Justin Pugh

Left Guard

Age: 34
Free Agency: 2024 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 11
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $0 (0.00% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $0 (0.00% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0
  • Contract Value: $1,430,000 ($1,430,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $260,000
  • Contract Ranking: 32/93 at LG

Current Contract

(SFA, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusPer Game Roster BonusCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202333$1,170,000$260,000$175,000$1,040,0000.5%
Total$1,170,000$260,000$175,000$1,040,000

Contract Notes

The Cardinals signed Justin Pugh to a five year, $45.025 million contract. Pugh received a $10 million signing bonus. In addition his 2018 salary and $2 million of his 2019 salary are fully guaranteed at signing. If Pugh is on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2019 league year another $3 million becomes fully guaranteed. There is a $2.75 million injury guarantee in 2020 that becomes fully guaranteed if on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2020 league year. In 2020,  2021, and 2022 there are offseason roster bonuses that will be earned on the 5th day of the league year. There are per game bonuses of $500,000 in 2018, $750,000 in 2019, and $1 million in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

Pugh agreed to a pay cut in 2021 reducing his salary from $9.25 million to $5 million with $4 million in guarantees.

Cash Flows

- old money
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$1.4M
Old Money2023
Cash Due$441,471$988,529
Running Cash$1,430,000
Career Earnings: $54,240,749
Career APY: $4,930,977
Potential Earnings: $54,155,427
Total Guarantees: $30,720,128
Largest Cash Payment: $11,250,000 (2018)
Largest Cap Number: $10,500,000 (2020)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
GiantsDraftedExpired20135$17,166,898$3,433,380$7,960,128$17,166,898100.0%$3,433,380
CardinalsUFARenegotiated20185$45,025,000$9,005,000$13,000,000$25,500,00056.6%$8,500,000
CardinalsOtherRenegotiated20212$15,025,000$7,512,500$4,000,000$5,000,00033.3%$5,000,000
CardinalsOtherExpired20221$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000100.0%$5,500,000
GiantsPracticeRenegotiated20231$370,800$370,800$0$00.0%$0
GiantsPracticeElevated20231$370,800$370,800$0$00.0%$0
GiantsSFAActive20231$1,430,000$1,430,000$260,000$988,52969.1%$988,529
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Giants6$18,240,749$3,040,125$18,206,8980.0%$72,8220.0%
Cardinals5$36,000,000$7,200,000$35,882,3530.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusRoster BonusPer Game Roster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2013Giants$405,000$1,112,436$0$0$405,000$1,517,4361.2%$4,854,744
2014Giants$784,359$1,112,436$0$0$784,359$1,896,7951.4%$784,359
2015Giants$1,163,718$1,112,436$0$0$1,163,718$2,276,1541.6%$1,163,718
2016Giants$1,157,307$1,112,436$385,770$0$1,157,307$2,655,5131.6%$1,543,077
2017Giants$8,821,000$0$0$0$8,821,000$8,821,0005.2%$8,821,000
2018Cardinals$1,000,000$2,000,000$0$500,000$1,000,000$3,250,0001.8%$11,250,000
2019Cardinals$5,000,000$2,000,000$0$750,000$5,000,000$7,750,0004.0%$5,750,000
2020Cardinals$7,250,000$2,000,000$250,000$1,000,000$3,000,000$10,500,0005.3%$8,500,000
2021Cardinals$4,000,000$2,000,000$0$1,000,000$4,000,000$6,882,3533.6%$5,000,000
2022Cardinals$5,500,000$2,000,000$0$0$5,500,000$7,500,0003.6%$5,500,000
2023Giants$1,170,000$260,000$0$175,000$0$1,040,0000.5%$988,529
Total$36,251,384$14,709,744$635,770$3,425,000$30,831,384$54,089,251$54,155,427
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Giants2023$72,822$85,322
Total$72,822$85,322

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnaps
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecial
20131600100.0%12.1%
2014141180.7%0.8%
2015142086.9%6.0%
2016115064.7%8.3%
201787140.1%4.9%
201878036.4%3.2%
2019160097.6%9.2%
2020151084.7%15.3%
2021143068.3%13.3%
202251021.8%1.1%
2023120069.2%9.2%

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 ValuationAPY
Regular$944,000$1,430,000
Injury Adjusted$944,000$1,430,000
test
OTC Valuation $1.7M $3.5M $5.2M $6.9M $8.7M APY $3.3M $6.7M $10M $13.3M $16.7M $4,952,000 $4,000,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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