Zack Baun Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Zack Baun

Linebacker

Age: 29

Free Agency: 2028 (Void)

Accrued Seasons: 6

Height: 6'3"
Weight: 235
College: Wisconsin
Entry: 2020 Draft, Round 3, #74 overall (Saints)

2025 Salary Cap Charge: $4,386,000 (1.51% of cap)
2025 Cash Payout: $17,000,000 (6.24% of spending)
2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 3.88

Contract Value: $51,000,000 ($17,000,000 APY)
Fully Guaranteed Money: $34,000,000
Contract Ranking: 4/224 at LB

2025 OTC Valuation: $17,068,000

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2025)

(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)

Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus		Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
Year	Age	Base Salary	Signing	Option	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
2025	29	$1,170,000	$3,216,000	$0	$0	$250,000	$1,170,000	$4,386,000	1.5%
2026 📝 September 1: Option due by 1st regular season game	30	$1,215,000	$3,216,000	$3,107,000	$0	$250,000	$16,750,000	$7,538,000	2.4%	$29,614,000 $19,966,000 $12,864,000 $3,216,000 $0 $0	($22,076,000) ($12,428,000) ($5,326,000) $4,322,000 $200,000 $200,000
2027 📝 September 1: Option due by 1st regular season game	31	$1,345,000	$3,216,000	$5,988,000	$1,000,000	$250,000	$0	$11,799,000	3.6%	$9,648,000 $3,216,000 $9,648,000 $3,216,000 $0 $0	$2,151,000 $8,583,000 $2,151,000 $8,583,000 $1,068,000 $1,068,000
2028 📝 February 18: Contract voids	32	Void	$3,216,000	$5,988,000	Void	Void	Void	$24,684,100	7.0%	$6,432,000 $3,216,000 $6,432,000 $3,216,000 $0 $0	$18,252,100 $21,468,100 $18,252,100 $21,468,100 ($978,750) ($1,044,000)
2029	33	Void	$3,216,000	$5,988,000	Void	Void	Void	$0	--	$3,216,000 $3,216,000 $3,216,000 $3,216,000 $0 $0	($3,216,000) ($3,216,000) ($3,216,000) ($3,216,000) ($900,000) ($1,080,000)
2030	34	Void	$0	$5,988,000	Void	Void	Void	$0	--	$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0	$0 $0 $0 $0 ($697,500) ($1,116,000)
2031	35	Void	$0	$2,881,000	Void	Void	Void	$0	--	$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0	$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total		$3,730,000	$16,080,000	$29,940,000	$1,000,000	$750,000	$17,920,000	$48,407,100

Contract Notes

Zack Baun signed a three year, $51 million contract with the Eagles. $34 million is fully guaranteed including a $15.58 million signing bonus. Baun's 2026 compensation is also fully guaranteed and the Eagles have the right to convert $15.5 million into an option bonus. There are void years for salary cap purposes.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money

- unearned or partially earned money

$17M

$34M

$51M

	2025	2026	2027
Cash Due	$17,000,000	$17,000,000	$17,000,000
Running Cash	$17,000,000	$34,000,000	$51,000,000

Career Earnings: $26,287,121

Career APY: $4,381,187

Potential Earnings: $60,287,121

Total Guarantees: $38,559,048

Largest Cash Payment: $17,000,000 (2025)

Largest Cap Number: $24,684,100 (2028)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Saints	Drafted	Expired	2020	4	$4,787,121	$1,196,780	$1,059,048	$4,787,121	100.0%	$1,196,780
Eagles	UFA	Expired	2024	1	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$4,500,000	128.6%	$4,500,000
Eagles	UFA	Active	2025	3	$51,000,000	$17,000,000	$34,000,000	$17,000,000	33.3%	$17,000,000

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Saints	4	$4,787,121	$1,196,780	$4,787,121	0.0%	$0	0.0%
Eagles	2	$21,500,000	$10,750,000	$5,986,000	0.0%	$1,900,000	0.0%

Season History

Year	Team	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Option Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Paid
2020	Saints	$610,000	$264,762	$0	$0	$0	$0	$874,762	0.4%	$1,669,048
2021	Saints	$828,691	$264,762	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,093,453	0.6%	$828,691
2022	Saints	$1,047,382	$264,762	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,312,144	0.6%	$1,047,382
2023	Saints	$1,242,000	$264,762	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,506,762	0.7%	$1,242,000
2024	Eagles	$1,125,000	$475,000	$0	$0	$0	$1,125,000	$1,600,000	0.6%	$4,500,000
2025	Eagles	$1,170,000	$3,216,000	$0	$0	$250,000	$1,170,000	$4,386,000	1.5%	$17,000,000
2026	Eagles	$1,215,000	$3,216,000	$3,107,000	$0	$250,000	$16,750,000	$7,538,000	2.4%	$17,000,000
2027	Eagles	$1,345,000	$3,216,000	$5,988,000	$1,000,000	$250,000	$0	$11,799,000	3.6%	$17,000,000
2028	Eagles	$17,000,000	$3,216,000	$5,988,000	$0	$0	$0	$24,684,100	7.0%	$0
2029	Eagles	$17,000,000	$3,216,000	$5,988,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	--	$0
2030	Eagles	$99,999,999	$0	$5,988,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	--	$0
2031	Eagles	$99,000,000	$0	$2,881,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	--	$0
Total		$241,583,072	$17,614,048	$29,940,000	$1,000,000	$750,000	$19,045,000	$54,794,221		$60,287,121

Dead Money History

Team	Year	Cap Charge	Cash Paid
Eagles	2025	$1,900,000	$0
Total		$1,900,000	$0

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Games Inactive	Snaps		Tackles		Negative Plays					Interceptions		Fumbles			TD
Year	Games Played	Games Inactive	Defense	Special	Solo	Assist	Sacks	Yards	TFL	QB Hits	Pass Def.	INT	Yards	Forced	Rec.	Yards	TD
2020	15	1	7.8%	54.2%	3	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	17	0	17.4%	79.3%	16	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	13	0	7.3%	64.7%	6	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	17	0	27.2%	78.4%	18	9	2	15	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024	16	1	89.7%	13.6%	92	58	3.5	23	11	5	4	1	0	5	1	0	0
2025	16	0	92.2%	4.8%	64	59	3.5	14.5	7	5	7	2	0	1	1	0	0

Valuation Diamond

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	OTC Valuation	APY
Regular	$17,016,000	$17,000,000
Injury Adjusted	$17,016,000	$17,000,000

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Weekly Valuation Trends

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