Lane Taylor
Left Guard
Age: 31
Free Agency: 2021 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 7
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 324
- College: Oklahoma State
- Entry: 2013 Undrafted Free Agent (Packers)
- 2020 Salary Cap Charge: $2,400,000 (1.18% of cap)
- 2020 Cash Payout: $1,500,000 (0.84% of spending)
- 2020 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.63
- Contract Value: $1,500,000 ($1,500,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $100,000
- Contract Ranking: 31/91 at LG
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 31 | $910,000 | $1,350,000 | $400,000 | $90,000 | $2,400,000 | 1.2% | ||||
| Total | $910,000 | $1,350,000 | $400,000 | $90,000 | $2,400,000 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Lane Taylor signed a three year, $16.5 million contract extension with the Packers on September 4, 2017. Taylor received a $5 million signing bonus. If Taylor is on the Packers roster on the third day of the 2018 league year he will earn a $1 million roster bonus. On the third day of the league year in 2019 a $750,000 roster bonus is due. Taylor's contract has annual per game roster bonuses of $500,000 and workout bonuses of $250,000.Taylor signed a new contract on May 26, 2020 that reduced his salary from $4.55 to $1.5 million. As part of the new contract Taylor had $100,000 guaranteed. $400,000 is tied to per game bonuses. The move freed up $2.96 million in cap space for the Packers.Career Earnings: $17,654,500
Career APY: $2,522,071
Potential Earnings: $19,054,500
Total Guarantees: $7,957,000
Largest Cash Payment: $7,800,000 (2017)
Largest Cap Number: $5,475,000 (2019)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | UDFA | Expired | 2013 | 3 | $1,492,000 | $497,333 | $7,000 | $1,492,000 | 100.0% | $497,333 |
| Packers | RFA | Renegotiated | 2016 | 2 | $4,150,000 | $2,075,000 | $600,000 | $1,750,000 | 42.2% | $1,750,000 |
| Packers | Extension | Renegotiated | 2017 | 3 | $16,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $7,250,000 | $14,312,500 | 86.7% | $4,770,833 |
| Packers | Other | Active | 2020 | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | 6.7% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | 7 | $17,654,500 | $2,522,071 | $17,060,750 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Packers | $405,000 | $2,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $407,333 | 0.3% | $412,000 | ||
| 2014 | Packers | $495,000 | $2,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $497,333 | 0.4% | $495,000 | ||
| 2015 | Packers | $585,000 | $2,334 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $587,334 | 0.4% | $585,000 | ||
| 2016 | Packers | $1,100,000 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,450,000 | 0.9% | $1,750,000 | ||
| 2017 | Packers | $2,250,000 | $1,875,000 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $600,000 | $2,250,000 | $4,575,000 | 2.6% | $7,800,000 | ||
| 2018 | Packers | $1,100,000 | $1,275,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $4,068,750 | 2.2% | $2,850,000 | ||
| 2019 | Packers | $2,600,000 | $1,275,000 | $750,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $750,000 | $5,475,000 | 2.8% | $3,662,500 | ||
| 2020 | Packers | $910,000 | $1,350,000 | $0 | $400,000 | $90,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,400,000 | 1.2% | $1,500,000 | ||
| Total | $9,445,000 | $6,082,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,400,000 | $690,000 | $600,000 | $4,000,000 | $19,460,750 | $19,054,500 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | ||
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1.2% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.0% | 26.3% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 13.4% | 2.2% |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.8% | 13.6% |
| 2017 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 89.7% | 11.6% |
| 2018 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 82.0% | 12.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10.8% | 1.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.7% | 2.9% |
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 | $2,854,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $3,586,063 | $1,406,250 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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