2018 Salary Cap Charge: $10,175,000 % of 2018 Team Cap: 4.83% 2018 Cash Payout: $10,175,000 % of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 4.54% 2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00 Total Contract Value: $95,100,000 Annual Contract Value: $15,850,000 Position Ranking: 1/57 at 43DT Fully Guaranteed Money: $42,900,000 Age: 28 Height: 6' 3" Weight: 331 College: Alabama Accrued Seasons: 7 Entry: 2011 Draft, Round 1, #3 overall (Bills) Year Signed: 2015 Contract Type: Extension Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)
Contract Notes
Marcell Dareus signed a 6 year, $95.1 million contract with the Buffalo Bills on September 10, 2015 that includes $60 million in total guarantees and $42.9 million guaranteed at signing. According to ProFootballTalk,
Dareus received a $25 million signing bonus and will receive a $7 million option bonus in 2016 . Dareus 2015 and 2016 salary is fully guaranteed. If he is on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2016 league year his entire 2017 salary and $2.35 million of his 2018 salary will become fully guaranteed. If he is on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2017 League year he will earn an additional $5 million in full guarantees on his 2018 salary. Dareus has $2 million roster bonuses paid on the 3rd day of the respective league year in the final three seasons of the contract. For each year that Dareus receives any All NFL honors he will receive a $250,000 escalator on each remaining season of his contract.
Dareus was traded to the Jaguars on October 28, 2017. The Jaguars pick up the balance of the Dareus' 2017 and 2018 guarantees. The Bills gained $5.73 million in 2017 cap space with the trade.
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 2017 27 $9,750,000 $5,735,294 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,735,294 3.4% 2018 28 $9,925,000 $7,350,000 $0 $0 $250,000 $0 $10,175,000 5.7% $7,350,000
$7,350,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,825,000
$2,825,000
$10,175,000
$10,175,000
$6,945,000
$7,408,000
2019 29 $8,335,000 $0 $2,000,000 $250,000 $0 $10,585,000 5.6% $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$10,585,000
$10,585,000
$10,585,000
$10,585,000
$6,436,667
$7,724,000
2020 30 $12,350,000 $0 $2,000,000 $250,000 $0 $14,600,000 7.3% $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$14,600,000
$14,600,000
$14,600,000
$14,600,000
$6,827,500
$10,924,000
2021 31 $12,400,000 $0 $2,000,000 $250,000 $0 $14,650,000 -- $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$14,650,000
$14,650,000
$14,650,000
$14,650,000
$0
$11,720,000
Total $52,760,000 $0 $6,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 $55,745,294
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $67,007,300 Years: 7 Career APY: $9,572,471 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Yrs Total APY Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY Bills Drafted Renegotiated 2011 5 $28,467,301 $5,693,460 $20,407,301 71.7% $5,101,825 Bills Extension Traded 2015 6 $95,100,000 $15,850,000 $40,864,705 43.0% $20,432,353 Jaguars Extension Active 2015 6 $95,100,000 $15,850,000 $5,735,294 6.0% $5,735,294
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Bills 6 $61,272,006 $10,212,001 $40,922,006 0.0% $24,229,411 0.0% Jaguars 1 $5,735,294 $5,735,294 $5,735,294 0.0% $0 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Prorated Roster Workout Other 2011 Bills $375,000 $3,335,418 $0 $0 $0 $3,710,418 3.1% 2012 Bills $1,302,605 $3,335,418 $0 $0 $0 $4,638,023 3.8% 2013 Bills $2,230,210 $2,230,210 $3,335,418 $0 $0 $0 $5,565,628 4.5% 2014 Bills $3,157,814 $3,157,814 $3,335,418 $0 $0 $0 $6,493,232 4.9% 2015 Bills $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $5,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $7,823,529 5.5% 2016 Bills $7,900,000 $7,900,000 $6,400,000 $0 $250,000 $0 $12,691,176 8.2% 2017 Jaguars $9,750,000 $5,735,294 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,735,294 3.4% 2018 Jaguars $9,925,000 $7,350,000 $0 $0 $250,000 $0 $10,175,000 5.7% 2019 Jaguars $8,335,000 $0 $2,000,000 $250,000 $0 $10,585,000 5.6% 2020 Jaguars $12,350,000 $0 $2,000,000 $250,000 $0 $14,600,000 7.3% 2021 Jaguars $12,400,000 $0 $2,000,000 $250,000 $0 $14,650,000 -- Total $70,725,629 $24,741,672 $6,000,000 $1,250,000 $0 $96,667,300
Dead Money History Team Year Cap Charge Cash Paid Bills 2017 $10,664,706 $4,264,706 Bills 2018 $13,564,705 $0 Total $24,229,411 $4,264,706
Statistics (2014-present) Year Games Played Snaps Tackles Negative Plays Interceptions Fumbles TD Defense Special Solo Assist Sacks Yards TFL QB Hits Pass Def. INT Yards Forced Recovered Yards 2014 15 62.3% 12.2% 36 13 10 55 12 14 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2015 15 69.6% 8.9% 38 13 2 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 8 38.9% 8.0% 24 15 3.5 13 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 14 39.4% 12.5% 19 6 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 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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