Age: 31
Free Agency: 2030 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 8
- Height: 6'6"
- Weight: 290
- College: Ferris State
- Entry: 2018 Draft, Round 7, #238 overall (Ravens)
- 2026 Salary Cap Charge: $11,419,000 (3.71% of cap)
- 2026 Cash Payout: $16,745,000 (11.21% of spending)
- 2026 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.47
- Contract Value: $64,000,000 ($21,333,333 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $34,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 15/214 at IDL
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signing | Option | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | 30 | $1,255,000 | $6,602,000 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $1,255,000 | $7,882,000 | 2.8% | |||||
| 2026
August 31: Option due
| 31 | $1,300,000 | $6,602,000 | $2,982,000 | $510,000 | $25,000 | $16,745,000 | $11,419,000 | 3.7% | |||||
| 2027
March 15: $10 million injury guarantee becomes fully guaranteed
| 32 | $12,665,000 | $4,602,000 | $2,982,000 | $510,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $20,784,000 | 6.4% | |||||
| 2028 | 33 | $15,465,000 | $4,602,000 | $2,982,000 | $510,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $23,584,000 | 6.7% | |||||
| 2029 | 34 | $16,215,000 | $3,200,000 | $2,982,000 | $510,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $22,932,000 | -- | |||||
| 2030
February 10: Contract voids 5th day waiver period
| 35 | Void | $0 | $2,982,000 | Void | Void | Void | $2,982,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $46,900,000 | $25,608,000 | $14,910,000 | $2,040,000 | $125,000 | $18,000,000 | $89,583,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Zach Sieler signed a three year, $30.75 million contract extension with the Dolphins on August 27, 2023. Sieler has $20 million guaranteed, of which $17.725 million is fully guaranteed at signing. Sieler received an $8 million signing bonus and his 2023 and 2024 base salaries are guaranteed. There are annual per game bonuses worth up to $510,000 per year. Another $4.95 million in incentives are available.
Cash Flows
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$21.3M
$42.7M
$64M
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $9,425,000 | $8,650,000 | $13,200,000 | $16,000,000 | $16,750,000 |
| Running Cash | $9,400,000 | $18,050,000 | $31,250,000 | $47,250,000 | $64,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $43,630,562
Career APY: $5,453,820
Potential Earnings: $105,959,798
Total Guarantees: $53,114,504
Largest Cash Payment: $17,255,000 (2025)
Largest Cap Number: $23,584,000 (2028)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens | Drafted | Terminated | 2018 | 4 | $2,540,680 | $635,170 | $80,680 | $560,680 | 22.1% | $560,680 |
| Ravens | Practice | Renegotiated | 2019 | 1 | $272,000 | $272,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Dolphins | SFA | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $570,000 | $570,000 | $0 | $134,118 | 23.5% | $134,118 |
| Ravens | SFA | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $570,000 | $570,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Dolphins | ERFA | Renegotiated | 2020 | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Dolphins | Extension | Extended | 2020 | 3 | $8,575,000 | $2,858,333 | $1,308,824 | $6,350,000 | 74.1% | $2,116,667 |
| Dolphins | Extension | Extended | 2023 | 3 | $30,750,000 | $10,250,000 | $17,725,000 | $18,965,000 | 61.7% | $9,482,500 |
| Dolphins | Extension | Active | 2025 | 3 | $64,000,000 | $21,333,333 | $34,000,000 | $17,255,000 | 27.0% | $17,255,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens | 1 | $926,444 | $926,444 | $500,170 | 0.0% | $426,274 | 0.0% |
| Dolphins | 7 | $42,704,118 | $6,100,588 | $23,883,118 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Option Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ravens | $480,000 | $20,170 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,170 | 0.3% | $560,680 | ||
| 2019 | Dolphins | $570,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $134,118 | 0.1% | $134,118 | ||
| 2020 | Dolphins | $750,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $308,824 | $1,000,000 | 0.5% | $1,750,000 | ||
| 2021 | Dolphins | $2,000,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $25,000 | $100,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,625,000 | 1.3% | $2,275,000 | ||
| 2022 | Dolphins | $2,050,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,575,000 | 1.2% | $2,325,000 | ||
| 2023 | Dolphins | $1,080,000 | $2,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | $1,080,000 | $3,355,000 | 1.5% | $9,105,000 | ||
| 2024 | Dolphins | $1,125,000 | $3,402,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $25,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,635,000 | $6,312,000 | 2.5% | $9,860,000 | ||
| 2025 | Dolphins | $1,255,000 | $6,602,000 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | $1,255,000 | $7,882,000 | 2.8% | $17,255,000 | ||
| 2026 | Dolphins | $1,300,000 | $6,602,000 | $2,982,000 | $510,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $16,745,000 | $11,419,000 | 3.7% | $16,745,000 | ||
| 2027 | Dolphins | $12,665,000 | $4,602,000 | $2,982,000 | $510,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $20,784,000 | 6.4% | $13,200,000 | ||
| 2028 | Dolphins | $15,465,000 | $4,602,000 | $2,982,000 | $510,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $23,584,000 | 6.7% | $16,000,000 | ||
| 2029 | Dolphins | $16,215,000 | $3,200,000 | $2,982,000 | $510,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $22,932,000 | -- | $16,750,000 | ||
| 2030 | Dolphins | $50,000,000 | $0 | $2,982,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,982,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $104,955,000 | $32,030,170 | $14,910,000 | $3,050,000 | $225,000 | $1,350,000 | $23,023,824 | $106,084,288 | $105,959,798 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | ||||
| 2018 | 2 | 13 | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | 11.1% | 3.7% | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 51.5% | 16.4% | 20 | 15 | 2.5 | 16.5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 46.0% | 38.3% | 33 | 29 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 76.7% | 41.1% | 41 | 29 | 3.5 | 31.5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 77.5% | 41.9% | 32 | 31 | 10 | 61.5 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 2 | 70.3% | 33.6% | 28 | 27 | 10 | 79 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 72.8% | 33.9% | 29 | 18 | 5.5 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | $8,181,000 | $21,333,333 |
| Injury Adjusted | $8,181,000 | $21,333,333 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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