Tahir Whitehead
Inside Linebacker
- 2017 Salary Cap Charge: $4,987,500
- % of 2017 Team Cap: 2.96%
- 2017 Cash Payout: $3,250,000
- % of 2017 Team Cash Spending: 1.91%
- 2017 Salary Cap Charge: $4,987,500
- Total Contract Value: $8,000,000
- Annual Contract Value: $4,000,000
- Position Ranking: 17/184 at ILB
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $4,750,000
- Age: 27
- Height: 6′ 2″
- Weight: 228
- College: Temple
- Accrued Seasons: 2017
- Entry: 2012 Draft, Round 5, #138 overall (Lions)
- Year Signed: 2016
- Contract Type: UFA
- Free Agency: 2018 (UFA)
Contract Notes
Tahir Whitehead signed a two year, $8 million contract with the Lions on March 10, 2016. Whitehead receive $4.75 million fully guaranteed, including a $3 million signing bonus.Salary Cap Breakdown
| Year | Base Salary (Guaranteed) | Bonuses | Cap Number | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prorated | Roster | Workout | Other | ||||||
| 2012 | $390,000 | $53,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $443,000 | |||
| 2013 | $480,000 | $53,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $533,000 | |||
| 2014 | $570,000 | $53,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $623,000 | |||
| 2015 | $660,000 | $53,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $713,000 | |||
| 2016 | $1,750,000 $1,750,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,250,000 | |||
| 2017 | $3,050,000 | $1,500,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $4,987,500 | |||
Traditional Statistics (2013-present)
| Year | Games Played | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Recovered | Yards | |||
| 2013 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 63 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 99 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |