Rob Gronkowski
Tight End
Drafted: Round 2 (#42 overall), 2010
Experience: 7 Years
College: Arizona
Contract: 6 yr(s)
$54,000,000		 Signing Bonus $8,000,000 AAV$9,000,000 G'teed:$12,920,000 Free Agent:2020 / UFA
Year   Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Dead Cap
2012 Contract details by year 22 $540,000 $2,090,000 - - $30,000 $2,660,000 $14,050,000
2013 Contract details by year 23 $630,000 $2,090,000 - - $30,000 $2,750,000 $11,420,000
2014 Contract details by year 24 $3,750,000 $1,650,000 - - - $5,400,000 $8,700,000
2015 Contract details by year 25 $4,750,000 $1,650,000 - $2,000,000 $250,000 $8,650,000 $18,300,000
2016 Contract details by year 26 $2,250,000 $1,650,000 $468,750 $2,000,000 $250,000 $6,618,750 $12,150,000
2017 Contract details by year 27 $4,250,000 - $250,000 $2,000,000 $250,000 $6,750,000 $6,000,000
2018 Contract details by year 28 $8,000,000 - $750,000 $2,000,000 $250,000 $11,000,000 $4,000,000
2019 Contract details by year 29 $9,000,000 - $750,000 $2,000,000 $250,000 $12,000,000 $2,000,000
2020 Free Agent Year 30 UFA  
Contract Notes:
  • Signing Bonus: $8 million
  • $13.17 million guaranteed (Signing Bonus + 2012-14 salaries)
  • $5 million guaranteed for injury
  • 2012 OATSB: $250,000
  • 2012-13 Workout Bonus: $30,000
  • 2015-19 Workout Bonus $250,000
  • 2016 Option Bonus: $10 million/5 years (due 3/8/2016)
  • 2016-17 Per Game Bonus: $31,250 ($500,000, 15 LTBE in 2016, 8 LTBE in 2017)
  • 2018-19 Per Game Bonus: $750,000 ($46,875 per game)
Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports. Breakdown information ocassionally confirmed through OTC.
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2010 Player Cash Earnings $320,000 $1,760,000 - $2,080,000
2011 Player Cash Earnings $450,000 - - $1,280,000
2012 Player Cash Earnings $540,000 $8,000,000 - $8,570,000
2013 Player Cash Earnings $630,000 - - $660,000
2014 Player Cash Earnings $3,750,000 - - $3,750,000
2015 Player Cash Earnings $4,750,000 - - $15,014,803
2016 Player Cash Earnings $2,250,000 - $727,829 $2,977,829
7 seasons $12,690,000 $9,760,000 $11,882,632 $34,332,632

Cap Hit

#8
Tight End
#5
New England Patriots
#206
NFL

AAV

#206
Tight End
#127
NFL

Cash

#18
Tight End
#299
NFL

  • Oct 21 2016

    Fined $9,115 Taunting against Cincinnati (CIN)

  • Feb 6 2015

    Fined $8,268 Role in a brawl at the end of the Super Bowl against Seattle (SEA)

  • Nov 21 2014

    Fined $8,268 Unncessary Roughness against Sergio Brown (IND)

  • Jun 8 2012

    Signed an 6 year $54 million contract with New England (NE)

  • Jul 25 2010

    Signed a 4 year $4.44 million contract with New England (NE)

  • Apr 23 2010

    Drafted by New England (NE): Round 2 (#42 overall)

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