Carl Granderson
Edge Rusher
Age: 28
Free Agency: 2028 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 4
- Height: 6'5"
- Weight: 254
- College: Wyoming
- Entry: 2019 Undrafted Free Agent (Saints)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $5,250,000 (2.04% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $10,170,000 (4.18% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.94
- Contract Value: $52,000,000 ($13,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $22,130,000
- Contract Ranking: 25/245 at EDGE
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 27 | $1,380,000 | $2,280,000 | $280,000 | $1,380,000 | $3,940,000 | 1.8% | |||||
2024
March 13: 2025 P5 becomes fully guaranteed
| 28 | $1,170,000 | $4,080,000 | $0 | $1,170,000 | $5,250,000 | 2.0% | |||||
2025
March 20: $2 million roster bonus becomes fully guaranteed
| 29 | $7,730,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $7,730,000 | $11,730,000 | 4.2% | |||||
2026 | 30 | $10,750,000 | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $16,750,000 | 5.8% | |||||
2027
March 15: Contract voids
| 31 | $10,750,000 | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $16,750,000 | 5.3% | |||||
2028 | 32 | Void | $1,800,000 | Void | Void | $1,800,000 | -- | |||||
2029 | 33 | Void | $0 | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
Total | $31,780,000 | $20,160,000 | $4,280,000 | $10,280,000 | $56,220,000 |
Contract Notes
Carl Granderson signed a four year, $52 million extension with the Saints on September 23, 2023. $35.3 million is guaranteed for injury of which $22.13 million is fully guaranteed at signing. Granderson received an $11 million signing bonus and his 2023 and 2024 base salaries are fully guaranteed. If on the roster on the third day of the 2024 league year, Granderson will have his 2025 salary fully guaranteed. Another $5.44 million in 2026 compensation will become guaranteed on the third day of the 2025 league year.
There are up to $2 million in sack incentives in each year of the deal, with a max earnings of an additional $8 million over the deal.
Details are courtesy of a report from Brad Spielberger.
On February 26, 2024 the Saints converted Granderson's $9.0 million roster bonus to a signing bonus creating $7.2m million in cap savings per Tom Pelissero.
Cash Flows
Old Money | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash Due | $8,600,000 | $0 | $10,170,000 | $7,730,000 | $12,750,000 | $12,750,000 |
Running Cash | $8,600,000 | $18,770,000 | $26,500,000 | $39,250,000 | $52,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $15,886,235
Career APY: $3,177,247
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saints | UDFA | Expired | 2019 | 3 | $1,770,000 | $590,000 | $85,000 | $2,021,235 | 114.2% | $673,745 |
Saints | ERFA | Extended | 2022 | 2 | $5,265,000 | $2,632,500 | $240,000 | $1,205,000 | 22.9% | $1,205,000 |
Saints | Extension | Active | 2023 | 4 | $52,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $22,130,000 | $12,660,000 | 24.3% | $12,660,000 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% | |
Saints | 5 | $15,886,235 | $3,177,247 | $7,006,235 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Saints | $495,000 | $5,000 | $0 | $70,000 | $486,235 | 0.3% | $496,235 | ||
2020 | Saints | $675,000 | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $680,000 | 0.3% | $675,000 | ||
2021 | Saints | $850,000 | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $855,000 | 0.5% | $850,000 | ||
2022 | Saints | $965,000 | $80,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,045,000 | 0.5% | $1,205,000 | ||
2023 | Saints | $1,380,000 | $2,280,000 | $280,000 | $1,380,000 | $3,940,000 | 1.8% | $12,660,000 | ||
2024 | Saints | $1,170,000 | $4,080,000 | $0 | $1,170,000 | $5,250,000 | 2.0% | $10,170,000 | ||
2025 | Saints | $7,730,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $7,730,000 | $11,730,000 | 4.2% | $7,730,000 | ||
2026 | Saints | $10,750,000 | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $16,750,000 | 5.8% | $12,750,000 | ||
2027 | Saints | $10,750,000 | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $16,750,000 | 5.3% | $12,750,000 | ||
2028 | Saints | $1,500,000 | $1,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,800,000 | -- | $0 | ||
2029 | Saints | $25,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
Total | $61,265,000 | $20,255,000 | $4,280,000 | $10,350,000 | $59,286,235 | $59,286,235 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
2019 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 10.6% | 22.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 27.8% | 38.5% | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.1% | 30.1% | 11 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 42.3% | 43.0% | 30 | 23 | 5.5 | 33.5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 79.0% | 16.9% | 44 | 34 | 8.5 | 55 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75.4% | 19.2% | 21 | 13 | 3.5 | 17.5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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OTC Valuation | APY | |
---|---|---|
Regular | $15,564,000 | $13,000,000 |
Injury Adjusted | $15,564,000 | $13,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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