Melvin Gordon
Baltimore Ravens, Running Back
Age: 32y-10m-23d (Apr 13, 1993)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
College: Wisconsin
Drafted: Round 1 (#15 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Damarius Bilbo (Revolution Sports)
INACTIVE
2023-2023 Free Agent
Melvin Gordon signed a 1 year, $1,165,000 contract with the Baltimore Ravens, including an average annual salary of $1,165,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,165,000
Average Salary:
$1,165,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
30 | $156,666 | 0.07% | $194,166 | $194,166 | - |
| 2024 |
|
31 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | Dead Cap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
30 | $1,165,000 | $156,666 | 0.07% | - | |
| 2024 |
|
31 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
30 | $194,166 | $194,166 | $194,166 | $194,166 |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2022 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,500,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$100,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,250,000
Total GTD:
$2,250,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2020-2021
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $16,000,000
Average Salary:
$8,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$4,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$13,500,000
Total GTD:
$13,500,000
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2015-2019 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $10,669,773
Average Salary:
$2,667,443
Signing Bonus:
$6,019,835
GTD at Sign:
$10,669,773
Total GTD:
$10,669,773
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
Seasons
8 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$36,867,736
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 |
|
Injured
|
$6,469,722 |
$6,469,722 |
|
| 2016 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$919,990 |
$7,389,712 |
|
| 2017 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$1,404,980 |
$8,794,692 |
|
| 2018 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$1,889,968 |
$10,684,660 |
|
| 2019 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$4,615,882 |
$15,300,542 |
|
| 2020 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$9,044,596 |
$24,345,138 |
|
| 2021 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$6,941,176 |
$31,286,314 |
|
| 2022 | 29 |
|
Reserve
Retained
Retained
|
$119,400 $2,382,345 $2,382,345 |
$31,405,714 $33,788,059 $36,170,404 |
Champion |
| 2023 | 30 |
|
Retained
Retained
Active
|
$309,000 $194,166 $194,166 |
$36,479,404 $36,673,570 $36,867,736 |
|
| Total |
$36,867,736 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$9,252,055 | $6,019,835 | - | - | - | $28,652 | $15,300,542 |
| 3 |
|
$9,800,000 | $4,200,000 | $6,705,866 | - | - | $44,596 | $20,750,462 |
| 1 |
|
$119,400 | - | - | - | - | - | $119,400 |
| 1 |
|
$697,332 | - | - | - | - | - | $697,332 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
|
22 |
$421,235
|
$6,019,835 |
$28,652 |
$6,469,722 |
$6,469,722 |
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| 2016 |
|
23 |
$919,990
|
$919,990 |
$7,389,712 |
||||||
| 2017 |
|
24 |
$1,404,980
|
$1,404,980 |
$8,794,692 |
||||||
| 2018 |
|
25 |
$1,889,968
|
$1,889,968 |
$10,684,660 |
||||||
| 2019 |
|
26 |
$4,615,882
|
$4,615,882 |
$15,300,542 |
||||||
| 2020 |
|
27 |
$1,000,000
|
$4,000,000 |
$4,000,000 |
$44,596 |
$9,044,596 |
$24,345,138 |
|||
| 2021 |
|
28 |
$4,500,000
|
$2,441,176 |
$6,941,176 |
$31,286,314 |
|||||
| 2022 |
|
29 |
$119,400 $2,150,000 $2,150,000
|
$100,000 $100,000 |
$132,345 $132,345 |
$119,400 $2,382,345 $2,382,345 |
$31,405,714 $33,788,059 $36,170,404 |
||||
| 2023 |
|
30 |
$309,000 $194,166 $194,166
|
$309,000 $194,166 $194,166 |
$36,479,404 $36,673,570 $36,867,736 |
||||||
| Total |
$19,868,787 |
$10,219,835 |
$6,705,866 |
$73,248 |
$36,867,736 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$9,252,055 | $6,019,835 | - | - | - | $28,652 | $15,300,542 |
| 3 |
|
$9,800,000 | $4,200,000 | $6,705,866 | - | - | $44,596 | $20,750,462 |
| 1 |
|
$119,400 | - | - | - | - | - | $119,400 |
| 1 |
|
$697,332 | - | - | - | - | - | $697,332 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
|
16 - 17 | Knee |
-
Dec 19, 2023
Signed to the active roster by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Aug 30, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Aug 29, 2023
Released by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Jul 25, 2023
Signed a 1 year $1.165 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Nov 28, 2022
Signed to the practice squad by Kansas City (KC)
-
Nov 21, 2022
Waived by Denver (DEN)
-
Apr 27, 2022
Signed a 1 year $2.5 million contract with Denver (DEN)
-
Mar 20, 2020
Signed a 2 year $16 million contract with Denver (DEN)
- Apr 23, 2018 Los Angeles (LAC) exercised a $5.605 million option for 2019
-
May 15, 2015
Signed a 4 year $10.66 million contract with San Diego (SD)
-
Apr 30, 2015
Drafted by San Diego (SD): Round 1 (#15 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rush Attempts | Rush Yards | Rush Yards/Gm | Rush Touchdowns | Rec Targets | Rec Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec Yards/Rec | Rec Yards/Gm | Rec Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BAL | 4 | 0 | 56 | 4.98 | 26 | 81 | 20.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | DEN | 10 | 6 | 284 | 25.00 | 90 | 318 | 31.8 | 2 | 32 | 25 | 223 | 8.9 | 22.3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | DEN | 16 | 16 | 514 | 47.55 | 203 | 918 | 57.4 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 213 | 7.6 | 13.3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | DEN | 15 | 10 | 627 | 58.27 | 215 | 986 | 65.7 | 9 | 44 | 32 | 158 | 4.9 | 10.5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | LAC | 12 | 11 | 433 | 40.40 | 162 | 612 | 51.0 | 8 | 55 | 42 | 296 | 7.0 | 24.7 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | LAC | 12 | 12 | 525 | 52.70 | 175 | 885 | 73.8 | 10 | 66 | 50 | 490 | 9.8 | 40.8 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | LAC | 16 | 16 | 750 | 70.50 | 284 | 1,105 | 69.1 | 8 | 83 | 58 | 476 | 8.2 | 29.8 | 4 | 1 |
