Mike Hilton
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Cincinnati Bengals, Cornerback
Age: 30-148d (Mar 09, 1994)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
College: Mississippi
Drafted: Undrafted, JAX, 2016
Agent(s): Drew Rosenhaus (Rosenhaus Sports)
2024 Cap Hit
$7,450,000
2024 Cash
$6,450,000
Career Earnings
$22,266,295
2021-2024 (CURRENT)
Mike Hilton signed a 4 year , $24,000,000 contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, including $4,000,000 signing bonus, $6,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,000,000. In 2024, Hilton will earn a base salary of $5,750,000 and a workout bonus of $200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $7,450,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $24,000,000
Average Salary:
$6,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$4,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$6,000,000
Total GTD:
$6,000,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 |
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27 | $5,352,941 | 2.93% | $8,352,941 | $8,352,941 | $8,000,000 |
2022 |
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28 | $5,000,000 | 2.40% | $3,911,754 | $12,264,695 | $3,500,000 |
2023 |
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29 | $6,050,000 | 2.69% | $5,050,000 | $17,314,695 | $6,550,000 |
2024 |
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30 | $7,450,000 | 2.92% | $6,450,000 | $23,764,695 | $1,000,000 |
2025 |
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31 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 |
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27 | $2,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $2,352,941 | - | $8,352,941 | $8,352,941 | $8,352,941 | $5,941,174 |
2022 |
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28 | $3,000,000 | - | $411,754 | $500,000 | $3,911,754 | $12,264,695 | $6,132,348 | $5,137,251 |
2023 |
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29 | $4,350,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $5,050,000 | $17,314,695 | $5,771,565 | $5,750,000 |
2024 |
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30 | $5,750,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $6,450,000 | $23,764,695 | $5,941,174 | $6,450,000 |
Contract Notes
- $6M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2021 roster bonus)
- 2021 Roster Bonus: $2M (paid 3/31/2021)
- Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000, 14 LTBE in 2023)
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2020-2020
Mike Hilton signed a 1 year , $3,259,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including an average annual salary of $3,259,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,259,000
Average Salary:
$3,259,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
2019-2019
Mike Hilton signed a 1 year , $645,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including an average annual salary of $645,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $645,000
Average Salary:
$645,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2020 / RFA
2018-2018
Mike Hilton signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2019 / ERFA
2017-2017
Mike Hilton signed a 1 year , $465,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including an average annual salary of $465,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $465,000
Average Salary:
$465,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2018 / ERFA
2016-2018
Mike Hilton signed a 3 year , $1,620,000 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including $15,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $540,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,620,000
Average Salary:
$540,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$15,000
Total GTD:
$15,000
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$22,266,295
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 22 |
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Retained
Retained
|
$6,900 $20,700 |
$6,900 $27,600 |
|
2017 | 23 |
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Active
|
$465,000 |
$492,600 |
|
2018 | 24 |
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Active
|
$555,000 |
$1,047,600 |
|
2019 | 25 |
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Active
|
$645,000 |
$1,692,600 |
|
2020 | 26 |
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Active
|
$3,259,000 |
$4,951,600 |
|
2021 | 27 |
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Active
|
$8,352,941 |
$13,304,541 |
|
2022 | 28 |
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Active
|
$3,911,754 |
$17,216,295 |
|
2023 | 29 |
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Active
|
$5,050,000 |
$22,266,295 |
|
Total |
$22,266,295 |
$22,266,295 |
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2024 | 30 |
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Active
|
$6,450,000 |
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Total |
$28,716,295 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
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2016 |
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22 |
$6,900 $20,700
|
$6,900 $20,700 |
$6,900 $27,600 |
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2017 |
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23 |
$465,000
|
$465,000 |
$492,600 |
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2018 |
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24 |
$555,000
|
$555,000 |
$1,047,600 |
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2019 |
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25 |
$645,000
|
$645,000 |
$1,692,600 |
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2020 |
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26 |
$3,259,000
|
$3,259,000 |
$4,951,600 |
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2021 |
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27 |
$2,000,000
|
$4,000,000 |
$2,352,941 |
$8,352,941 |
$13,304,541 |
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2022 |
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28 |
$3,000,000
|
$411,754 |
$500,000 |
$3,911,754 |
$17,216,295 |
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2023 |
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29 |
$4,350,000
|
$200,000 |
$5,050,000 |
$22,266,295 |
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Total |
$14,301,600 |
$4,000,000 |
$2,764,695 |
$700,000 |
$22,266,295 |
$22,266,295 |
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2024 |
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30 |
$5,750,000
|
$200,000 |
$6,450,000 |
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Total |
$20,051,600 |
$4,000,000 |
$2,764,695 |
$900,000 |
$28,716,295 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
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1 |
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$6,900 | - | - | - | - | - | $6,900 |
5 |
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$4,944,700 | - | - | - | - | - | $4,944,700 |
3 |
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$9,350,000 | $4,000,000 | $2,764,695 | - | $700,000 | - | $17,314,695 |
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Mar 16, 2021 Signed a 4 year $24 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
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Sep 25, 2020 Fined $15,000 Roughing the Passer against Denver (DEN)
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Mar 17, 2020 Assigned a 1 year $3.259 million second round tender by Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Nov 22, 2019 Fined $3,507 Entering the field for a fight against Cleveland (CLE)
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Mar 07, 2019 Signed a 1 year $645,000 contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Jan 16, 2018 Signed a reserve/future contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Jan 25, 2017 Signed a reserve/future contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Dec 13, 2016 Signed to the practice squad by Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Aug 29, 2016 Waived by Jacksonville (JAC)
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Apr 30, 2016 Signed a 3 year $1.62 million contract with Jacksonville (JAC)
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Entering the field for a fight against Cleveland (CLE) | $3,507 | |
Sep 25, 2020 |
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Roughing the Passer against Denver (DEN) | $15,000 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
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2023 | CIN | 17 | 12 | 845 | 81.00 | 2 | 84 | 64 | 20 | 2 | |
2022 | CIN | 14 | 4 | 701 | 67.70 | 60 | 48 | 12 | 1 | ||
2021 | CIN | 17 | 9 | 803 | 73.50 | 66 | 48 | 18 | 1 | 2 | |
2020 | PIT | 12 | 6 | 463 | 45.30 | 3 | 51 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | PIT | 16 | 8 | 691 | 62.70 | 2 | 65 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | PIT | 15 | 2 | 593 | 61.60 | 1 | 57 | 44 | 13 | 1 | |
2017 | PIT | 16 | 4 | 579 | 58.90 | 4 | 60 | 45 | 15 | 1 | 2 |