Star Lotulelei Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Star Lotulelei

4-3 Defensive Tackle

2018 Salary Cap Charge: $6,700,000
% of 2018 Team Cap: 3.56%
2018 Cash Payout: $17,100,000
% of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 12.40%
2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 2.55
Total Contract Value: $50,000,000
Annual Contract Value: $10,000,000
Position Ranking: 1/36 at 43DT
Fully Guaranteed Money: $18,500,000

Age: 28
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 315
College: Utah
Accrued Seasons: 5
Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 1, #14 overall (Panthers)
Year Signed: 2018
Contract Type: UFA
Free Agency: 2023 (UFA)

Contract Notes

Star Lotulelei signed a $50 million contract with the Bills on March 15, 2018. Lotulelei received $18.5 million fully guaranteed at signing including a $13 million signing bonus. $2 million of Lotulelei's 2019 salary is fully guaranteed and the remaining $5.15 million becomes guaranteed on the 5th day of the 2019 league year. There are yearly roster bonuses of $1 million (2019), $500,000 (2020), $1,000,000 (2021), and $1,000,000 (2022) due on the 5th bday of the respective league year. There are $500,000 in per game bonuses available in each contract year.

Current Contract

Year	Age	Base Salary (Guaranteed)	Bonuses				Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
Year	Age	Base Salary (Guaranteed)	Prorated	Roster	Workout	Other	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
2018	29	$3,500,000 $3,500,000	$2,600,000	$500,000	$100,000	$0	$6,700,000	3.8%	$18,500,000 $8,100,000 $13,000,000 $2,600,000 $0 $0	($11,800,000) ($1,400,000) ($6,300,000) $4,100,000 $2,248,000 $2,248,000
2019	30	$7,150,000 $2,000,000	$2,600,000	$1,500,000	$250,000	$0	$11,500,000	6.1%	$12,400,000 $4,600,000 $10,400,000 $2,600,000 $0 $0	($900,000) $6,900,000 $1,100,000 $8,900,000 $5,696,250 $6,076,000
2020	31	$6,250,000	$2,600,000	$1,000,000	$250,000	$0	$10,100,000	5.1%	$7,800,000 $2,600,000 $7,800,000 $2,600,000 $0 $0	$2,300,000 $7,500,000 $2,300,000 $7,500,000 $4,120,000 $4,944,000
2021	32	$6,500,000	$2,600,000	$1,500,000	$250,000	$0	$10,850,000	--	$5,200,000 $2,600,000 $5,200,000 $2,600,000 $0 $0	$5,650,000 $8,250,000 $5,650,000 $8,250,000 $3,875,000 $6,200,000
2022	33	$6,500,000	$2,600,000	$1,500,000	$250,000	$0	$10,850,000	--	$2,600,000 $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $0 $0	$8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $0 $6,200,000
Total		$29,900,000	$13,000,000	$6,000,000	$1,100,000	$0	$50,000,000

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Career Earnings: $29,361,500

Career APY: $5,872,300

Potential Earnings: $66,361,500

Total Guarantees: $34,861,500

Largest Cash Payment: $17,100,000 (2018)

Largest Cap Hit: $11,500,000 (2019)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Panthers	Drafted	Expired	2013	5	$16,361,500	$3,272,300	$16,361,500	100.0%	$3,272,300
Bills	UFA	Active	2018	5	$50,000,000	$10,000,000	$13,000,000	26.0%	$0

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Panthers	5	$16,361,500	$3,272,300	$16,361,500	0.0%	$0	0.0%
Bills	0	$13,000,000	$0	$0	0.0%	$0	0.0%

Salary Cap History

Year	Team	Base Salary (Guaranteed)	Bonuses				Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Due
Year	Team	Base Salary (Guaranteed)	Prorated	Roster	Workout	Other	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Due
2013	Panthers	$405,000 $405,000	$1,341,273	$0	$0	$0	$1,746,273	1.4%	$5,770,092
2014	Panthers	$841,568 $841,568	$1,341,273	$0	$0	$0	$2,182,841	1.6%	$841,568
2015	Panthers	$1,278,136 $1,278,136	$1,341,273	$0	$0	$0	$2,619,409	1.8%	$1,278,136
2016	Panthers	$1,714,704 $1,714,704	$1,341,273	$0	$0	$0	$3,055,977	2.0%	$1,714,704
2017	Panthers	$6,757,000 $6,757,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,757,000	4.0%	$6,757,000
2018	Bills	$3,500,000 $3,500,000	$2,600,000	$500,000	$100,000	$0	$6,700,000	3.8%	$17,100,000
2019	Bills	$7,150,000 $2,000,000	$2,600,000	$1,500,000	$250,000	$0	$11,500,000	6.1%	$8,900,000
2020	Bills	$6,250,000	$2,600,000	$1,000,000	$250,000	$0	$10,100,000	5.1%	$7,500,000
2021	Bills	$6,500,000	$2,600,000	$1,500,000	$250,000	$0	$10,850,000	--	$8,250,000
2022	Bills	$6,500,000	$2,600,000	$1,500,000	$250,000	$0	$10,850,000	--	$8,250,000
Total		$40,896,408	$18,365,092	$6,000,000	$1,100,000	$0	$66,361,500		$66,361,500

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Snaps		Tackles		Negative Plays					Interceptions		Fumbles			TD
Year	Games Played	Defense	Special	Solo	Assist	Sacks	Yards	TFL	QB Hits	Pass Def.	INT	Yards	Forced	Recovered	Yards	TD
2013	16	59.6%	14.0%	31	11	3	20	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	14	46.5%	13.5%	19	7	2	9	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	14	48.5%	10.9%	13	9	1	8	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
2016	16	65.6%	16.7%	14	12	4	18	5	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
2017	16	58.9%	18.9%	6	19	1.5	9.5	3	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2018	10	46.8%	17.6%	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	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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