Age: 29
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 6
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 184
- College: LSU
- Entry: 2018 Draft, Round 6, #194 overall (Falcons)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $1,030,000 (0.30% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $1,170,000 (0.50% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.14
- Contract Value: $1,170,000 ($1,170,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 153/290 at WR
Current Contract
(SFA, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | $1,170,000 | $1,030,000 | 0.3% | ||||
| Total | $1,170,000 | $1,030,000 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Russell Gage signed a three year, $30 million contract with the Buccaneers. Gage received $20 million in guarantees of which $15 million is fully guaranteed at signing. If on the roster on the 5th day of the 2023 league year, that additional $5 million will be fully guaranteed. At this time we do not know if the Buccaneers used void years in the contract. If they did his cap number will drop to $4.8 million in 2022.
Cash Flows
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $1,170,000 |
| Running Cash | $1,170,000 |
Career Earnings: $21,457,892
Career APY: $3,065,413
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | Drafted | Expired | 2018 | 4 | $2,616,192 | $654,048 | $156,192 | $4,139,192 | 158.2% | $1,034,798 |
| Buccaneers | UFA | Renegotiated | 2022 | 3 | $30,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 33.3% | $10,000,000 |
| Buccaneers | Other | Expired | 2023 | 2 | $17,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 41.2% | $7,000,000 |
| Ravens | SFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $1,292,500 | $1,292,500 | $167,500 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 49ers | Practice | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $302,400 | $302,400 | $0 | $151,200 | 50.0% | $151,200 |
| 49ers | SFA | Active | 2025 | 1 | $1,170,000 | $1,170,000 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 4 | $4,139,192 | $1,034,798 | $4,139,192 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Buccaneers | 2 | $17,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $10,097,332 | 0.0% | $6,902,668 | 0.0% |
| Ravens | 0 | $167,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $167,500 | 0.0% |
| 49ers | 1 | $151,200 | $151,200 | $151,200 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Falcons | $480,000 | $39,048 | $0 | $519,048 | 0.3% | $636,192 | ||
| 2019 | Falcons | $570,000 | $39,048 | $0 | $609,048 | 0.3% | $570,000 | ||
| 2020 | Falcons | $750,000 | $39,048 | $0 | $789,048 | 0.4% | $750,000 | ||
| 2021 | Falcons | $2,183,000 | $39,048 | $0 | $2,222,048 | 1.2% | $2,183,000 | ||
| 2022 | Buccaneers | $3,500,000 | $2,166,666 | $3,500,000 | $5,666,666 | 2.7% | $10,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Buccaneers | $1,080,000 | $3,350,666 | $1,080,000 | $4,430,666 | 2.0% | $7,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | 49ers | $302,400 | $0 | $0 | $151,200 | 0.1% | $151,200 | ||
| 2025 | 49ers | $1,170,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,030,000 | 0.3% | $1,170,000 | ||
| Total | $10,035,400 | $5,673,524 | $4,580,000 | $15,417,724 | $22,460,392 | ||||
Dead Money History
| Team | Year | Cap Charge | Cash Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 2024 | $6,902,668 | $0 |
| Ravens | 2024 | $167,500 | $167,500 | Total | $7,070,168 | $167,500 |
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2018 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5.7% | 63.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 44.3% | 37.6% | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 49 | 446 | 9.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 67.9% | 0.5% | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 72 | 786 | 10.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 58.2% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 66 | 770 | 11.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 43.5% | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 51 | 426 | 8.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $0 | $0 |
| Injury Adjusted | $0 | $0 |
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