
Markus Bailey
Linebacker
Career Earnings: $3,655,996
Career APY: $731,199
Total Guarantees: $113,696
Largest Cash Payment: $1,010,000 (2023)
Largest Cap Number: $1,038,424 (2023)
- Date of Birth: March 7, 1997
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 240
- College: Purdue
- Entry: 2020 Draft, Round 7, #215 overall (Bengals)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | Drafted | Expired | 2020 | 4 | $3,408,696 | $852,174 | $113,696 | $3,408,696 | 100.0% | $852,174 |
| Cardinals | SFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Cardinals | Practice | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $348,100 | $348,100 | $0 | $247,300 | 71.0% | $247,300 |
| Cardinals | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $302,400 | $302,400 | $0 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 4 | $3,408,696 | $852,174 | $3,408,696 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Cardinals | 1 | $247,300 | $247,300 | $239,522 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Bengals | $610,000 | $28,424 | $638,424 | 0.3% | $723,696 | |
| 2021 | Bengals | $780,000 | $28,424 | $808,424 | 0.4% | $780,000 | |
| 2022 | Bengals | $895,000 | $28,424 | $923,424 | 0.4% | $895,000 | |
| 2023 | Bengals | $1,010,000 | $28,424 | $1,038,424 | 0.5% | $1,010,000 | |
| 2024 | Cardinals | $302,400 | $0 | $239,522 | 0.1% | $247,300 | |
| Total | $3,597,400 | $113,696 | $3,648,218 | $3,655,996 | |||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | ||||
| 2020 | 11 | 5 | 4.2% | 29.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 22.8% | 48.2% | 20 | 17 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 5.6% | 58.8% | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 2.6% | 63.1% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |