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Current Contract
Wil Lutz signed a 5 year, $20,250,000 contract with the New Orleans Saints, including a $5,250,000 signing bonus, $9,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,050,000. In 2021, Lutz will earn a base salary of $990,000, a restructure bonus of $2,610,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,960,000 and a dead cap value of $5,760,000.
Contract: 5 yr(s) / $20,250,000 Signing Bonus $5,250,000 Average Salary $4,050,000 Total Guarantees $9,200,000 Guaranteed at Signing $9,200,000 Free Agent: 2024 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Roster Workout Restructure Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash 2019 
25 $850,000 $1,050,000 - - - $1,900,000 $9,200,000 $6,100,000($6,100,000) Pre-6/1 Release 2019 Dead Cap: $9,200,000 2019 Cap Savings: $-7,300,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2019 Dead Cap: $5,250,000 2019 Cap Savings: $-3,350,000 Post-6/1 Release 2019 Dead Cap: $5,000,000 2020 Dead Cap: $4,200,000 2019 Cap Savings: $-3,100,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2019 Dead Cap: $1,050,000 2020 Dead Cap: $4,200,000 2019 Cap Savings: $850,000 2020 
26 $3,100,000 $1,050,000 - $50,000 - $4,200,000 $7,350,000 $3,150,000($9,250,000) Pre-6/1 Release 2020 Dead Cap: $7,350,000 2020 Cap Savings: $-3,150,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2020 Dead Cap: $4,250,000 2020 Cap Savings: $-50,000 Post-6/1 Release 2020 Dead Cap: $4,210,000 2021 Dead Cap: $3,140,000 2020 Cap Savings: $-10,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2020 Dead Cap: $1,110,000 2021 Dead Cap: $3,140,000 2020 Cap Savings: $3,090,000 2021 
27 $990,000 $1,050,000 - $50,000 $870,000 $2,960,000 $5,760,000 $3,650,000($12,900,000) Pre-6/1 Release 2021 Dead Cap: $5,760,000 2021 Cap Savings: $-2,800,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2021 Dead Cap: $5,760,000 2021 Cap Savings: $-2,800,000 Post-6/1 Release 2021 Dead Cap: $1,920,000 2022 Dead Cap: $3,840,000 2021 Cap Savings: $1,040,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2021 Dead Cap: $1,920,000 2022 Dead Cap: $3,840,000 2021 Cap Savings: $1,040,000 Potential Out: 2022, yr, $0; $0 dead cap
2022 
28 $3,400,000 $1,050,000 $200,000 $50,000 $870,000 $5,570,000 $3,840,000 $3,650,000($16,550,000) Pre-6/1 Release 2022 Dead Cap: $3,840,000 2022 Cap Savings: $1,730,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2022 Dead Cap: $3,840,000 2022 Cap Savings: $1,730,000 Post-6/1 Release 2022 Dead Cap: $1,920,000 2023 Dead Cap: $1,920,000 2022 Cap Savings: $3,650,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2022 Dead Cap: $1,920,000 2023 Dead Cap: $1,920,000 2022 Cap Savings: $3,650,000 2023 
29 $3,400,000 $1,050,000 $250,000 $50,000 $870,000 $5,620,000 $1,920,000 $3,700,000($20,250,000) Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $1,920,000 2023 Cap Savings: $3,700,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $1,920,000 2023 Cap Savings: $3,700,000 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $1,920,000 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2023 Cap Savings: $3,700,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $1,920,000 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2023 Cap Savings: $3,700,000 2024 
30 UFA Contract Notes:- $9.2M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2019 salary + 2020 salary)
Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Previous Contracts
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2016-2018
Contract: 3 yr(s) / $1,620,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $540,000 Total Guarantees - Guaranteed at Signing - Free Agent: 2019 / RFA
2016-2018
Contract: 3 yr(s) / $1,620,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $540,000 Total Guarantees - Guaranteed at Signing - Free Agent: 2019 / RFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2016 
$450,000 - - - - - $58,389 $508,389 2016 
$6,900 - - - - - - $6,900 2017 
$540,000 - - - - - - $540,000 2018 
$630,000 - - - - - - $630,000 2019 
$850,000 $5,250,000 - - - - - $6,100,000 2020 
$3,100,000 - - $50,000 - - - $3,150,000 5 seasons $5,576,900 $5,250,000 - $50,000 - - $58,389 $10,935,289 2021 
$990,000 - - $50,000 $2,610,000 - - $3,650,000 2022 
$3,400,000 - $200,000 $50,000 - - - $3,650,000 2023 
$3,400,000 - $250,000 $50,000 - - - $3,700,000 $13,366,900 $5,250,000 $450,000 $200,000 $2,610,000 - $58,389 $21,935,289 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 6 seasons 
$5,576,900 $5,250,000 - $50,000 - - $58,389 $10,935,289 -
Transactions
Mar 4 2021Converted $2.61M of 2021 salary & roster bonus into signing bonus, clearing $1.74M of cap spaceMar 13 2019Signed a 5 year $20.25M contract extension with New Orleans (NO)Sep 6 2016Signed a contract with New Orleans (NO)Aug 30 2016Waived by Baltimore (BAL)May 1 2016Signed a 3 year $1.62 million contract with Baltimore (BAL) -
2021 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Wil Lutz ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GA GP Snaps FG Att FG Made FG % PAT Att PAT Made PAT % 2020 NO 16 16 140 28 23 82.1 58 57 98.3 2019 NO 16 16 167 36 32 88.9 49 48 98 2018 NO 16 16 181 30 28 93.3 53 52 98.1 2017 NO 16 16 186 36 31 86.1 50 47 94 2016 NO 16 16 178 34 28 82.4 50 49 98 Totals 80 80 852 164 142 86.6 260 253 97.3


