Drue Tranquill

Kansas City Chiefs, Outside Linebacker
Age: 30y-6m-23d (Aug 15, 1995)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Notre Dame
Drafted: Round 4 (#130 overall), 2019
Agent(s): Doug Hendrickson, C.J. Laboy (Wasserman)
2026 Cap Hit

$7,500,000

2026 Cash

$6,000,000

Career Earnings

$21,091,112

2024-2026 Extension (CURRENT)

Drue Tranquill signed a 3 year, $19,000,000 contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, including $4,500,000 signing bonus, $12,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,333,333. In 2026, Tranquill will earn a base salary of $5,240,000 and a workout bonus of $250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $7,500,000 and a dead cap value of $1,500,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $19,000,000
Average Salary:
$6,333,333
Signing Bonus:
$4,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$12,500,000
Total GTD:
$12,500,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2024 29 $3,000,000 1.17% $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $12,500,000
2025 30 $8,500,000 3.04% $7,000,000 $13,000,000 $10,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $13,000,000; $1,500,000 DEAD CAP
2026 31 $7,500,000 2.47% $6,000,000 $19,000,000 $1,500,000
2027 32
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Active/GM Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2024 29 $1,250,000 $1,500,000 - $250,000 $3,000,000 1.17% $12,500,000
2025 30 $6,750,000 $1,500,000 - $250,000 $8,500,000 3.04% $10,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $13,000,000; $1,500,000 DEAD CAP
2026 31 $5,240,000 $1,500,000 $510,000 $250,000 $7,500,000 2.47% $1,500,000
2027 32
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Active/Gm Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2024 29 $1,250,000 $4,500,000 - $250,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $19,000,000
2025 30 $6,750,000 - - $250,000 $7,000,000 $13,000,000 $13,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $13,000,000; $1,500,000 DEAD CAP
2026 31 $5,240,000 - $510,000 $250,000 $6,000,000 $19,000,000 $6,000,000
Contract Notes
  • $12.5M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary + 2025 salary)
  • 2026 Per Game Active Bonus: $30,000 ($510,000)
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,440,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,450,000
Total GTD:
$2,450,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2019-2022 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,178,808
Average Salary:
$794,702
Signing Bonus:
$658,808
GTD at Sign:
$658,808
Total GTD:
$658,808
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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Seasons

7 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$21,091,112

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 24
Active
$1,153,808
$1,153,808
2020 25
Injured
$677,304
$1,831,112
2021 26
Active
$780,000
$2,611,112
2022 27
Active
$2,540,000
$5,151,112
2023 28
Active
$2,940,000
$8,091,112
 Champion
2024 29
Active
$6,000,000
$14,091,112
2025 30
Active
$7,000,000
$21,091,112
Total      
$21,091,112
$21,091,112
2026 31
Active
$6,000,000
Total
$27,091,112

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $4,490,000 $658,808 - - - $2,304 $5,151,112
3 $9,010,000 $5,940,000 - - $540,000 - $15,940,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
24
$495,000
$658,808
$1,153,808
$1,153,808
2020
25
$675,000
$2,304
$677,304
$1,831,112
2021
26
$780,000
$780,000
$2,611,112
2022
27
$2,540,000
$2,540,000
$5,151,112
2023
28
$1,010,000
$1,440,000
$40,000
$2,940,000
$8,091,112
2024
29
$1,250,000
$4,500,000
$250,000
$6,000,000
$14,091,112
2025
30
$6,750,000
$250,000
$7,000,000
$21,091,112
Total
$13,500,000
$6,598,808
$540,000
$2,304
$21,091,112
$21,091,112
2026
31
$5,240,000
$250,000
$6,000,000
Total
$18,740,000
$6,598,808
$790,000
$2,304
$27,091,112

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $4,490,000 $658,808 - - - $2,304 $5,151,112
3 $9,010,000 $5,940,000 - - $540,000 - $15,940,000

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2021 LAC 10 - 10 COVID-19
2020 LAC 2 - 17 Ankle
  • Mar 07, 2024 Signed a 3 year $19 million contract extension with Kansas City (KC)
  • Mar 17, 2023 Signed a 1 year $3 million contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • May 10, 2019 Signed a 4 year $3.176 million contract with Los Angeles (LAC)
  • Apr 27, 2019 Drafted by Los Angeles (LAC): Round 4 (#130 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2025 KC 17 17 883 79.34 2 103 55 48 1 0
2024 KC 16 16 798 69.57 2 94 54 40 0 0
2023 KC 16 8 577 51.15 5 78 53 25 2 0
2022 LAC 17 16 978 82.05 6 145 93 52 1 1
2021 LAC 14 7 561 46.95 2 76 45 31 0 0
2020 LAC 1 1 5 0.43 0 1 1 0 0 0
2019 LAC 15 3 382 38.80 0 75 61 14 0 0
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