Age: 30
Free Agency: 2024 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 7
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 232
- College: UCLA
- Entry: 2015 Draft, Round 2, #45 overall (Vikings)
- 2022 Salary Cap Charge: $13,514,375 (6.44% of cap)
- 2022 Cash Payout: $9,500,000 (4.21% of spending)
- 2022 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.70
- Contract Value: $50,000,000 ($10,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $11,638,080
- Contract Ranking: 13/262 at LB
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2018)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 26 | $1,138,080 | $2,602,440 | $0 | $0 | $1,138,080 | $3,740,520 | 2.0% | |||||
2019
March 15: Base salary becomes fully guaranteed
| 27 | $2,000,000 | $2,530,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $2,000,000 | $4,864,735 | 2.5% | |||||
2020
March 20: Base salary becomes fully guaranteed
| 28 | $1,150,000 | $4,030,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $1,150,000 | $5,514,375 | 2.8% | |||||
2021 | 29 | $8,150,000 | $4,030,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $12,467,500 | 6.7% | |||||
2022 | 30 | $9,150,000 | $4,030,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $13,514,375 | 6.4% | |||||
2023 | 31 | $9,150,000 | $1,930,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $11,430,000 | 5.1% | |||||
Total | $30,738,080 | $19,152,440 | $1,250,000 | $500,000 | $4,288,080 | $51,531,505 |
Contract Notes
Eric Kendricks signed a 5 year, $50 million contract extension with the Vikings on April 16, 2018. All details of this contract come from a Mike Florio report on PFT. Kendricks received $22.938 million in guarantees, $11.638 million of which is guaranteed at signing, including a $10.5 million signing bonus. The other $11.3 million in guarantees are currently injury guarantees. $4.15 million becomes fully guaranteed on the 3rd day of the 2019 league year and the remaining $7.15 million is fully guaranteed on the 3rd day of the 2020 league year. The contract has annual per game roster bonuses of $250,000 and workout bonuses of $100,000. Kendricks' salary cap charge in 2018 increased by $2.1 million as part of the extension.
Cash Flows
Old Money | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash Due | $15,625 | $10,500,000 | $4,484,375 | $7,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 |
Running Cash | $10,515,625 | $15,000,000 | $22,500,000 | $31,000,000 | $40,500,000 | $50,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $36,140,295
Career APY: $5,162,899
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vikings | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2015 | 4 | $5,155,920 | $1,288,980 | $3,114,120 | $4,017,840 | 77.9% | $1,339,280 |
Vikings | Extension | Active | 2018 | 5 | $50,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $11,638,080 | $32,122,455 | 64.2% | $8,030,614 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vikings | 7 | $36,140,295 | $5,162,899 | $30,102,530 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Vikings | $435,000 | $502,440 | $0 | $0 | $435,000 | $937,440 | 0.6% | $2,444,760 | ||
2016 | Vikings | $669,360 | $502,440 | $0 | $0 | $669,360 | $1,171,800 | 0.7% | $669,360 | ||
2017 | Vikings | $903,720 | $502,440 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,406,160 | 0.8% | $903,720 | ||
2018 | Vikings | $1,138,080 | $2,602,440 | $0 | $0 | $1,138,080 | $3,740,520 | 2.0% | $11,638,080 | ||
2019 | Vikings | $2,000,000 | $2,530,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $2,000,000 | $4,864,735 | 2.5% | $4,484,375 | ||
2020 | Vikings | $1,150,000 | $4,030,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $1,150,000 | $5,514,375 | 2.8% | $7,500,000 | ||
2021 | Vikings | $8,150,000 | $4,030,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $12,467,500 | 6.7% | $8,500,000 | ||
2022 | Vikings | $9,150,000 | $4,030,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $13,514,375 | 6.4% | $9,500,000 | ||
2023 | Vikings | $9,150,000 | $1,930,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $11,430,000 | 5.1% | $9,500,000 | ||
Total | $32,746,160 | $20,659,760 | $1,250,000 | $500,000 | $5,392,440 | $55,046,905 | $55,140,295 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
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Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
2015 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 71.0% | 16.9% | 72 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 84.0% | 12.8% | 70 | 39 | 2.5 | 25.5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 97.2% | 13.8% | 65 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 84.2% | 15.9% | 62 | 44 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.7% | 15.3% | 70 | 40 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
2020 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 70.2% | 14.6% | 69 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 85.4% | 16.6% | 81 | 62 | 5 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 Valuation | APY | |
---|---|---|
Regular | $7,695,000 | $10,000,000 |
Injury Adjusted | $8,297,963 | $9,375,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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