Curtis Samuel
Buffalo Bills, Wide Receiver
Age: 29y-6m-27d (Aug 11, 1996)
Exp: 9 Years
Country: US
College: Ohio State
Drafted: Round 2 (#40 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Todd France (Athletes First)
INACTIVE
2024-2026 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $24,000,000
Average Salary:
$8,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$6,900,000
GTD at Sign:
$14,020,000
Total GTD:
$15,020,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
2021-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $34,500,000
Average Salary:
$11,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$12,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$21,500,000
Total GTD:
$23,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2017-2020 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $6,453,683
Average Salary:
$1,613,421
Signing Bonus:
$2,833,588
GTD at Sign:
$4,056,937
Total GTD:
$4,056,937
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
Seasons
9 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$56,661,780
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 |
|
Injured
|
$3,257,291 |
$3,257,291 |
|
| 2018 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$758,349 |
$4,015,640 |
|
| 2019 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$1,172,755 |
$5,188,395 |
|
| 2020 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$1,528,480 |
$6,716,875 |
|
| 2021 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$13,375,000 |
$20,091,875 |
|
| 2022 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$10,225,000 |
$30,316,875 |
|
| 2023 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$10,576,464 |
$40,893,339 |
|
| 2024 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$8,588,441 |
$49,481,780 |
|
| 2025 | 29 |
|
Injured
|
$7,180,000 |
$56,661,780 |
|
| Total |
$56,661,780 |
$56,661,780 |
||||
| Total |
$56,661,780 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$3,328,792 | $2,833,588 | - | - | $250,000 | $304,495 | $6,716,875 |
| 3 |
|
$19,600,000 | $12,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $200,000 | - | $34,176,464 |
| 2 |
|
$8,120,000 | $6,900,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $48,441 | $15,768,441 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
|
21 |
$423,703
|
$2,833,588 |
$3,257,291 |
$3,257,291 |
|||||
| 2018 |
|
22 |
$758,349
|
$758,349 |
$4,015,640 |
||||||
| 2019 |
|
23 |
$926,696
|
$125,000 |
$121,059 |
$1,172,755 |
$5,188,395 |
||||
| 2020 |
|
24 |
$1,220,044
|
$125,000 |
$183,436 |
$1,528,480 |
$6,716,875 |
||||
| 2021 |
|
25 |
$1,000,000
|
$12,000,000 |
$375,000 |
$13,375,000 |
$20,091,875 |
||||
| 2022 |
|
26 |
$8,500,000
|
$1,625,000 |
$100,000 |
$10,225,000 |
$30,316,875 |
||||
| 2023 |
|
27 |
$10,100,000
|
$100,000 |
$10,576,464 |
$40,893,339 |
|||||
| 2024 |
|
28 |
$1,210,000
|
$6,900,000 |
$150,000 |
$48,441 |
$8,588,441 |
$49,481,780 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
29 |
$6,910,000
|
$150,000 |
$7,180,000 |
$56,661,780 |
|||||
| Total |
$31,048,792 |
$21,733,588 |
$2,000,000 |
$750,000 |
$352,936 |
$56,661,780 |
$56,661,780 |
||||
| Total |
$31,048,792 |
$21,733,588 |
$2,000,000 |
$750,000 |
$352,936 |
$56,661,780 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$3,328,792 | $2,833,588 | - | - | $250,000 | $304,495 | $6,716,875 |
| 3 |
|
$19,600,000 | $12,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $200,000 | - | $34,176,464 |
| 2 |
|
$8,120,000 | $6,900,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $48,441 | $15,768,441 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
13 - 18 | Elbow |
| 2021 |
|
1 - 3 | Groin |
| 2020 |
|
14 - 14 | COVID-19 |
| 2017 |
|
12 - 17 | Ankle |
-
Mar 06, 2026
Released by Buffalo (BUF), clearing $6M of cap
-
Mar 14, 2024
Signed a 3 year $24 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)
-
Mar 17, 2021
Signed a 3 year $34.5 million contract with Washington (WAS)
-
May 05, 2017
Signed a 4 year $6.45 million contract with Carolina (CAR)
-
Apr 28, 2017
Drafted by Carolina (CAR): Round 2 (#40 overall)
Fines
| Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2020 |
|
Conduct detrimental to the team (breaking COVID-19 protocol) | $10,000 | |
| Fines: 1 | $10,000 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rec Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BUF | 6 | 0 | 151 | 13.34 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | BUF | 14 | 2 | 378 | 34.81 | 31 | 253 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | WAS | 16 | 13 | 571 | 51.58 | 62 | 613 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | WAS | 17 | 12 | 850 | 71.49 | 64 | 656 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | WAS | 5 | 1 | 84 | 7.45 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CAR | 15 | 5 | 658 | 63.76 | 77 | 851 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | CAR | 16 | 15 | 970 | 85.80 | 54 | 627 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | CAR | 13 | 8 | 466 | 44.10 | 39 | 494 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017 | CAR | 9 | 4 | 226 | 20.90 | 15 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
