2018 Salary Cap Charge: $4,250,000 % of 2018 Team Cap: 2.26% 2018 Cash Payout: $3,500,000 % of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 2.14% 2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.82 Total Contract Value: $15,500,000 Annual Contract Value: $5,166,667 Position Ranking: 6/119 at RB Fully Guaranteed Money: $5,000,000 Age: 26 Height: 5' 9" Weight: 208 College: North Carolina Accrued Seasons: 5 Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 2, #37 overall (Bengals) Year Signed: 2016 Contract Type: Extension Free Agency: 2020 (UFA)
Contract Notes
Giovani Bernard signed a three year contract extension worth $15.5 million with the Bengals on June 9, 2016. Bernard received $5 million in guarantees including a $3 million signing bonus.
Current Contract Year Age Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Dead Money & Cap Savings
Cut (pre-June 1) Cut (post-June 1) Trade (pre-June 1) Trade (post-June 1) Restructure Extension
Prorated Roster Workout Other 2016 25 $1,071,364 $2,000,000 $1,300,153 $2,200,000 $50,000 $0 $4,621,517 3.0% 2017 26 $1,600,000 $750,000 $1,200,000 $200,000 $0 $3,675,000 2.2% 2018 27 $3,100,000 $750,000 $200,000 $200,000 $0 $4,250,000 2.4% $1,500,000
$750,000
$1,500,000
$750,000
$0
$0
$2,750,000
$3,500,000
$2,750,000
$3,500,000
$1,255,000
$2,008,000
2019 28 $3,400,000 $750,000 $200,000 $200,000 $0 $4,550,000 2.4% $750,000
$750,000
$750,000
$750,000
$0
$0
$3,800,000
$3,800,000
$3,800,000
$3,800,000
$0
$2,236,000
Total $9,171,364 $3,550,153 $3,800,000 $650,000 $0 $17,096,517
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $13,453,340 Years: 5 Career APY: $2,690,668 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Yrs Total APY Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY Bengals Drafted 2013 3 $3,581,823 $1,193,941 $4,131,976 115.4% $1,377,325 Bengals Extension Active 2016 3 $15,500,000 $5,166,667 $9,321,364 60.1% $4,660,682
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Bengals 5 $13,453,340 $2,690,668 $11,878,340 0.0% $0 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Prorated Roster Workout Other 2013 Bengals $405,000 $405,000 $550,153 $0 $0 $0 $955,153 0.8% 2014 Bengals $643,788 $643,788 $550,153 $0 $0 $0 $1,193,941 0.9% 2015 Bengals $832,576 $550,153 $0 $50,000 $0 $1,432,729 1.0% 2016 Bengals $1,071,364 $2,000,000 $1,300,153 $2,200,000 $50,000 $0 $4,621,517 3.0% 2017 Bengals $1,600,000 $750,000 $1,200,000 $200,000 $0 $3,675,000 2.2% 2018 Bengals $3,100,000 $750,000 $200,000 $200,000 $0 $4,250,000 2.4% 2019 Bengals $3,400,000 $750,000 $200,000 $200,000 $0 $4,550,000 2.4% Total $11,052,728 $5,200,612 $3,800,000 $700,000 $0 $20,678,340
Statistics (2014-present) Year Games Played Snaps Rushing Receiving Fumbles Offense Special Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD Total Lost 2014 13 47.9% 0.2% 168 680 4.0 5 43 349 8.1 2 0 0 2015 16 55.0% 0.5% 154 730 4.7 2 49 472 9.6 0 1 0 2016 10 36.2% 0.0% 91 337 3.7 2 39 336 8.6 1 1 1 2017 16 50.3% 5.5% 95 406 4.3 2 37 371 10.0 2 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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