Terence Steele

Right Tackle

Age: 27
Free Agency: 2029 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 4
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $11,000,000 (4.24% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $8,000,000 (4.45% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.73
  • Contract Value: $82,500,000 ($16,500,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $23,554,000
  • Contract Ranking: 9/96 at RT

Current Contract

(Extension, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusPer Game Roster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202326$1,304,000$3,000,000$0$1,304,000$4,304,0001.9%
202427$7,250,000$3,000,000$750,000$7,250,000$11,000,0004.2%
2025 📝
March 17: 2025 P5 vests to fully guaranteed
28$13,250,000$3,000,000$750,000$0$17,000,0006.5%
202629$13,250,000$3,000,000$750,000$0$17,000,0006.0%
202730$16,250,000$3,000,000$750,000$0$20,000,0006.4%
202831$16,750,000$0$750,000$0$17,500,000--
Total$68,054,000$15,000,000$3,750,000$8,554,000$86,804,000

Contract Notes

Terrence Steele signed a 5 year contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys worth base value of $82.5 million in new money with a maximum new money value of $87.5 million. Steele received $23.554 million fully guaranteed with an additional $13.25 million in vesting guarantees, with a total guarantee package of $49.25 million. Steele received a $15 million signing bonus and has $5 million in performance salary escalators in 2025-2028. Details from Todd Archer of ESPN.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$16.5M
$33M
$49.5M
$66M
$82.5M
202320242025202620272028
Cash Due$12,000,000$8,000,000$14,000,000$14,000,000$17,000,000$17,500,000
Running Cash$12,000,000$20,000,000$34,000,000$48,000,000$65,000,000$82,500,000
Career Earnings: $18,599,000
Career APY: $4,649,750
Potential Earnings: $89,099,000
Total Guarantees: $23,689,000
Largest Cash Payment: $17,500,000 (2028)
Largest Cap Number: $20,000,000 (2027)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
CowboysUDFAExpired20203$2,295,000$765,000$135,000$2,295,000100.0%$765,000
CowboysRFAExtended20231$4,304,000$4,304,000$0$00.0%$0
CowboysExtensionActive20235$82,500,000$16,500,000$23,554,000$16,304,00019.8%$16,304,000
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Cowboys4$18,599,000$4,649,750$6,599,0000.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusPer Game Roster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2020Cowboys$610,000$3,333$0$0$613,3330.3%$620,000
2021Cowboys$780,000$3,333$0$0$783,3330.4%$780,000
2022Cowboys$895,000$3,334$0$0$898,3340.4%$895,000
2023Cowboys$1,304,000$3,000,000$0$1,304,000$4,304,0001.9%$16,304,000
2024Cowboys$7,250,000$3,000,000$750,000$7,250,000$11,000,0004.2%$8,000,000
2025Cowboys$13,250,000$3,000,000$750,000$0$17,000,0006.5%$14,000,000
2026Cowboys$13,250,000$3,000,000$750,000$0$17,000,0006.0%$14,000,000
2027Cowboys$16,250,000$3,000,000$750,000$0$20,000,0006.4%$17,000,000
2028Cowboys$16,750,000$0$750,000$0$17,500,000--$17,500,000
Total$70,339,000$15,010,000$3,750,000$8,554,000$89,099,000$89,099,000

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnaps
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecial
2020160084.5%16.1%
2021160074.3%17.6%
2022130069.1%13.2%
2023170099.4%19.2%

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 ValuationAPY
Regular$5,926,000$16,500,000
Injury Adjusted$5,926,000$16,500,000
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OTC Valuation $3.2M $6.3M $9.5M $12.6M $15.8M APY $3.3M $6.7M $10M $13.3M $16.7M $7,521,000 $7,013,115

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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