Bilal Nichols

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Cardinals, DE Age: 27-223d Exp: 5 Years
Drafted: Round 4 (#145 overall), 2018 College: Delaware Agent(s): Alan Herman, Jared Fox, Jamie Mullen (SportStars)

 

  • Current Contract

    Bilal Nichols signed a 3 year, $21,000,000 contract with the Arizona Cardinals, including a $6,000,000 signing bonus, $14,390,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $7,000,000. In 2024, Nichols will earn a base salary of $2,700,000, a signing bonus of $6,000,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,005,000 and a dead cap value of $12,000,000.
    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $21,000,000
    Signing Bonus $6,000,000
    Average Salary $7,000,000
    Total Guarantees $14,390,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $12,000,000
    Free Agent: 2027 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Roster/Gm Workout Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2024 Contract details by year 28 $2,700,000 $2,000,000 $255,000 $50,000 $5,005,000 $12,000,000 $9,005,000($9,005,000) $9,005,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $12,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-6,995,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $6,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-995,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $8,000,000 2025 Dead Cap: $4,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-2,995,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2025 Dead Cap: $4,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $3,005,000
    2025 Contract details by year 29 $5,690,000 $2,000,000 $255,000 $50,000 $7,995,000 $7,300,000 $5,995,000($15,000,000) $7,500,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $7,300,000 2025 Cap Savings: $695,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $4,000,000 2025 Cap Savings: $3,995,000 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $5,300,000 2026 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2025 Cap Savings: $2,695,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2026 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2025 Cap Savings: $5,995,000

    Potential Out: 2026, 2 yr, $15,000,000; $2,000,000 dead cap
    2026 Contract details by year 30 $5,695,000 $2,000,000 $255,000 $50,000 $8,000,000 $2,000,000 $6,000,000($21,000,000) $7,000,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2026 Cap Savings: $6,000,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2026 Cap Savings: $6,000,000 Post-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $6,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $6,000,000
    2027 Free Agent Year 31 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • $12M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2024 salary + $3.3M of 2025 salary)
    • Additional $2.39M of 2025 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2025 (injury guaranteed at signing)
    • Per Game Active Bonus: $15,000 ($255,000)
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2022-2023

    Bilal Nichols signed a 2 year, $11,000,000 contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, including a $2,375,000 signing bonus, $7,125,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,500,000. In 2024, Nichols will earn a base salary of $2,700,000, a signing bonus of $6,000,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,005,000 and a dead cap value of $12,000,000.
    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $11,000,000
    Signing Bonus $2,375,000
    Average Salary $5,500,000
    Total Guarantees $7,125,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $7,125,000
    Free Agent: 2024 / UFA

    2018-2021Entry Level

    Bilal Nichols signed a 4 year, $2,759,482 contract with the Chicago Bears, including a $299,482 signing bonus, $299,482 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $689,871. In 2024, Nichols will earn a base salary of $2,700,000, a signing bonus of $6,000,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,005,000 and a dead cap value of $12,000,000.
    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $2,759,482
    Signing Bonus $299,482
    Average Salary $689,871
    Total Guarantees $299,482
    Guaranteed at Signing $299,482
    Free Agent: 2022 / UFA

  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $480,000 $299,482 - - - - - $779,482
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $570,000 - - - - - $169,654 $739,654
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $750,000 - - - - - $367,659 $1,117,659
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $2,183,000 - - - - - - $2,183,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $2,375,000 $2,375,000 $510,000 $240,000 - - - $5,500,000
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $2,375,000 - $2,375,000 $240,000 - - - $5,470,000
    6 seasons $8,733,000 $2,674,482 $2,885,000 $480,000 - - $537,313 $15,789,795
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $2,700,000 $6,000,000 - $50,000 - - - $9,005,000
    2025 Player Cash Earnings $5,690,000 - - $50,000 - - - $5,995,000
    2026 Player Cash Earnings $5,695,000 - - $50,000 - - - $6,000,000
    $22,818,000 $8,674,482 $2,885,000 $630,000 - - $537,313 $36,789,795
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    4 seasons Player Cash Earnings $3,983,000 $299,482 - - - - $537,313 $4,819,795
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $4,750,000 $2,375,000 $2,885,000 $480,000 - - - $10,970,000

  • Fines

    • Player contract details by year 10/29/2021, $10,815

      Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Tampa Bay (TB)

    • TOTAL: $10,815

  • Transactions

    Mar 11 2024Signed a 3 year $21 million contract with Arizona (ARI)
    Mar 16 2022Signed a 2 year $11 million contract with Las Vegas (LV)
    Oct 29 2021Fined $10,815 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Tampa Bay (TB)
    May 10 2018Signed a 4 year $2.75 million contract with Chicago (CHI)
    Apr 28 2018Drafted by Chicago (CHI): Round 4 (#145 overall)

  • 2024 Player Rankings

    A visual look at how Bilal Nichols ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.

     

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT
    2023 LV 16 16 16 588 54.9 1.5 48 25 23
    2022 LV 17 17 17 805 71.4 1.5 44 16 28
    2021 CHI 17 17 15 678 64.1 3 51 26 25
    2020 CHI 16 16 15 617 61.9 5 40 16 24 1
    2019 CHI 13 13 12 453 41.4 27 15 12
    2018 CHI 14 14 6 327 31.2 3 28 20 8 2
    Totals 93 93 81 3,468 - 14 238 118 120 2 1