Rob Ninkovich
Edge Rusher
Career Earnings: $23,452,221
Career APY: $2,132,020
Total Guarantees: $14,638,560
Largest Cash Payment: $6,500,000 (2013)
Largest Cap Number: $4,750,000 (2015)
- Date of Birth: February 1, 1984
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 260
- College: Purdue
- Entry: 2006 Draft, Round 5, #135 overall (Saints)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | UDFA | Terminated | 2006 | 3 | $1,224,280 | $408,093 | $144,280 | $341,044 | 27.9% | $341,044 |
| Dolphins | UDFA | Terminated | 2006 | 3 | $1,224,280 | $408,093 | $144,280 | $360,000 | 29.4% | $360,000 |
| Dolphins | Practice | Renegotiated | 2008 | 1 | $445,000 | $445,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Dolphins | SFA | Terminated | 2008 | 2 | $980,000 | $490,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Dolphins | Practice | Terminated | 2008 | 1 | $445,000 | $445,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Saints | SFA | Terminated | 2008 | 2 | $980,000 | $490,000 | $0 | $104,706 | 10.7% | $104,706 |
| Patriots | SFA | Renegotiated | 2009 | 1 | $535,000 | $535,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | Extension | Renegotiated | 2009 | 2 | $1,700,000 | $850,000 | $350,000 | $1,760,000 | 103.5% | $880,000 |
| Patriots | Extension | Renegotiated | 2011 | 2 | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $4,660,000 | 116.5% | $2,330,000 |
| Patriots | Extension | Renegotiated | 2013 | 3 | $10,700,000 | $3,566,667 | $6,000,000 | $8,100,000 | 75.7% | $4,050,000 |
| Patriots | Other | Renegotiated | 2015 | 2 | $7,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $5,000,000 | 71.4% | $5,000,000 |
| Patriots | Extension | Reserve | 2016 | 1 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,764,706 | 110.6% | $2,764,706 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | 2 | $445,750 | $222,875 | $349,563 | 0.0% | $96,187 | 0.0% |
| Dolphins | 1 | $621,765 | $621,765 | $360,000 | 0.0% | $340,294 | 0.0% |
| Patriots | 8 | $22,384,706 | $2,798,088 | $21,384,706 | 0.0% | $1,014,706 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Saints | $275,000 | $48,093 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $244,857 | 0.2% | $341,044 | ||
| 2007 | Dolphins | $360,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $360,000 | 0.3% | $360,000 | ||
| 2008 | Saints | $445,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $104,706 | 0.1% | $104,706 | ||
| 2009 | Patriots | $535,000 | $116,666 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $651,666 | 0.5% | $885,000 | ||
| 2010 | Patriots | $650,000 | $116,666 | $0 | $25,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $991,666 | -- | $875,000 | ||
| 2011 | Patriots | $685,000 | $783,334 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,693,334 | 1.4% | $3,060,000 | ||
| 2012 | Patriots | $900,000 | $666,666 | $0 | $100,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $2,266,666 | 1.9% | $1,600,000 | ||
| 2013 | Patriots | $1,400,000 | $1,916,668 | $0 | $100,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $3,616,668 | 2.8% | $6,500,000 | ||
| 2014 | Patriots | $1,000,000 | $1,250,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $250,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,850,000 | 2.0% | $1,600,000 | ||
| 2015 | Patriots | $1,500,000 | $2,750,000 | $400,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $1,500,000 | $4,750,000 | 3.3% | $5,000,000 | ||
| 2016 | Patriots | $1,000,000 | $3,700,000 | $400,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $4,564,706 | 2.9% | $2,764,706 | ||
| Total | $8,750,000 | $11,348,093 | $1,050,000 | $550,000 | $1,250,000 | $2,500,000 | $22,094,269 | $23,090,456 | ||||
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 | |||
| 2011 | 16 | -- | -- | 80.1% | 0.0% | 43 | 31 | 6.5 | 54 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 16 | -- | -- | 82.9% | 29.5% | 32 | 26 | 8 | 50.5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 95.5% | 14.9% | 42 | 49 | 8 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 93.8% | 16.7% | 45 | 17 | 8 | 54 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 81.3% | 21.0% | 33 | 19 | 6.5 | 45 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 44.3% | 11.4% | 17 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |