Sam Martin Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Sam Martin

Punter

Age: 33

Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)

Accrued Seasons: 10

Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
College: Appalachian State
Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 5, #165 overall (Lions)

2023 Salary Cap Charge: $1,665,000 (0.73% of cap)
2023 Cash Payout: $2,465,000 (1.02% of spending)
2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.48

Contract Value: $6,000,000 ($2,000,000 APY)
Fully Guaranteed Money: $2,365,000
Contract Ranking: 16/37 at P

2022 OTC Valuation: $1,732,000

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2023)

(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)

Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
2023	33	$1,165,000	$400,000	$51,000	$49,000	$1,165,000	$1,665,000	0.7%	$2,365,000 $1,565,000 $1,200,000 $400,000 $0 $0	($700,000) $100,000 $465,000 $1,265,000 $32,667 $39,200
2024 📝 March 19: $1.55M is guaranteed	34	$1,550,000	$400,000	$51,000	$49,000	$0	$2,050,000	0.8%	$800,000 $400,000 $800,000 $400,000 $0 $0	$1,250,000 $1,650,000 $1,250,000 $1,650,000 $194,500 $311,200
2025	35	$1,785,000	$400,000	$51,000	$49,000	$0	$2,285,000	0.8%	$400,000 $400,000 $400,000 $400,000 $0 $0	$1,885,000 $1,885,000 $1,885,000 $1,885,000 $0 $463,200
Total		$4,500,000	$1,200,000	$153,000	$147,000	$1,165,000	$6,000,000

Contract Notes

Sam Martin signed a three year, $6 million contract with the Bills. $3.9 million is guaranteed including a $1.2 million signing bonus. If on the roster on the 5th day of the 2024 league year, $1.55 million will become fully guaranteed. The contract has annual per game and workout bonuses. There are an additional $1.5 million in incentives available.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money

- unearned or partially earned money

$2M

$4M

$6M

	2023	2024	2025
Cash Due	$2,465,000	$1,650,000	$1,885,000
Running Cash	$2,465,000	$4,115,000	$6,000,000

Career Earnings: $19,142,800

Career APY: $1,914,280

Potential Earnings: $23,942,800

Total Guarantees: $9,400,300

Largest Cash Payment: $3,175,000 (2016)

Largest Cap Number: $3,500,000 (2017)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Lions	Drafted	Renegotiated	2013	4	$2,320,300	$580,075	$160,300	$1,645,300	70.9%	$548,433
Lions	Extension	Renegotiated	2016	4	$13,600,276	$3,400,069	$3,175,000	$8,425,000	61.9%	$2,808,333
Lions	Other	Expired	2019	1	$1,700,000	$1,700,000	$1,700,000	$1,800,000	105.9%	$1,800,000
Broncos	UFA	Terminated	2020	3	$7,050,000	$2,350,000	$2,000,000	$4,800,000	68.1%	$2,400,000
Bills	SFA	Expired	2022	1	$1,272,500	$1,272,500	$0	$1,272,500	100.0%	$1,272,500
Bills	UFA	Active	2023	3	$6,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,365,000	$1,200,000	20.0%	$0

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Lions	7	$11,870,300	$1,695,757	$11,545,300	0.0%	$500,000	0.0%
Broncos	2	$4,800,000	$2,400,000	$4,316,666	0.0%	$483,334	0.0%
Bills	1	$2,472,500	$2,472,500	$1,047,500	0.0%	$0	0.0%

Season History

Year	Team	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Other Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Paid
2013	Lions	$405,000	$40,075	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$445,075	0.4%	$565,300
2014	Lions	$495,000	$40,075	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$535,075	0.4%	$495,000
2015	Lions	$585,000	$40,075	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$625,075	0.4%	$585,000
2016	Lions	$675,000	$540,075	$0	$0	$0	$0	$675,000	$1,215,075	0.8%	$3,175,000
2017	Lions	$2,225,000	$500,000	$500,000	$0	$100,000	$175,000	$2,225,000	$3,500,000	2.1%	$2,825,000
2018	Lions	$2,325,000	$500,000	$0	$0	$100,000	$0	$0	$2,925,000	1.6%	$2,425,000
2019	Lions	$1,700,000	$500,000	$0	$0	$100,000	$0	$1,700,000	$2,300,000	1.2%	$1,800,000
2020	Broncos	$1,050,000	$483,333	$0	$0	$0	$0	$550,000	$1,533,333	0.7%	$2,500,000
2021	Broncos	$2,300,000	$483,333	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,783,333	1.4%	$2,300,000
2022	Bills	$1,120,000	$152,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,047,500	0.5%	$1,272,500
2023	Bills	$1,165,000	$400,000	$0	$51,000	$49,000	$0	$1,165,000	$1,665,000	0.7%	$2,465,000
2024	Bills	$1,550,000	$400,000	$0	$51,000	$49,000	$0	$0	$2,050,000	0.8%	$1,650,000
2025	Bills	$1,785,000	$400,000	$0	$51,000	$49,000	$0	$0	$2,285,000	0.8%	$1,885,000
Total		$17,380,000	$4,479,466	$500,000	$153,000	$447,000	$175,000	$6,315,000	$22,909,466		$23,942,800

Dead Money History

Team	Year	Cap Charge	Cash Paid
Lions	2020	$500,000	$0
Broncos	2022	$483,334	$0
Total		$983,334	$0

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Games Inactive		Snaps	Punts
Year	Games Played	Injured	Healthy	Special	Punts	Yards	Long	In 20	TB	Blk
2013	16	0	0	45.9%	72	3399	72	22	10	1
2014	16	0	0	51.8%	68	3138	71	29	5	0
2015	16	0	0	47.7%	80	3679	66	25	3	0
2016	16	0	0	50.2%	62	3010	63	23	3	0
2017	10	6	0	30.0%	41	1779	64	13	6	0
2018	16	0	0	49.2%	74	3310	61	32	4	0
2019	16	0	0	44.8%	76	3445	62	31	7	0
2020	16	0	0	29.4%	65	3040	69	19	4	1
2021	17	0	0	31.0%	67	3083	68	28	3	0
2022	16	0	0	31.2%	45	2146	67	16	5	1

Valuation Diamond

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	OTC Valuation	APY
Regular	$1,732,000	$2,000,000
Injury Adjusted	$1,732,000	$2,000,000

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Weekly Valuation Trends

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