Cole Beasley
Wide Receiver
Career Earnings: $38,850,610
Career APY: $3,531,874
Total Guarantees: $15,700,000
Largest Cash Payment: $11,368,750 (2019)
Largest Cap Number: $7,570,588 (2021)
- Date of Birth: April 26, 1989
- Height: 5'8"
- Weight: 180
- College: SMU
- Entry: 2012 Undrafted Free Agent (Cowboys)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | UDFA | Expired | 2012 | 3 | $1,441,500 | $480,500 | $0 | $1,441,500 | 100.0% | $480,500 |
| Cowboys | RFA | Expired | 2015 | 4 | $13,606,000 | $3,401,500 | $5,000,000 | $14,106,000 | 103.7% | $3,526,500 |
| Bills | UFA | Terminated | 2019 | 4 | $29,000,000 | $7,250,000 | $10,700,000 | $22,837,500 | 78.8% | $7,612,500 |
| Buccaneers | Practice | Elevated | 2022 | 1 | $360,722 | $360,722 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Buccaneers | Practice | Terminated | 2022 | 1 | $403,044 | $403,044 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Buccaneers | Practice | Elevated | 2022 | 1 | $358,200 | $358,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bills | Practice | Elevated | 2022 | 1 | $277,200 | $277,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bills | Practice | Elevated | 2022 | 1 | $277,200 | $277,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bills | Practice | Renegotiated | 2022 | 1 | $277,200 | $277,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bills | Practice | Elevated | 2022 | 1 | $277,200 | $277,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bills | SFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,120,000 | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | SFA | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $1,165,000 | $1,165,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | Practice | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $370,800 | $370,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 7 | $15,547,500 | $2,221,071 | $15,547,500 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bills | 4 | $23,039,566 | $5,759,892 | $21,539,338 | 0.0% | $1,664,566 | 0.0% |
| Buccaneers | 0 | $119,344 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $119,344 | 0.0% |
| Giants | 0 | $144,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $144,200 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cowboys | $390,000 | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $390,500 | 0.3% | $391,500 | ||
| 2013 | Cowboys | $480,000 | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480,500 | 0.4% | $480,000 | ||
| 2014 | Cowboys | $570,000 | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $570,500 | 0.4% | $570,000 | ||
| 2015 | Cowboys | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.4% | $5,000,000 | ||
| 2016 | Cowboys | $2,356,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,356,000 | $3,356,000 | 2.1% | $2,356,000 | ||
| 2017 | Cowboys | $3,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500,000 | 2.7% | $3,500,000 | ||
| 2018 | Cowboys | $3,250,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,250,000 | 2.3% | $3,250,000 | ||
| 2019 | Bills | $2,200,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $4,700,000 | $6,900,000 | 3.5% | $11,368,750 | ||
| 2020 | Bills | $4,400,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $4,200,000 | $7,068,750 | 3.2% | $5,568,750 | ||
| 2021 | Bills | $4,700,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $500,000 | $7,570,588 | 4.0% | $5,900,000 | ||
| 2022 | Bills | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| Total | $23,966,000 | $8,501,500 | $3,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $600,000 | $12,756,000 | $37,086,838 | $38,385,000 | ||||
Dead Money History
| Team | Year | Cap Charge | Cash Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | 2022 | $1,500,000 | $0 |
| Buccaneers | 2022 | $119,344 | $119,344 |
| Bills | 2022 | $164,566 | $202,066 |
| Giants | 2023 | $144,200 | $144,200 | Total | $1,928,110 | $465,610 |
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2012 | 10 | -- | -- | 11.3% | 1.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 128 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 24.3% | 5.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39 | 368 | 9.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 40.7% | 0.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 37 | 420 | 11.4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 54.9% | 11.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 52 | 536 | 10.3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 56.8% | 8.2% | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 75 | 833 | 11.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53.9% | 2.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 36 | 314 | 8.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 66.2% | 11.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 65 | 672 | 10.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 68.5% | 0.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 67 | 778 | 11.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 62.5% | 1.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 82 | 967 | 11.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 57.7% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 82 | 693 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.7% | 2.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |