Akiem Hicks Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Akiem Hicks

3-4 Defensive End

2019 Salary Cap Charge: $10,100,000
% of 2019 Team Cap: 5.20%
2019 Cash Payout: $8,600,000
% of 2019 Team Cash Spending: 5.10%
2019 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.85
Total Contract Value: $48,000,000
Annual Contract Value: $12,000,000
Position Ranking: 5/69 at 34DE
Fully Guaranteed Money: $22,000,000

Age: 29
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 324
College: Regina (Canada)
Accrued Seasons: 7
Entry: 2012 Draft, Round 3, #89 overall (Saints)
Year Signed: 2017
Contract Type: Extension
Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)

Contract Notes

Akiem Hicks signed a four year, $48 million contract extension with the Chicago Bears on September 9, 2017. The first reported breakdown of the contract comes from Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune so please credit him if using this information. Hicks' contract contains $22 million fully guaranteed at signing, including a $7.5 million signing bonus and Hicks' 2017 and 2018 salaries as well as a March roster bonus worth $3 million which is paid in 2018. Another $8 million is guaranteed for injury and will become fully guaranteed if Hicks is on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2019 league year. There are $500,000 in reporting bonuses in 2018 and 2019 as well as annual workout bonuses of $100,000. Hicks' new contract increased his 2017 salary cap charge by $3.8 million.

Current Contract

(📝: 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
2017	28	$7,000,000	$2,000,000	$1,000,000	$0	$7,000,000	$10,000,000	6.0%
2018	29	$4,500,000	$1,500,000	$3,500,000	$100,000	$7,500,000	$9,600,000	5.4%
2019 📝 March 15: Base salary becomes fully guaranteed July 20: $500,000 reporting bonus is due	30	$8,000,000	$1,500,000	$500,000	$100,000	$8,000,000	$10,100,000	5.4%	$12,500,000 $9,500,000 $4,500,000 $1,500,000 $0 $0	($2,400,000) $600,000 $5,600,000 $8,600,000 $5,113,333 $6,136,000
2020	31	$10,200,000	$1,500,000	$0	$100,000	$0	$11,800,000	5.9%	$3,000,000 $1,500,000 $3,000,000 $1,500,000 $0 $0	$8,800,000 $10,300,000 $8,800,000 $10,300,000 $4,677,500 $7,484,000
2021	32	$10,400,000	$1,500,000	$0	$100,000	$0	$12,000,000	--	$1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $0 $0	$10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $0 $8,400,000
Total		$40,100,000	$8,000,000	$5,000,000	$400,000	$22,500,000	$53,500,000

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Career Earnings: $32,149,900

Career APY: $4,592,843

Potential Earnings: $61,267,488

Total Guarantees: $28,085,800

Largest Cash Payment: $15,500,000 (2017)

Largest Cap Hit: $12,000,000 (2021)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Patriots	Drafted	Expired	2012	4	$2,680,400	$670,100	$542,900	$1,259,588	47.0%	$1,259,588
Saints	Drafted	Traded	2012	4	$2,680,400	$670,100	$542,900	$2,290,312	85.4%	$763,437
Bears	UFA	Renegotiated	2016	2	$10,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	50.0%	$5,000,000
Bears	Extension	Active	2017	4	$48,000,000	$12,000,000	$22,000,000	$23,600,000	49.2%	$11,800,000

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Patriots	1	$1,259,588	$1,259,588	$1,259,588	0.0%	$0	0.0%
Saints	3	$2,290,312	$763,437	$1,872,175	0.0%	$418,137	0.0%
Bears	3	$28,600,000	$9,533,333	$24,100,000	0.0%	$0	0.0%

Salary Cap History

Year	Team	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Paid
2012	Saints	$390,000	$135,725	$0	$0	$0	$525,725	0.4%	$932,900
2013	Saints	$480,000	$135,725	$0	$12,500	$0	$628,225	0.5%	$492,500
2014	Saints	$570,000	$135,725	$0	$12,500	$0	$718,225	0.5%	$582,500
2015	Patriots	$1,529,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,259,588	0.9%	$1,259,588
2016	Bears	$1,000,000	$500,000	$3,000,000	$0	$4,000,000	$4,500,000	2.9%	$5,000,000
2017	Bears	$7,000,000	$2,000,000	$1,000,000	$0	$7,000,000	$10,000,000	6.0%	$15,500,000
2018	Bears	$4,500,000	$1,500,000	$3,500,000	$100,000	$7,500,000	$9,600,000	5.4%	$8,100,000
2019	Bears	$8,000,000	$1,500,000	$500,000	$100,000	$8,000,000	$10,100,000	5.4%	$8,600,000
2020	Bears	$10,200,000	$1,500,000	$0	$100,000	$0	$11,800,000	5.9%	$10,300,000
2021	Bears	$10,400,000	$1,500,000	$0	$100,000	$0	$12,000,000	--	$10,500,000
Total		$44,069,500	$8,907,175	$8,000,000	$425,000	$26,500,000	$61,131,763		$61,267,488

Dead Money History

Team	Year	Cap Charge	Cash Paid
Saints	2015	$418,137	$282,412
Total		$418,137	$282,412

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Snaps		Tackles		Negative Plays					Interceptions		Fumbles			TD
Year	Games Played	Defense	Special	Solo	Assist	Sacks	Yards	TFL	QB Hits	Pass Def.	INT	Yards	Forced	Recovered	Yards	TD
2012	14	32.7%	20.7%	10	10	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
2013	16	66.3%	14.2%	29	27	4.5	27.5	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	15	66.9%	16.4%	27	14	2	16	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	16	36.8%	6.9%	9	14	3	12	5	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
2016	16	86.6%	18.5%	36	17	7	49	11	15	2	0	0	2	1	0	0
2017	16	85.0%	7.4%	39	12	8.5	57	15	18	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2018	16	58.5%	34.9%	41	14	7.5	65.5	12	16	5	0	0	3	0	0	0
2019	1	78.1%	0.0%	2	0	1	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	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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