2018 Salary Cap Charge: $5,200,000 % of 2018 Team Cap: 2.97% 2018 Cash Payout: $4,200,000 % of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 2.54% 2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.81 Total Contract Value: $15,000,000 Annual Contract Value: $5,000,000 Position Ranking: 7/71 at 43OLB Fully Guaranteed Money: $5,700,000 Age: 26 Height: 6' 1" Weight: 245 College: Iowa State Accrued Seasons: 5 Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 5, #148 overall (Panthers) Year Signed: 2017 Contract Type: UFA Free Agency: 2020 (UFA)
Contract Notes
AJ Klein signed a three year, $15 million contract with the Saints. Klein received a $4 million signing bonus and $9.4 million guaranteed. The final year of the contract is a void season for proration purposes.
Current Contract Year Age Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Dead Money & Cap Savings
Cut (pre-June 1) Cut (post-June 1) Trade (pre-June 1) Trade (post-June 1) Restructure Extension
Prorated Roster Workout Other 2017 26 $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $1,000,000 $0 $100,000 $0 $2,800,000 1.7% 2018 27 $4,100,000 $3,700,000 $1,000,000 $0 $100,000 $0 $5,200,000 2.9% $6,700,000
$4,700,000
$3,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
$0
($1,500,000)
$500,000
$2,200,000
$4,200,000
$2,273,333
$2,728,000
2019 28 $4,100,000 $1,000,000 $800,000 $100,000 $0 $6,000,000 3.2% $2,000,000
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
$0
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$1,897,500
$3,036,000
2020 29 $0 $1,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,000,000 0.5% $1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
($656,000)
Total $9,900,000 $4,000,000 $800,000 $300,000 $0 $15,000,000
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $8,151,300 Years: 5 Career APY: $1,630,260 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Yrs Total APY Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY Panthers Drafted Expired 2013 4 $2,351,300 $587,825 $2,351,300 100.0% $587,825 Saints UFA Active 2017 3 $15,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,800,000 38.7% $5,800,000
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Panthers 4 $2,351,300 $587,825 $2,351,300 0.0% $0 0.0% Saints 1 $5,800,000 $5,800,000 $2,800,000 0.0% $0 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Prorated Roster Workout Other 2013 Panthers $405,000 $47,825 $0 $0 $0 $452,825 0.4% 2014 Panthers $495,000 $47,825 $0 $0 $0 $542,825 0.4% 2015 Panthers $585,000 $47,825 $0 $0 $0 $632,825 0.4% 2016 Panthers $675,000 $47,825 $0 $0 $0 $722,825 0.5% 2017 Saints $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $1,000,000 $0 $100,000 $0 $2,800,000 1.7% 2018 Saints $4,100,000 $3,700,000 $1,000,000 $0 $100,000 $0 $5,200,000 2.9% 2019 Saints $4,100,000 $1,000,000 $800,000 $100,000 $0 $6,000,000 3.2% 2020 Saints $0 $1,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,000,000 0.5% Total $12,060,000 $4,191,300 $800,000 $300,000 $0 $17,351,300
Statistics (2014-present) Year Games Played Snaps Tackles Negative Plays Interceptions Fumbles TD Defense Special Solo Assist Sacks Yards TFL QB Hits Pass Def. INT Yards Forced Recovered Yards 2014 14 27.4% 59.6% 25 14 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2015 15 29.0% 59.5% 39 16 1 8 7 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 2016 15 32.7% 48.1% 17 14 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2017 12 62.6% 12.5% 37 17 2 21 6 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
Financial Reports Yearly Cap Charge vs. Dead Money (pre-June 1 cut)
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Positional Comparisons to League Average
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