Age: 29
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 4
- Height: 6'4"
- Weight: 230
- College: Princeton
- Entry: 2019 Undrafted Free Agent (Browns)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $1,030,000 (0.36% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $1,030,000 (0.32% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
- Contract Value: $1,030,000 ($1,030,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 123/194 at TE
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | $1,030,000 | $1,030,000 | 0.4% | ||||
| Total | $1,030,000 | $1,030,000 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Stephen Carlson signed a one year contract worth $940,000 with the Bears on May 8, 2023.
Cash Flows
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$1M
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $1,030,000 |
| Running Cash | $1,030,000 |
Career Earnings: $2,805,003
Career APY: $561,001
Potential Earnings: $3,688,603
Total Guarantees: $2,500
Largest Cash Payment: $1,030,000 (2025)
Largest Cap Number: $1,030,000 (2025)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | UDFA | Terminated | 2019 | 3 | $1,757,500 | $585,833 | $2,500 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Browns | Practice | Renegotiated | 2019 | 1 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Browns | SFA | Expired | 2019 | 2 | $1,080,000 | $540,000 | $0 | $937,059 | 86.8% | $468,530 |
| Browns | ERFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $850,000 | $850,000 | $0 | $850,000 | 100.0% | $850,000 |
| Bears | SFA | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $940,000 | $940,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $370,800 | $370,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $434,044 | $434,044 | $0 | $434,044 | 100.0% | $434,044 |
| Bears | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $402,422 | $402,422 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | SFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $985,000 | $985,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Renegotiated | 2024 | 1 | $383,400 | $383,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | SFA | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $985,000 | $985,000 | $0 | $437,500 | 44.4% | $437,500 |
| Bears | UFA | Active | 2025 | 1 | $1,030,000 | $1,030,000 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 3 | $1,869,559 | $623,186 | $1,787,059 | 0.0% | $82,500 | 0.0% |
| Bears | 2 | $935,444 | $467,722 | $871,544 | 0.0% | $63,900 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Browns | $495,000 | $262,059 | 0.1% | $262,059 | |
| 2020 | Browns | $675,000 | $675,000 | 0.3% | $675,000 | |
| 2021 | Browns | $850,000 | $850,000 | 0.4% | $850,000 | |
| 2023 | Bears | $370,800 | $434,044 | 0.2% | $434,044 | |
| 2024 | Bears | $985,000 | $437,500 | 0.2% | $437,500 | |
| 2025 | Bears | $1,030,000 | $1,030,000 | 0.4% | $1,030,000 | |
| Total | $4,405,800 | $3,688,603 | $3,688,603 | |||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19.3% | 25.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8.2% | 79.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $0 | $0 |
| Injury Adjusted | $0 | $0 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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