Everson Griffen Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Everson Griffen

4-3 Defensive End

2019 Salary Cap Charge: $8,087,500
% of 2019 Team Cap: 4.21%
2019 Cash Payout: $8,000,000
% of 2019 Team Cash Spending: 3.97%
2019 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.99
Total Contract Value: $58,000,000
Annual Contract Value: $14,500,000
Position Ranking: 9/125 at 43DE
Fully Guaranteed Money: $18,800,000

Age: 31
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 273
College: USC
Accrued Seasons: 9
Entry: 2010 Draft, Round 4, #100 overall (Vikings)
Year Signed: 2017 (Extension)
Free Agency: 2023 (UFA)
2019 OTC Valuation: $14,833,000

Contract Notes

Everson Griffen agreed to a renegotiation for 2019 lowering his base salary to $6.4 million. Griffen can earn up to $1.5 million in per game roster bonus pay ($62,500 per game 46 man active) and ($31,250 per game on 53 man). Griffen can earn $500,000 through incentives for achieving 8 sacks and remaining on the roster for all of preseason and regular season. 2020-2022 contract years void if Griffen gets 6 sacks or plays 57% of defensive snaps in 2019; if so he would become a free agent in 2020. Griffen's 2019 cash earnings drop from $11.5 million to base value of $8 million up to $8.5 million with incentives.

DE Everson Griffen signed a four year, $58 million contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings on July 26, 2017. Griffen received $18.8 million fully guaranteed per Matt Vensel of the Star Tribune. The guarantee is made up of a $2 million signing bonus and his 2017 and 2018 salaries. Griffen's cap figures in 2017 and 2018 will increase by $400,000 and $1.9 million.

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
2017	30	$1,900,000	$1,600,000	$5,000,000	$0	$100,000	$6,900,000	$8,600,000	5.1%
2018	31	$3,900,000	$1,600,000	$6,000,000	$0	$100,000	$9,900,000	$11,600,000	6.5%
2019	32	$6,400,000	$400,000	$0	$1,500,000	$100,000	$0	$8,087,500	4.3%	$1,200,000 $400,000 $1,200,000 $400,000 $0 $0	$6,887,500 $7,687,500 $6,887,500 $7,687,500 $4,177,500 $4,456,000
2020	33	$12,900,000	$400,000	$0	$500,000	$100,000	$0	$13,900,000	7.0%	$800,000 $400,000 $800,000 $400,000 $0 $0	$13,100,000 $13,500,000 $13,100,000 $13,500,000 $8,036,667 $9,644,000
2021	34	$13,400,000	$400,000	$0	$500,000	$100,000	$0	$14,400,000	--	$400,000 $400,000 $400,000 $400,000 $0 $0	$14,000,000 $14,000,000 $14,000,000 $14,000,000 $6,750,000 $10,800,000
2022	35	$14,900,000	$0	$0	$500,000	$100,000	$0	$15,500,000	--	$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0	$15,500,000 $15,500,000 $15,500,000 $15,500,000 $0 $12,000,000
Total		$53,400,000	$4,400,000	$11,000,000	$3,000,000	$600,000	$16,800,000	$72,087,500

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Career Earnings: $54,127,059

Career APY: $6,014,118

Potential Earnings: $99,480,000

Total Guarantees: $39,140,000

Largest Cash Payment: $15,500,000 (2022)

Largest Cap Hit: $15,500,000 (2022)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Vikings	Drafted	Expired	2010	4	$2,330,000	$582,500	$540,000	$2,480,000	106.4%	$620,000
Vikings	UFA	Renegotiated	2014	5	$42,500,000	$8,500,000	$19,800,000	$27,000,000	63.5%	$9,000,000
Vikings	Extension	Active	2017	4	$58,000,000	$14,500,000	$18,800,000	$24,647,059	42.5%	$12,323,529

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Vikings	9	$54,127,059	$6,014,118	$47,280,000	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
2010	Vikings	$320,000	$135,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$455,000	--	$860,000
2011	Vikings	$450,000	$135,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$585,000	0.5%	$450,000
2012	Vikings	$540,000	$135,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$675,000	0.6%	$540,000
2013	Vikings	$630,000	$135,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$765,000	0.6%	$630,000
2014	Vikings	$6,900,000	$1,200,000	$0	$0	$100,000	$6,900,000	$8,200,000	6.2%	$13,000,000
2015	Vikings	$6,900,000	$1,200,000	$0	$0	$100,000	$6,900,000	$8,200,000	5.7%	$7,000,000
2016	Vikings	$6,900,000	$1,200,000	$0	$0	$100,000	$0	$8,200,000	5.3%	$7,000,000
2017	Vikings	$1,900,000	$1,600,000	$5,000,000	$0	$100,000	$6,900,000	$8,600,000	5.1%	$9,000,000
2018	Vikings	$3,900,000	$1,600,000	$6,000,000	$0	$100,000	$9,900,000	$11,600,000	6.5%	$10,000,000
2019	Vikings	$6,400,000	$400,000	$0	$1,500,000	$100,000	$0	$8,087,500	4.3%	$8,000,000
2020	Vikings	$12,900,000	$400,000	$0	$500,000	$100,000	$0	$13,900,000	7.0%	$13,500,000
2021	Vikings	$13,400,000	$400,000	$0	$500,000	$100,000	$0	$14,400,000	--	$14,000,000
2022	Vikings	$14,900,000	$0	$0	$500,000	$100,000	$0	$15,500,000	--	$15,500,000
Total		$76,040,000	$8,540,000	$11,000,000	$3,000,000	$900,000	$30,600,000	$99,167,500		$99,480,000

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	15	25.2%	0.0%	15	6	4	31	3	7	2	0	0	1	1	9	0
2012	16	53.6%	30.0%	24	3	8	77	11	20	2	1	29	1	2	5	1
2013	16	59.8%	10.6%	18	9	5.5	49.5	7	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2014	16	89.4%	18.0%	41	17	12	43	14	24	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
2015	15	80.4%	12.8%	34	10	10.5	65	14	30	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
2016	16	85.8%	15.2%	36	12	8	71	9	22	1	0	0	2	3	20	1
2017	15	79.7%	10.3%	31	13	13	76	12	24	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
2018	11	56.2%	11.4%	23	10	5.5	32.5	5	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	13	84.5%	12.9%	24	14	8	43	11	23	2	1	17	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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