Buster Skrine Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Buster Skrine

Cornerback

2019 Salary Cap Charge: $2,100,000
% of 2019 Team Cap: 1.08%
2019 Cash Payout: $6,500,000
% of 2019 Team Cash Spending: 3.85%
2019 Cash to Cap Ratio: 3.10
Total Contract Value: $16,500,000
Annual Contract Value: $5,500,000
Position Ranking: 39/246 at CB
Fully Guaranteed Money: $8,500,000

Age: 30
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 185
College: Tennessee-Chattanooga
Accrued Seasons: 8
Entry: 2011 Draft, Round 5, #137 overall (Browns)
Year Signed: 2019
Contract Type: UFA
Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)

Contract Notes

Buster Skrine signed a 3 year contract with the Chicago Bears on March 14, 2019. The contract includes $8.5 million in total guarantees with a $5.5 million signing bonus. Skrine is due a $500,000 roster bonus on the 3rd day of the 2021 league year. The final two years of the contract are void years included for the purpose of deferring bonus money.

Current Contract

(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)

Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
2019	30	$1,000,000	$1,100,000	$0	$0	$0	$1,000,000	$2,100,000	1.1%	$8,500,000 $4,100,000 $5,500,000 $1,100,000 $0 $0	($6,400,000) ($2,000,000) ($3,400,000) $1,000,000 $56,000 $56,000
2020	31	$4,650,000	$1,100,000	$0	$250,000	$100,000	$2,000,000	$6,100,000	3.1%	$6,400,000 $3,100,000 $4,400,000 $1,100,000 $0 $0	($300,000) $3,000,000 $1,700,000 $5,000,000 $2,853,750 $3,044,000
2021 📝 March 15: $500,000 roster bonus due	32	$4,150,000	$1,100,000	$500,000	$250,000	$100,000	$0	$6,100,000	--	$3,300,000 $1,100,000 $3,300,000 $1,100,000 $0 $0	$2,800,000 $5,000,000 $2,800,000 $5,000,000 $3,166,667 $3,800,000
2022 📝 March 12: 2022 and 2023 contract years void	33	$0	$1,100,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,100,000	--	$2,200,000 $1,100,000 $2,200,000 $1,100,000 $0 $0	($1,100,000) $0 ($1,100,000) $0 $0 $0
2023	34	$0	$1,100,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,100,000	--	$1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $0 $0	$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total		$9,800,000	$5,500,000	$500,000	$500,000	$200,000	$3,000,000	$16,500,000

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Career Earnings: $32,278,000

Career APY: $4,034,750

Potential Earnings: $44,528,000

Total Guarantees: $21,702,000

Largest Cash Payment: $6,500,000 (2015)

Largest Cap Hit: $8,500,000 (2017)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Browns	Drafted	Expired	2011	4	$2,242,000	$560,500	$202,000	$3,028,000	135.1%	$757,000
Jets	UFA	Expired	2015	4	$25,000,000	$6,250,000	$13,000,000	$25,000,000	100.0%	$6,250,000
Bears	UFA	Active	2019	3	$16,500,000	$5,500,000	$8,500,000	$4,250,000	25.8%	$0

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Browns	4	$3,028,000	$757,000	$3,028,000	0.0%	$0	0.0%
Jets	4	$25,000,000	$6,250,000	$25,000,000	0.0%	$0	0.0%
Bears	0	$4,250,000	$0	$0	0.0%	$0	0.0%

Salary Cap History

Year	Team	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Paid
2011	Browns	$375,000	$50,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$425,500	0.4%	$577,000
2012	Browns	$465,000	$50,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$515,500	0.4%	$465,000
2013	Browns	$555,000	$50,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$605,500	0.5%	$555,000
2014	Browns	$1,431,000	$50,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,481,500	1.1%	$1,431,000
2015	Jets	$1,500,000	$1,250,000	$0	$0	$0	$1,500,000	$2,750,000	1.9%	$6,500,000
2016	Jets	$2,750,000	$2,500,000	$0	$0	$0	$2,750,000	$5,250,000	3.4%	$6,500,000
2017	Jets	$6,000,000	$2,500,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,500,000	5.1%	$6,000,000
2018	Jets	$6,000,000	$2,500,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,500,000	4.8%	$6,000,000
2019	Bears	$1,000,000	$1,100,000	$0	$0	$0	$1,000,000	$2,100,000	1.1%	$6,500,000
2020	Bears	$4,650,000	$1,100,000	$0	$250,000	$100,000	$2,000,000	$6,100,000	3.1%	$5,000,000
2021	Bears	$4,150,000	$1,100,000	$500,000	$250,000	$100,000	$0	$6,100,000	--	$5,000,000
2022	Bears	$0	$1,100,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,100,000	--	$0
2023	Bears	$0	$1,100,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,100,000	--	$0
Total		$28,876,000	$14,452,000	$500,000	$500,000	$200,000	$7,250,000	$44,528,000		$44,528,000

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
2011	12	11.5%	0.0%	14	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	0	0	0	0
2012	16	62.1%	59.4%	72	13	0	0	3	1	10	0	0	0	1	0	0
2013	16	91.6%	24.7%	55	10	1	1	2	1	17	1	5	0	0	0	0
2014	16	97.1%	31.7%	55	12	0	0	0	0	18	4	34	0	0	0	0
2015	16	68.6%	20.4%	46	10	0	0	2	2	6	1	9	0	0	0	0
2016	14	78.6%	23.4%	39	8	1	14	1	1	6	1	51	0	0	0	0
2017	15	90.4%	17.4%	51	4	1	12	2	2	9	1	0	2	2	8	0
2018	14	61.9%	25.2%	52	6	0.5	4.5	4	1	7	0	0	1	1	0	0
2019	2	65.8%	34.0%	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	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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