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Current Contract
Markus Golden signed a 1 year, $3,750,000 contract with the New York Giants, including $2,225,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,750,000.
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,750,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $3,750,000 Total Guarantees $2,225,000 Guaranteed at Signing $2,225,000 Free Agent: 2021 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Roster Workout Misc. Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash 2019 28 $975,000 $2,750,000 $25,000 $1,000,000 $4,750,000 $2,250,000 $4,750,000($4,750,000) Pre-6/1 Release 2019 Dead Cap: $2,250,000 2019 Cap Savings: $2,500,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2019 Dead Cap: $1,275,000 2019 Cap Savings: $3,475,000 Post-6/1 Release 2019 Dead Cap: $2,250,000 2020 Dead Cap: $0 2019 Cap Savings: $2,500,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2019 Dead Cap: $1,275,000 2020 Dead Cap: $0 2019 Cap Savings: $3,475,000 2020 29 $2,651,319 - - $1,000,000 $3,651,319 $2,651,319 $2,651,319($7,401,319) Pre-6/1 Release 2020 Dead Cap: $2,651,319 2020 Cap Savings: $1,000,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2020 Dead Cap: $0 2020 Cap Savings: $3,651,319 Post-6/1 Release 2020 Dead Cap: $2,651,319 2021 Dead Cap: $0 2020 Cap Savings: $1,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2020 Dead Cap: $0 2021 Dead Cap: $0 2020 Cap Savings: $3,651,319 2021 30 UFA Contract Notes:- $2.225M guaranteed (roster bonus + 2019 salary)
- 2019 Roster Bonus: $1.25M (guaranteed)
- Per Game Active Bonus: $93,750 ($1.5M, 11 LTBE)
- Workout Bonus: $25,000
Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Current Dead Contracts
Year Base Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Dead Cap Hit Yearly Cash 2020 $1,446,181 - - $1,446,181 $1,446,181($1,446,181)
Previous Contracts
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2015-2018Entry Level
Contract: 4 yr(s) / $3,918,330 Signing Bonus $1,109,695 Average Salary $979,583 Total Guarantees $1,722,802 Guaranteed at Signing $1,722,802 Free Agent: 2019 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2015 $435,000 $1,109,695 - - - - $147,122 $1,691,817 2016 $613,106 - - - - - - $613,106 2017 $791,212 - - - - - - $791,212 2018 $969,318 - - - - - - $969,318 2019 $975,000 - $2,750,000 $25,000 - - $1,000,000 $4,750,000 2020 $2,651,319 - - - - - - $2,651,319 2020 $1,446,181 - - - - - - $1,446,181 6 seasons $7,881,136 $1,109,695 $2,750,000 $25,000 - - $1,147,122 $12,912,953 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 5 seasons $5,459,955 $1,109,695 - - - - $147,122 $6,716,772 2 seasons $2,421,181 - $2,750,000 $25,000 - - $1,000,000 $6,196,181 -
Fines
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12/23/2016, $9,115
Excessice facemask against Andrus Peat (NO)
TOTAL: $9,115
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Transactions
Oct 23 2020Traded to Arizona (ARI) from New York (NYG) for 2021 6th round pickMar 14 2019Signed a 1 year $3.75 million contract with New York (NYG)Dec 23 2016Fined $9,115 Excessice facemask against Andrus Peat (NO)May 14 2015Signed a 4 year $3.918 million contract with Arizona (ARI)May 1 2015Drafted by Arizona (ARI): Round 2 (#58 overall) -
2021 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Markus Golden ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
Cap Hit ($0) Rank NFL: # Arizona Cardinals: # Outside Linebacker: #
Total Cash ($0) Rank NFL: # Outside Linebacker: #
Average Annual ($0) Rank NFL: # Outside Linebacker: # -
Statistics
Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT 2020 ARI 16 16 9 590 53.3 4.5 33 17 16 1 1 2019 NYG 16 16 16 939 82.7 10 72 37 35 2018 ARI 11 11 11 393 35.2 2.5 29 25 4 2017 ARI 4 4 4 230 21.7 11 11 2016 ARI 16 16 3 761 70.9 12.5 51 41 10 4 2015 ARI 15 15 6 518 49.5 4 31 20 10 2 Totals 78 78 49 3,431 - 34 227 151 75 7 1 -
Calculated Market Value
Market Value
- 4 yrs, $54,198,552
- Avg. Salary: $13,549,638
- NFL Rank: 84
- OLB Rank: 6
Previous Contract
- Free Agent:
- Avg. Salary: -
- NFL Rank: 0
- OLB Rank: 0
Comparable Players
We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Markus Golden to.
Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed Mario Addison 3 $22,500,000 $7,500,000 29 Whitney Mercilus 4 $54,000,000 $13,500,000 29 Melvin Ingram 4 $64,000,000 $16,000,000 28 Dee Ford 5 $85,500,000 $17,100,000 27 Averages 4 $56,500,000 $14,125,000 28.3
Base Calculated Value
After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Golden's current age (29), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.
Length Value Avg. Salary 4 $54,087,672 $13,521,918
Statistical Comparisons
Now we'll compare our variables and Golden statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: Games Played %, Sacks, Tackles, Hurries, Stops, Rating
Player GP% Sacks/GM Tkl/GM Hurries Stops Rating Mario Addison 2015-2016, CAR 87.5 0.55 1.18 2.29 1.04 72.9 Whitney Mercilus 2017-2018, HOU 65.63 0.24 1.48 1.71 1.14 69.85 Melvin Ingram 2015-2016, LAC 100 0.58 3.06 2.81 2.06 77.25 Dee Ford 2017-2018, SF 68.75 0.68 2.41 2.45 1.86 74.15 Average 80.47 0.51 2.03 2.32 1.53 73.54 Markus Golden 2018-2019 84.38 0.46 2.3 2.07 2.19 56.3 % Change 4.86% -9.80% 13.30% -10.78% 43.14% -23.44% Median Prime % Change -2.47% Average Prime % Change 2.88%
Calculated Market Value: Markus Golden
After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.
Terms Avg. Salary 4 years, $54,198,552 $13,549,638