Age: 32
Free Agency: 2024 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 7
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 315
- College: Utah
- Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 1, #14 overall (Panthers)
- 2021 Salary Cap Charge: $7,585,294 (4.04% of cap)
- 2021 Cash Payout: $5,000,000 (2.27% of spending)
- 2021 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.66
- Contract Value: $18,600,000 ($6,200,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $7,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 32/250 at IDL
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020
March 22: $500,000 roster bonus due
| 31 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $500,000 | $750,000 | 0.3% | |||||
| 2021 | 32 | $4,500,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $4,500,000 | $7,585,294 | 4.0% | |||||
| 2022 | 33 | $6,150,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $350,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $9,350,000 | 4.4% | |||||
| 2023
March 17: $1 million roster bonus due
| 34 | $4,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $8,950,000 | 4.0% | |||||
| Total | $15,250,000 | $7,800,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,100,000 | $1,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $26,635,294 | |||||||
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.
The Bills and Lotulelei agreed to a renegotiated contract in February of 2020. The new contract reduced the value of the final three years of the contract by $5.4 million and in return the Bills fully guaranteed an additional $5.65 million in salary. The Bills gained $2 million in 2020 cap space with the new contract.
Lotulelei opted out of the 2020 season due to the Covid pandemic on July 28, 2020. His contract will toll and run from 2021 to 2024 rather than 2020 to 2023.
Cash Flows
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $900,000 | $5,000,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,350,000 |
| Running Cash | $500,000 | $5,500,000 | $12,250,000 | $18,600,000 |
Career Earnings: $43,261,500
Career APY: $5,407,688
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | Drafted | Expired | 2013 | 5 | $16,361,500 | $3,272,300 | $9,604,500 | $16,361,500 | 100.0% | $3,272,300 |
| Bills | UFA | Renegotiated | 2018 | 5 | $50,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $18,500,000 | $26,000,000 | 52.0% | $13,000,000 |
| Bills | Other | Active | 2020 | 3 | $18,600,000 | $6,200,000 | $7,000,000 | $900,000 | 4.8% | $900,000 |
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 | 3 | $26,900,000 | $8,966,667 | $18,950,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Panthers | $405,000 | $1,341,273 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $405,000 | $1,746,273 | 1.4% | $5,770,092 | ||
| 2014 | Panthers | $841,568 | $1,341,273 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $841,568 | $2,182,841 | 1.6% | $841,568 | ||
| 2015 | Panthers | $1,278,136 | $1,341,273 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,278,136 | $2,619,409 | 1.7% | $1,278,136 | ||
| 2016 | Panthers | $1,714,704 | $1,341,273 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,714,704 | $3,055,977 | 2.0% | $1,714,704 | ||
| 2017 | Panthers | $6,757,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,757,000 | $6,757,000 | 3.8% | $6,757,000 | ||
| 2018 | Bills | $3,500,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $3,500,000 | $6,700,000 | 3.6% | $17,100,000 | ||
| 2019 | Bills | $7,150,000 | $2,600,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $8,150,000 | $11,500,000 | 5.8% | $8,900,000 | ||
| 2020 | Bills | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $500,000 | $750,000 | 0.3% | $900,000 | ||
| 2021 | Bills | $4,500,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $4,500,000 | $7,585,294 | 4.0% | $5,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | Bills | $6,150,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $350,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $9,350,000 | 4.4% | $6,750,000 | ||
| 2023 | Bills | $4,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $8,950,000 | 4.0% | $6,350,000 | ||
| Total | $36,896,408 | $18,365,092 | $2,500,000 | $2,100,000 | $1,350,000 | $27,646,408 | $61,196,794 | $61,361,500 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 59.6% | 14.0% | 31 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 46.5% | 13.5% | 19 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 48.5% | 10.9% | 13 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 65.6% | 16.7% | 14 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 58.9% | 18.9% | 6 | 19 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 46.9% | 17.0% | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 46.4% | 11.5% | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 44.1% | 5.1% | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $3,640,000 | $6,200,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $3,983,650 | $5,812,500 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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