Za'Darius Smith Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Za'Darius Smith

Edge Rusher

Age: 31

Free Agency: 2024 (Void)

Accrued Seasons: 8

Height: 6'6"
Weight: 263
College: Kentucky
Entry: 2015 Draft, Round 4, #122 overall (Ravens)

2023 Salary Cap Charge: $3,032,000 (1.21% of cap)
2023 Cash Payout: $10,500,000 (3.45% of spending)
2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 3.46

Contract Value: $11,677,000 ($11,677,000 APY)
Fully Guaranteed Money: $11,677,000
Contract Ranking: 22/248 at EDGE

2022 OTC Valuation: $17,128,000

Current Contract

(Other, signed 2023)

(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)

Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
2023	31	$1,165,000	$1,867,000	$1,165,000	$3,032,000	1.2%	$10,500,000 $3,032,000 $9,335,000 $1,867,000 $0 $0	($7,468,000) $0 ($6,303,000) $1,165,000 $0 $0
2024	32	$1,210,000	$1,867,000	$0	$3,077,000	1.2%	$7,468,000 $1,867,000 $7,468,000 $1,867,000 $0 $0	($4,391,000) $1,210,000 ($4,391,000) $1,210,000 $0 $0
2025	33	Void	$1,867,000	Void	$5,601,000	2.0%	$5,601,000 $1,867,000 $5,601,000 $1,867,000 $0 $0	$0 $3,734,000 $0 $3,734,000 ($836,667) ($1,004,000)
2026	34	Void	$1,867,000	Void	$0	0.0%	$3,734,000 $1,867,000 $3,734,000 $1,867,000 $0 $0	($3,734,000) ($1,867,000) ($3,734,000) ($1,867,000) ($650,000) ($1,040,000)
2027	35	Void	$1,867,000	Void	$0	--	$1,867,000 $1,867,000 $1,867,000 $1,867,000 $0 $0	($1,867,000) ($1,867,000) ($1,867,000) ($1,867,000) $0 ($1,076,000)
Total		$2,375,000	$9,335,000	$1,165,000	$11,710,000

Contract Notes

Za'Darius Smith signed a three year, $42 million contract with the Vikings. Contract details are from Pro Football Talk. Per PFT Smith received a $5 million signing bonus as part of an $11.5 million guarantee. $6.45 million is fully guaranteed at signing with another $5.05 million guaranteed for injury. The injury guarantee will become fully guaranteed if on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2023 league year. Each year of the contract contained $3 million in per game bonuses.

Cash Flows

- old money

- fully earned money

- unearned or partially earned money

$11.7M

	Old Money	2023
Cash Due	$1,177,000	$10,500,000
Running Cash	$1,177,000	$11,677,000

Career Earnings: $75,508,402

Career APY: $9,438,550

Potential Earnings: $75,496,402

Total Guarantees: $38,610,152

Largest Cash Payment: $22,250,000 (2019)

Largest Cap Number: $17,250,000 (2020)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Ravens	Drafted	Expired	2015	4	$2,763,152	$690,788	$483,152	$3,965,152	143.5%	$991,288
Packers	UFA	Terminated	2019	4	$66,000,000	$16,500,000	$20,000,000	$51,031,250	77.3%	$17,010,417
Vikings	SFA	Traded	2022	3	$42,000,000	$14,000,000	$6,450,000	$10,000,000	23.8%	$10,000,000
Browns	Other	Active	2023	1	$11,677,000	$11,677,000	$11,677,000	$9,335,000	79.9%	$0

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Ravens	4	$3,965,152	$991,288	$3,965,152	0.0%	$0	0.0%
Packers	3	$51,031,250	$17,010,417	$39,120,000	0.0%	$11,424,443	0.0%
Vikings	1	$11,177,000	$11,177,000	$3,166,666	0.0%	$4,510,334	0.0%
Browns	0	$9,335,000	$0	$0	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
2015	Ravens	$435,000	$120,788	$0	$0	$0	$0	$555,788	0.4%	$918,152
2016	Ravens	$525,000	$120,788	$0	$0	$0	$0	$645,788	0.4%	$525,000
2017	Ravens	$615,000	$120,788	$0	$0	$0	$0	$735,788	0.4%	$615,000
2018	Ravens	$1,907,000	$120,788	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,027,788	1.2%	$1,907,000
2019	Packers	$1,000,000	$5,000,000	$0	$500,000	$750,000	$0	$7,250,000	3.7%	$22,250,000
2020	Packers	$2,000,000	$5,000,000	$9,000,000	$500,000	$750,000	$9,000,000	$17,250,000	8.5%	$12,250,000
2021	Packers	$990,000	$12,380,000	$0	$500,000	$750,000	$0	$14,620,000	7.9%	$16,531,250
2022	Vikings	$1,450,000	$1,666,666	$0	$3,000,000	$50,000	$1,450,000	$3,166,666	1.5%	$10,000,000
2023	Browns	$1,165,000	$1,867,000	$0	$0	$0	$1,165,000	$3,032,000	1.2%	$10,500,000
2024	Browns	$1,210,000	$1,867,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,077,000	1.2%	$0
2025	Browns	$0	$1,867,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,601,000	2.0%	$0
2026	Browns	$0	$1,867,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	0.0%	$0
2027	Browns	$0	$1,867,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	--	$0
Total		$11,297,000	$33,864,818	$9,000,000	$4,500,000	$2,300,000	$11,615,000	$57,961,818		$75,496,402

Dead Money History

Team	Year	Cap Charge	Cash Paid
Packers	2022	$11,424,443	$0
Vikings	2023	$4,510,334	$1,177,000
Total		$15,934,777	$1,177,000

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Games Inactive		Snaps		Tackles		Negative Plays					Interceptions		Fumbles			TD
Year	Games Played	Injured	Healthy	Defense	Special	Solo	Assist	Sacks	Yards	TFL	QB Hits	Pass Def.	INT	Yards	Forced	Rec.	Yards	TD
2015	15	0	1	38.3%	20.8%	20	10	5.5	24.5	7	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	13	0	3	47.0%	12.0%	10	10	1	9	4	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
2017	14	2	0	48.5%	14.6%	14	8	3.5	22	3	16	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
2018	16	0	0	66.7%	6.1%	27	18	8.5	61	10	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
2019	16	0	0	84.0%	17.4%	41	14	13.5	112.5	17	37	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2020	16	0	0	83.6%	5.1%	35	17	12.5	81.5	12	23	2	0	0	4	2	0	0
2021	1	0	0	1.7%	0.0%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	16	1	0	66.4%	0.0%	32	12	10	70.5	15	24	5	0	0	1	0	0	0

Valuation Diamond

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	OTC Valuation	APY
Regular	$17,128,000	$11,677,000
Injury Adjusted	$18,031,840	$10,947,188

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