Lorenzo Carter

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Falcons, OLB Age: 28-116d Exp: 5 Years
Drafted: Round 3 (#66 overall), 2018 College: Georgia Agent(s): Joel Segal, Greg Barnett (Lagardere Sports)

 
  • Current Contract

    Lorenzo Carter signed a 2 year, $9,000,000 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including a $2,000,000 signing bonus, $4,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,500,000. In 2024, Carter will earn a base salary of $3,750,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,750,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $9,000,000
    Signing Bonus $2,000,000
    Average Salary $4,500,000
    Total Guarantees $4,250,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $4,250,000
    Free Agent: 2025 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2023 Contract details by year 28 $3,250,000 $1,000,000 $4,250,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000($5,250,000) $5,250,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $5,250,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-1,000,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2023 Cap Savings: $2,250,000 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $4,250,000 2024 Dead Cap: $1,000,000 2023 Cap Savings: $0 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $1,000,000 2024 Dead Cap: $1,000,000 2023 Cap Savings: $3,250,000

    Potential Out: 2024, 1 yr, $5,250,000; $1,000,000 dead cap

    2024 Contract details by year 29 $3,750,000 $1,000,000 $4,750,000 $1,000,000 $3,750,000($9,000,000) $4,500,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $1,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $3,750,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $1,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $3,750,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $1,000,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $3,750,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $1,000,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $3,750,000
    2025 Free Agent Year 30 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • $4.25M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2023 salary)
    • Incentives: $1M
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2022-2022

    Lorenzo Carter signed a 1 year, $3,500,000 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including a $2,000,000 signing bonus, $2,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,500,000. In 2024, Carter will earn a base salary of $3,750,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,750,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,500,000
    Signing Bonus $2,000,000
    Average Salary $3,500,000
    Total Guarantees $2,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $2,000,000
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA

    2018-2021Entry Level

    Lorenzo Carter signed a 4 year, $4,083,482 contract with the New York Giants, including a $1,049,804 signing bonus, $1,049,804 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,020,871. In 2024, Carter will earn a base salary of $3,750,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,750,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $4,083,482
    Signing Bonus $1,049,804
    Average Salary $1,020,871
    Total Guarantees $1,049,804
    Guaranteed at Signing $1,049,804
    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 $1,049,804 - - - - - $1,529,804
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $665,613 - - - - - - $665,613
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $851,226 - - - - - - $851,226
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $2,183,000 - - - - - - $2,183,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,500,000 $2,000,000 - - - - - $3,500,000
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $3,250,000 $2,000,000 - - - - - $5,250,000
    6 seasons $8,929,839 $5,049,804 - - - - - $13,979,643
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $3,750,000 - - - - - - $3,750,000
    $12,679,839 $5,049,804 - - - - - $17,729,643
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    4 seasons Player Cash Earnings $4,179,839 $1,049,804 - - - - - $5,229,643
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $4,750,000 $4,000,000 - - - - - $8,750,000
  • Transactions

    Mar 7 2023Signed a 2 year $9 million contract extension with Atlanta (ATL)
    Mar 21 2022Signed a 1 year $3.5 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)
    May 10 2018Signed a 4 year $4.08 million contract with New York (NYG)
    Apr 27 2018Drafted by New York (NYG): Round 3 (#66 overall)
  • 2024 Player Rankings

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT
    2023 ATL 17 17 1 409 38.2 3 35 24 11 1
    2022 ATL 17 17 17 909 85.2 4 58 29 29 1
    2021 NYG 14 14 14 617 52.8 5 51 28 23 2 1
    2020 NYG 5 5 4 232 21.3 1 15 11 4
    2019 NYG 15 15 12 739 65.1 4.5 45 25 20 1
    2018 NYG 15 15 3 442 40.3 4 43 30 13
    Totals 83 83 51 3,348 - 22 247 147 100 4 2