,166 | $750,000 | $990,000 | $2,028,872 | 1.0% | $3,500,000 | ||
| 2022 | Broncos | $3,000,000 | $286,764 | $750,000 | $0 | $3,463,235 | 1.6% | $3,750,000 | ||
| 2023 | Broncos | $2,750,000 | $286,765 | $750,000 | $0 | $3,786,765 | 1.6% | $3,500,000 | ||
| Total | $12,146,400 | $1,535,195 | $2,250,000 | $4,249,000 | $14,415,784 | $16,449,412 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 25.3% | 8.7% | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 24.3% | 38.9% | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 38.8% | 28.4% | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20.0% | 11.0% | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 33.2% | 23.4% | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 46.2% | 26.4% | 21 | 24 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $2,357,000 | $3,625,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $2,357,000 | $3,625,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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