Lee Smith
Tight End
- 2019 Salary Cap Charge: $3,500,000
- % of 2019 Team Cap: 1.76%
- 2019 Cash Payout: $3,500,000
- % of 2019 Team Cash Spending: 1.69%
- 2019 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
- Total Contract Value: $9,000,000
- Annual Contract Value: $3,000,000
- Position Ranking: 29/192 at TE
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $4,900,000
- Age: 31
- Height: 6' 6"
- Weight: 265
- College: Marshall
- Accrued Seasons: 8
- Entry: 2011 Draft, Round 5, #159 overall (Patriots)
- Year Signed: 2019
- Contract Type: SFA
- Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)
Contract Notes
Lee Smith signed a three year, $9 million contract with the Bills on May 17, 2019. Smith received $4.9 million in guarantees. If Smith is on the roster on the 5th day of the 2021 league year he will receive a $250,000 roster bonus.Current Contract
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32 | $1,900,000 | $1,500,000 | $100,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,500,000 | 1.9% | |||||
| 2020
March 17: 5th day of league year $500,000 roster bonus due
| 33 | $2,650,000 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $1,500,000 | $3,250,000 | 1.6% | |||||
| 2021
March 17: 5th day of league year $250,000 roster bonus due
| 34 | $1,900,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $2,250,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $6,450,000 | $2,250,000 | $300,000 | $4,900,000 | $9,000,000 | |||||||
Career Earnings: $14,998,282
Career APY: $1,874,785
Potential Earnings: $23,826,802
Total Guarantees: $13,442,960
Largest Cash Payment: $4,350,000 (2018)
Largest Cap Hit: $3,616,666 (2018)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | Drafted | Expired | 2011 | 4 | $2,298,282 | $574,571 | $171,480 | $2,126,802 | 92.5% | $531,701 |
| Patriots | Drafted | Terminated | 2011 | 4 | $2,298,282 | $574,571 | $171,480 | $171,480 | 7.5% | $0 |
| Raiders | UFA | Renegotiated | 2015 | 3 | $9,100,000 | $3,033,333 | $3,100,000 | $6,100,000 | 67.0% | $3,050,000 |
| Raiders | Other | Expired | 2017 | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,250,000 | 112.5% | $2,250,000 |
| Raiders | UFA | Terminated | 2018 | 3 | $9,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,350,000 | 48.3% | $4,350,000 |
| Bills | SFA | Active | 2019 | 1 | $9,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $4,900,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | 4 | $2,126,802 | $531,701 | $2,126,802 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Patriots | 0 | $171,480 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $300,090 | 0.0% |
| Raiders | 4 | $12,700,000 | $3,175,000 | $11,966,666 | 0.0% | $733,334 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bills | $375,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $375,000 | 0.3% | $375,000 | ||
| 2012 | Bills | $479,467 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $479,467 | 0.4% | $479,467 | ||
| 2013 | Bills | $583,934 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $583,934 | 0.5% | $583,934 | ||
| 2014 | Bills | $688,401 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $688,401 | 0.5% | $688,401 | ||
| 2015 | Raiders | $1,500,000 | $0 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $3,100,000 | $3,350,000 | 2.3% | $3,350,000 | ||
| 2016 | Raiders | $2,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $2,750,000 | 1.8% | $2,750,000 | ||
| 2017 | Raiders | $1,000,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,250,000 | 1.3% | $2,250,000 | ||
| 2018 | Raiders | $2,000,000 | $366,666 | $1,000,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $3,616,666 | 2.0% | $4,350,000 | ||
| 2019 | Bills | $1,900,000 | $0 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,500,000 | 1.9% | $3,500,000 | ||
| 2020 | Bills | $2,650,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $1,500,000 | $3,250,000 | 1.6% | $3,250,000 | ||
| 2021 | Bills | $1,900,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $2,250,000 | -- | $2,250,000 | ||
| Total | $15,576,802 | $366,666 | $5,850,000 | $250,000 | $1,050,000 | $12,000,000 | $23,093,468 | $23,826,802 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Snaps | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2011 | 4 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 16 | 28.3% | 40.5% | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 36.9% | 33.1% | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 31.5% | 23.7% | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 49.0% | 26.5% | 12 | 70 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 11.3% | 6.6% | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 33.7% | 33.2% | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 27.2% | 45.8% | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |