Blake Whiteheart

Tight End

Age: 25
Free Agency: 2026 (RFA)
Accrued Seasons: 3
  • 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $1,030,000 (0.32% of cap)
  • 2025 Cash Payout: $1,030,000 (0.35% of spending)
  • 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
  • Contract Value: $1,030,000 ($1,030,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
  • Contract Ranking: 116/173 at TE

Current Contract

(ERFA, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202525$1,030,000$1,030,0000.3%
Total$1,030,000$1,030,000

Contract Notes

Blake Whiteheart signed a three year contract worth $2,710,000 with the Cardinals on May 12, 2023. The contract has $215,000 in guarantees. He received a signing bonus worth $15,000

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$1M
2025
Cash Due$1,030,000
Running Cash$1,030,000
Career Earnings: $2,433,999
Career APY: $811,333
Potential Earnings: $1,793,333
Total Guarantees: $215,000
Largest Cash Payment: $1,030,000 (2025)
Largest Cap Number: $1,030,000 (2025)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
CardinalsUDFATerminated20233$2,710,000$903,333$215,000$00.0%$0
CardinalsPracticeRenegotiated20231$216,000$216,000$0$00.0%$0
CardinalsSFATerminated20232$1,665,000$832,500$0$458,33327.5%$458,333
BrownsPracticeElevated20241$225,000$225,000$0$00.0%$0
BrownsPracticeRenegotiated20241$263,333$263,333$0$00.0%$0
BrownsSFATerminated20241$915,000$915,000$0$00.0%$0
BrownsPracticeRenegotiated20241$225,000$225,000$0$00.0%$0
BrownsPracticeElevated20241$225,000$225,000$0$00.0%$0
BrownsSFAExpired20241$915,000$915,000$0$305,00033.3%$305,000
BrownsERFAActive20251$1,030,000$1,030,000$0$1,030,000100.0%$1,030,000
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Cardinals1$757,333$757,333$458,3330.0%$299,0000.0%
Browns2$1,676,666$838,333$1,335,0000.0%$341,6660.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2023Cardinals$750,000$458,3330.2%$458,333
2024Browns$915,000$305,0000.1%$305,000
2025Browns$1,030,000$1,030,0000.3%$1,030,000
Total$2,695,000$1,793,333$1,793,333
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Cardinals2023$205,000$215,000
Cardinals2023$84,000$84,000
Cardinals2024$10,000$0
Browns2024$63,333$63,333
Browns2024$152,500$152,500
Browns2024$125,833$125,833
Total$640,666$640,666

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsRushingReceivingFumbles
OffenseSpecialAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTDTotalLost
2023280.2%1.7%000.00000.0000
202411017.5%18.5%000.006518.5100
202517022.6%47.7%000.00242.0000

Valuation Diamond

The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.

OTC ValuationAPY
Regular$1,042,000$1,030,000
Injury Adjusted$1,042,000$1,030,000
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OTC Valuation $2.7M $5.4M $8M $10.7M $13.4M APY $3.2M $6.4M $9.6M $12.7M $15.9M $9,790,000 $9,833,333

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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