Zach Ertz

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Cardinals, TE Age: 32-214d Exp: 10 Years
Drafted: Round 2 (#35 overall), 2013 College: Stanford Agent(s): Steve Caric (Caric Sports Management)

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  • Current Contract

    Zach Ertz signed a 3 year, $31,650,000 contract with the Arizona Cardinals, including a $8,000,000 signing bonus, $17,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,550,000. In 2023, Ertz will earn a base salary of $8,755,000 and a roster bonus of $1,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $12,605,000 and a dead cap value of $14,500,000.
    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $31,650,000
    Signing Bonus $8,000,000
    Average Salary $10,550,000
    Total Guarantees $17,500,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $14,500,000
    Free Agent: 2025 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Roster Roster/Gm Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2022 Contract details by year 32 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $250,000 - $4,750,000 $14,500,000 $10,647,050($10,647,050) $10,647,050
    Pre-6/1 Release 2022 Dead Cap: $14,500,000 2022 Cap Savings: $-9,750,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2022 Dead Cap: $8,000,000 2022 Cap Savings: $-3,250,000 Post-6/1 Release 2022 Dead Cap: $8,500,000 2023 Dead Cap: $6,000,000 2022 Cap Savings: $-3,750,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2022 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2023 Dead Cap: $6,000,000 2022 Cap Savings: $2,750,000
    2023 Contract details by year 33 $8,755,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $350,000 $12,605,000 $14,500,000 $10,850,000($21,497,050) $10,748,525
    Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $14,500,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-1,895,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $7,500,000 2023 Cap Savings: $5,105,000 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $10,500,000 2024 Dead Cap: $4,000,000 2023 Cap Savings: $2,105,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $3,500,000 2024 Dead Cap: $4,000,000 2023 Cap Savings: $9,105,000

    Potential Out: 2024, 2 yr, $21,497,050; $4,000,000 dead cap
    2024 Contract details by year 34 $7,955,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $595,000 $12,050,000 $4,000,000 $10,050,000($31,547,050) $10,515,683
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $4,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $8,050,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $4,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $8,050,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2025 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $10,050,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2025 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $10,050,000
    2025 Contract details by year 35 - $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 - -
    Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $2,000,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $2,000,000 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $2,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $2,000,000
    2025 Free Agent Year 36 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • $14.5M guaranteed at siging (signing bonus + 2022 salary + $4M of 2023 salary)
    • Additional $3M of 2023 salary fully guarantees 3/19/2023 (injury guaranteed at signing)
    • 2023 Roster Bonus: $1.5M (3/19/2023)
    • 2024 Roster Bonus: $1.5M (5th league day of 2024)
    • 2022 Per Game Active Bonus: $14,705 ($250,000)
    • 2023 Per Game Active Bonus: $35,000 ($595,000, 10 LTBE)
    • 2024 Per Game Active Bonus: $35,000 ($595,000)
    • Annual Incentives: $1.5M
    • 2025 automatically voids 5 days prior to the 2025 league year
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2016-2021

    Zach Ertz signed a 5 year, $42,500,000 contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, including a $8,000,000 signing bonus, $21,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,500,000. In 2023, Ertz will earn a base salary of $8,755,000 and a roster bonus of $1,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $12,605,000 and a dead cap value of $14,500,000.
    Contract: 5 yr(s) / $42,500,000
    Signing Bonus $8,000,000
    Average Salary $8,500,000
    Total Guarantees $21,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $13,138,527
    Free Agent: 2022 / UFA

    2013-2016Entry Level

    Zach Ertz signed a 4 year, $5,379,198 contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, including a $2,292,144 signing bonus, $3,657,854 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,344,800. In 2023, Ertz will earn a base salary of $8,755,000 and a roster bonus of $1,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $12,605,000 and a dead cap value of $14,500,000.
    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $5,379,198
    Signing Bonus $2,292,144
    Average Salary $1,344,800
    Total Guarantees $3,657,854
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2017 / UFA

  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2013 Player Cash Earnings $405,000 $2,292,144 - - - - - $2,697,144
    2014 Player Cash Earnings $649,509 - - - - - - $649,509
    2015 Player Cash Earnings $894,018 - - - - - $102,207 $996,225
    2016 Player Cash Earnings $1,138,527 $8,000,000 - - - - - $9,138,527
    2017 Player Cash Earnings $775,000 - - - $3,225,000 - $100,000 $4,100,000
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $790,000 - - - $9,790,000 - $100,000 $10,680,000
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $805,000 - - - $7,195,000 - - $8,000,000
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $6,660,000 - - - - - - $6,660,000
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $5,666,667 - - - - - - $5,666,667
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $2,833,333 - - - - - - $2,833,333
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $2,500,000 $8,000,000 $147,050 - - - - $10,647,050
    10 seasons $23,117,054 $18,292,144 $147,050 - $20,210,000 - $302,207 $62,068,455
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $8,755,000 - $1,500,000 - - - - $10,850,000
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $7,955,000 - $1,500,000 - - - - $10,050,000
    $39,827,054 $18,292,144 $3,147,050 - $20,210,000 - $302,207 $82,968,455
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    9 seasons Player Cash Earnings $14,950,387 $10,292,144 - - $20,210,000 - $302,207 $45,754,738
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $8,166,667 $8,000,000 $147,050 - - - - $16,313,717

  • Fines

    • Player contract details by year 10/04/2019, $28,075

      Helmet to helmet hit against Green Bay (GB)

    • TOTAL: $28,075

  • Transactions

    Mar 13 2022Signed a 3 year $31.65 million contract extension with Arizona (ARI)
    Oct 15 2021Traded to Arizona (ARI) from Philadelphia (PHI) for Tay Gowan and 2022 5th round pick (#166 - traded)
    Oct 4 2019Fined $28,075 Helmet to helmet hit against Green Bay (GB)
    Apr 13 2019Converted $7.195M of 2019 salary into bonus, clearing $5.757 million of cap with Philadelphia (PHI)
    Mar 15 2018Converted $7.21M of 2018 salary into bonus, clearing $5.407M in cap space for Philadelphia (PHI)
    Mar 16 2017Converted $3.225M of his 2017 salary into bonus, clearing $2.58M in cap
    Jan 25 2016Signed a 5 year $42.5 million extension with Philadelphia (PHI)
    May 9 2013Signed a 4 year $5.38 million contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
    Apr 26 2013Drafted by Philadelphia (PHI): Round 2 (#35 overall)

  • 2023 Player Rankings

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Tgt Rec Rec Yds Yds/Rec Rec TD Fum Prod Pts
    2022 ARI 10 10 10 575 49.9 69 47 406 8.6 4 0 68.6
    2021 ARI 17 17 14 848 72.4 112 74 763 10.3 5 0 106.7
    2020 PHI 11 11 10 634 56.2 72 36 335 9.3 1 0 41.5
    2019 PHI 15 15 15 953 80.5 135 88 916 10.4 6 1 127.6
    2018 PHI 16 16 16 1000 91.6 156 116 1163 10 8 1 164.3
    2017 PHI 14 14 13 778 68.8 110 74 824 11.1 8 1 128.4
    2016 PHI 14 14 12 851 75.1 106 78 816 10.5 4 0 105.6
    2015 PHI 15 15 7 790 68.2 112 75 853 11.4 2 2 95.3
    2014 PHI 16 16 5 588 50.0 89 58 702 12.1 3 1 86.2
    2013 PHI 16 16 3 450 40.8 56 36 469 13 4 0 70.9
    Totals 144 144 105 7,467 - 1,017 682 7,247 10.6 45 6 995.10