2017 Salary Cap Charge: $13,631,000 % of 2017 Team Cap: 8.06% 2017 Cash Payout: $11,431,000 % of 2017 Team Cash Spending: 7.07% 2017 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.84 Total Contract Value: $56,000,000 Annual Contract Value: $14,000,000 Position Ranking: 6/493 at CB Fully Guaranteed Money: $12,431,000 Age: 29 Height: 6' 3" Weight: 195 College: Stanford Accrued Seasons: 6 Entry: 2011 Draft, Round 5, #154 overall (Seahawks) Year Signed: 2014 Contract Type: Extension Free Agency: 2019 (UFA)
Contract Notes
CB Richard Sherman signed a four year, $56 million contract extension with the Seattle Seahawks on May 7, 2014. The contract contains $40 million in guarantees of which $12.431 million is fully guaranteed. The fully guaranteed portion of the contract is made up of his 2014 base salary and an $11 million signing bonus. If Sherman is on the roster five days following the 2015 Super Bowl his $10 million 2015 base salary will become fully guaranteed. If he is on the roster five days after the 2016 Super Bowl his $12.569 million 2016 base salary and $5 million of his 2017 base salary will become fully guaranteed. Sherman's years salaries are $1,431,000(2014), $10,000,000(2015), $12,569,000(2016), $11,431,000(2017), and $11,000,000(2018).
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 2014 26 $1,431,000 $1,431,000 $2,245,606 $0 $0 $0 $3,676,706 2.8% 2015 27 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $2,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $12,200,000 8.5% 2016 28 $12,569,000 $12,569,000 $2,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $14,769,000 9.5% 2017 29 $11,431,000 $11,431,000 $2,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $13,631,000 8.2% $15,831,000
$13,631,000
$4,400,000
$2,200,000
$0
$0
($2,200,000)
$0
$9,231,000
$11,431,000
$5,328,000
$8,524,800
2018 30 $11,000,000 $2,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $13,200,000 7.4% $2,200,000
$2,200,000
$2,200,000
$2,200,000
$0
$0
$11,000,000
$11,000,000
$11,000,000
$11,000,000
$0
$8,168,000
Total $46,431,000 $11,045,606 $0 $0 $0 $57,476,706
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $36,577,424 Years: 6 Career APY: $6,096,237 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Yrs Total APY Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY Seahawks Drafted Renegotiated 2011 4 $2,222,424 $555,606 $1,577,424 71.0% $525,808 Seahawks Extension Active 2014 4 $56,000,000 $14,000,000 $35,000,000 62.5% $11,666,667
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Seahawks 6 $36,577,424 $6,096,237 $32,177,524 0.0% $0 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Prorated Roster Workout Other 2011 Seahawks $375,000 $45,606 $0 $0 $0 $420,606 0.4% 2012 Seahawks $465,000 $45,606 $0 $0 $0 $510,606 0.4% 2013 Seahawks $555,000 $45,606 $0 $0 $0 $600,606 0.5% 2014 Seahawks $1,431,000 $1,431,000 $2,245,606 $0 $0 $0 $3,676,706 2.8% 2015 Seahawks $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $2,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $12,200,000 8.5% 2016 Seahawks $12,569,000 $12,569,000 $2,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $14,769,000 9.5% 2017 Seahawks $11,431,000 $11,431,000 $2,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $13,631,000 8.2% 2018 Seahawks $11,000,000 $2,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $13,200,000 7.4% Total $47,826,000 $11,182,424 $0 $0 $0 $59,008,524
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 16 98.7% 21.8% 45 12 0 0 2 0 8 4 81 1 0 0 0 2015 16 98.1% 23.8% 33 17 0 0 1 0 14 2 30 0 0 0 0 2016 16 95.8% 13.7% 38 20 0 0 2 0 13 4 37 0 1 14 0 2017 5 99.4% 18.9% 15 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 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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