Michael Dickson

Punter

Age: 28
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 6
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $3,850,000 (1.48% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $2,550,000 (1.34% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.66
  • Contract Value: $14,699,059 ($3,674,765 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $7,500,000
  • Contract Ranking: 1/33 at P

Current Contract

(Extension, signed 2021)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202125$1,000,000$1,372,538$1,000,000$2,372,5381.3%
2022 📝
February 18: $1 million is guaranteed
26$3,083,059$1,300,000$1,000,000$4,383,0592.0%
202327$2,000,000$1,300,000$0$3,300,0001.5%
202428$2,550,000$1,300,000$0$3,850,0001.5%
202529$2,950,000$1,300,000$0$4,250,0001.6%
Total$11,583,059$6,572,538$2,000,000$18,155,597

Contract Notes

Michael Dickson signed a four year contract with the Seattle Seahawks worth $2,750,152 on May 4, 2018. Dickson received a $290,152 signing bonus. Dickson was the 149 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$3.7M
$7.3M
$11M
$14.7M
20212022202320242025
Cash Due$4,116,000$3,083,059$2,000,000$2,550,000$2,950,000
Running Cash$4,116,000$7,199,059$9,199,059$11,749,059$14,699,059
Career Earnings: $14,673,211
Career APY: $2,445,535
Potential Earnings: $20,173,211
Total Guarantees: $7,790,152
Largest Cash Payment: $7,500,000 (2021)
Largest Cap Number: $4,383,059 (2022)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
SeahawksDraftedExtended20184$2,750,152$687,538$290,152$2,090,15276.0%$696,717
SeahawksExtensionActive20214$14,699,059$3,674,765$7,500,000$12,583,05985.6%$4,194,353
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Seahawks6$14,673,211$2,445,535$12,073,2110.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2018Seahawks$480,000$72,538$0$552,5380.3%$770,152
2019Seahawks$570,000$72,538$0$642,5380.3%$570,000
2020Seahawks$750,000$72,538$0$822,5380.4%$750,000
2021Seahawks$1,000,000$1,372,538$1,000,000$2,372,5381.3%$7,500,000
2022Seahawks$3,083,059$1,300,000$1,000,000$4,383,0592.0%$3,083,059
2023Seahawks$2,000,000$1,300,000$0$3,300,0001.5%$2,000,000
2024Seahawks$2,550,000$1,300,000$0$3,850,0001.5%$2,550,000
2025Seahawks$2,950,000$1,300,000$0$4,250,0001.6%$2,950,000
Total$13,383,059$6,790,152$2,000,000$20,173,211$20,173,211

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsPunts
InjuredHealthySpecialPuntsYardsLongIn 20TBBlk
2018160037.0%783759692851
2019160033.2%743341633450
2020160031.5%613028673260
2021170029.9%8338956840100
2022170032.0%663199682230
2023170031.2%663303732580

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$2,826,000$3,674,765
Injury Adjusted$2,826,000$3,674,765
test
OTC Valuation $508.3k $1M $1.5M $2M $2.5M APY $612.5k $1.2M $1.8M $2.4M $3.1M $2,176,000 $2,000,000

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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