Arden Key Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Arden Key

Edge Rusher

Age: 28

Free Agency: 2026 (Void)

Accrued Seasons: 6

Height: 6'6"
Weight: 265
College: LSU
Entry: 2018 Draft, Round 3, #87 overall (Raiders)

2024 Salary Cap Charge: $4,220,000 (1.62% of cap)
2024 Cash Payout: $5,920,000 (2.39% of spending)
2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.40

Contract Value: $21,000,000 ($7,000,000 APY)
Fully Guaranteed Money: $13,000,000
Contract Ranking: 45/242 at EDGE

2024 OTC Valuation: $6,484,000

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2023)

(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)

Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus		Per Game Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
Year	Age	Base Salary	Signing	Option	Per Game Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
2023	27	$1,080,000	$1,300,000	$0	$250,000	$250,000	$1,080,000	$2,880,000	1.3%
2024	28	$1,420,000	$1,300,000	$1,000,000	$250,000	$250,000	$1,420,000	$4,220,000	1.6%	$10,620,000 $3,720,000 $9,200,000 $2,300,000 $0 $0	($6,400,000) $500,000 ($4,980,000) $1,920,000 $408,750 $436,000
2025	29	$6,500,000	$1,300,000	$1,000,000	$250,000	$250,000	$0	$9,300,000	3.2%	$6,900,000 $2,300,000 $6,900,000 $2,300,000 $0 $0	$2,400,000 $7,000,000 $2,400,000 $7,000,000 $3,720,000 $4,464,000
2026 📝 February 20: Contract voids	30	Void	$1,300,000	$1,000,000	Void	Void	Void	$4,600,000	1.6%	$4,600,000 $2,300,000 $4,600,000 $2,300,000 $0 $0	$0 $2,300,000 $0 $2,300,000 $42,500 $68,000
2027	31	Void	$1,300,000	$1,000,000	Void	Void	Void	$0	0.0%	$2,300,000 $2,300,000 $2,300,000 $2,300,000 $0 $0	($2,300,000) ($2,300,000) ($2,300,000) ($2,300,000) $0 $68,000
Total		$9,000,000	$6,500,000	$4,000,000	$750,000	$750,000	$2,500,000	$21,000,000

Contract Notes

Arden Key signed a three year, $21 million contract with the Titans. $13 million is fully guaranteed.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money

- unearned or partially earned money

$7M

$14M

$21M

	2023	2024	2025
Cash Due	$8,080,000	$5,920,000	$7,000,000
Running Cash	$8,080,000	$14,000,000	$21,000,000

Career Earnings: $15,905,626

Career APY: $2,650,938

Potential Earnings: $28,825,626

Total Guarantees: $16,951,376

Largest Cash Payment: $8,080,000 (2023)

Largest Cap Number: $9,300,000 (2025)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Raiders	Drafted	Terminated	2018	4	$3,439,421	$826,376	$826,376	$2,680,626	77.9%	$893,542
49ers	SFA	Expired	2021	1	$1,045,000	$1,045,000	$125,000	$1,145,000	109.6%	$1,145,000
Jaguars	UFA	Expired	2022	1	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$3,000,000	$4,000,000	100.0%	$4,000,000
Titans	UFA	Active	2023	3	$21,000,000	$7,000,000	$13,000,000	$8,080,000	38.5%	$8,080,000

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Raiders	3	$2,680,626	$893,542	$2,474,032	0.0%	$206,594	0.0%
49ers	1	$1,145,000	$1,145,000	$1,045,000	0.0%	$0	0.0%
Jaguars	1	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	0.0%	$0	0.0%
Titans	1	$8,080,000	$8,080,000	$2,880,000	0.0%	$0	0.0%

Season History

Year	Team	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Option Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Paid
2018	Raiders	$480,000	$206,594	$0	$0	$0	$0	$686,594	0.4%	$1,306,376
2019	Raiders	$624,250	$206,594	$0	$0	$0	$0	$830,844	0.4%	$624,250
2020	Raiders	$750,000	$206,594	$0	$0	$0	$0	$956,594	0.4%	$750,000
2021	49ers	$920,000	$25,000	$0	$0	$100,000	$100,000	$1,045,000	0.5%	$1,145,000
2022	Jaguars	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$0	$500,000	$500,000	$1,500,000	$4,000,000	1.7%	$4,000,000
2023	Titans	$1,080,000	$1,300,000	$0	$250,000	$250,000	$1,080,000	$2,880,000	1.3%	$8,080,000
2024	Titans	$1,420,000	$1,300,000	$1,000,000	$250,000	$250,000	$1,420,000	$4,220,000	1.6%	$5,920,000
2025	Titans	$6,500,000	$1,300,000	$1,000,000	$250,000	$250,000	$0	$9,300,000	3.2%	$7,000,000
2026	Titans	$1,300,000	$1,300,000	$1,000,000	$0	$0	$0	$4,600,000	1.6%	$0
2027	Titans	$1,345,000	$1,300,000	$1,000,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	0.0%	$0
Total		$15,919,250	$8,644,782	$4,000,000	$1,250,000	$1,350,000	$4,100,000	$28,519,032		$28,825,626

Dead Money History

Team	Year	Cap Charge	Cash Paid
Raiders	2021	$206,594	$0
Total		$206,594	$0

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
2018	16	0	0	62.5%	18.3%	21	9	1	8	4	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	7	9	0	17.5%	4.0%	3	1	2	23	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	14	2	0	39.8%	11.7%	10	5	0	0	2	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	17	0	0	34.5%	19.0%	11	11	6.5	51.5	5	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	17	0	0	40.8%	12.6%	16	11	4.5	30.5	5	15	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2023	17	0	0	63.2%	18.5%	17	13	6	43	4	12	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
2024	4	0	0	72.9%	14.9%	6	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Valuation Diamond

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	OTC Valuation	APY
Regular	$5,978,000	$7,000,000
Injury Adjusted	$5,978,000	$7,000,000

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Weekly Valuation Trends

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