I thought for this year I would put together a running post that listed the players who have officially been released by their teams and take a look at the financials of their contracts. This is to just get an idea of how much was earned relative to the actual contract value and the new guarantee in the contract, which I think helps illustrate how inflated contract totals can be and how important the guarantee was or was not for each player. For players who were on multiple teams the numbers will include earnings from the prior team(s).
| Name | Teams | Years | Total | APY | New Full Guarantee | Earned | % Earned | % Played |
| Derek Carr | Raiders | 3 | $121,422,481 | $40,474,160 | $5,022,481 | $5,122,481 | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Carson Wentz | Eagles/Colts/Commanders | 4 | $128,000,000 | $32,000,000 | $39,600,000 | $79,201,058 | 61.9% | 50.0% |
| Robert Woods | Rams/Titans | 4 | $65,000,000 | $16,250,000 | $2,205,882 | $18,000,000 | 27.7% | 25.0% |
| Taylor Lewan | Titans | 5 | $80,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $24,659,000 | $61,747,235 | 77.2% | 80.0% |
| Zach Cunningham | Titans | 3 | $33,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $8,250,000 | $8,338,235 | 25.3% | 33.3% |
| Marcus Mariota | Falcons | 2 | $18,750,000 | $9,375,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | 36.0% | 50.0% |
| Michael Brockers | Lions | 3 | $24,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 58.3% | 66.7% |
| Bobby McCain | Commanders | 2 | $10,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $4,700,000 | $5,580,000 | 55.8% | 50.0% |
| Al-Quadin Muhammad | Bears | 2 | $8,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $3,300,000 | $3,929,412 | 49.1% | 50.0% |
| Randy Bullock | Titans | 2 | $4,680,000 | $2,340,000 | $2,320,000 | $2,522,941 | 53.9% | 50.0% |
| Total | 3.0 | $49,285,248 | $14,443,916 | $10,780,736 | $20,519,136 | 44.9% | 45.5% |