Arian Foster

Career Earnings: $37,706,559
Career APY: $5,386,651
Total Guarantees: $21,157,500
Largest Cash Payment: $18,000,000 (2012)
Largest Cap Hit: $8,706,250 (2015)
  • Date of Birth: August 24, 1986
  • Height: 6' 1"
  • Weight: 227
  • College: Tennessee
  • Entry: 2009 Undrafted Free Agent (Texans)

Contract History

Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Yrs Total APY Guarantees Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY
Texans UDFA Terminated 2009 2 $712,500 $356,250 $7,500 $7,500 1.1% $0
Texans Practice Renegotiated 2009 1 $88,400 $88,400 $0 $52,000 58.8% $0
Texans SFA Expired 2009 2 $705,000 $352,500 $0 $522,647 74.1% $261,324
Texans ERFA Expired 2011 1 $525,000 $525,000 $0 $525,000 100.0% $525,000
Texans UFA Terminated 2012 5 $43,500,000 $8,700,000 $20,750,000 $35,781,250 82.3% $8,945,313
Dolphins SFA Terminated 2016 1 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $400,000 $818,162 54.5% $0
Earnings By Team
Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money
Texans 7 $36,888,397 $5,269,771 $34,460,147 0.0% $2,359,500 0.0%
Dolphins 0 $818,162 $0 $0 0.0% $818,162 0.0%

Salary Cap History    

Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap
Number 		Cap % Cash Due
Prorated Roster Workout Other
2009 Texans $310,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $127,647 0.1% $127,647
2010 Texans $395,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $395,000 -- $395,000
2011 Texans $525,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $525,000 0.4% $525,000
2012 Texans $5,000,000 $2,500,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $8,000,000 6.6% $18,000,000
2013 Texans $5,250,000 $3,250,000 $2,500,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $8,250,000 6.7% $5,500,000
2014 Texans $5,750,000 $2,300,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $8,456,250 6.4% $6,156,250
2015 Texans $6,000,000 $2,300,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $8,706,250 6.1% $6,125,000
Total $23,230,000 $9,600,000 $2,000,000 $0 $0 $34,460,147   $36,828,897
Dead Money History
Team Year Cap Charge Cash Paid
Texans 2009 $52,000 $52,000
Texans 2009 $7,500 $7,500
Texans 2016 $2,300,000 $0
Dolphins 2016 $400,000 $400,000
Dolphins 2016 $364,412 $364,412
Dolphins 2016 $53,750 $53,750
Total$3,177,662$877,662