Duke Shelley

Indianapolis Colts, Cornerback
Age: 29y-5m-11d (Oct 08, 1996)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
College: Kansas State
Drafted: Round 6 (#205 overall), 2019
Agent(s): David Mulugheta (Athletes First)
INACTIVE

2025-2025

Duke Shelley signed a 1 year, $1,170,000 contract with the Indianapolis Colts, including an average annual salary of $1,170,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,170,000
Average Salary:
$1,170,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 29
Voided
 $1,030,000 0.37% $1,170,000 $1,170,000 -
2026 30
UFA
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2025 29
Voided
 $1,170,000 $1,030,000 0.37% -
2026 30
UFA
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 29
Voided
 $1,170,000 $1,170,000 $1,170,000 -
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,125,000
Average Salary:
$1,125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2023-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,080,000
Average Salary:
$1,080,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2023-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,300,000
Average Salary:
$1,300,000
Signing Bonus:
$125,000
GTD at Sign:
$500,000
Total GTD:
$500,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2022-2022

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $965,000
Average Salary:
$965,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2019-2022 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,587,840
Average Salary:
$646,960
Signing Bonus:
$127,840
GTD at Sign:
$127,840
Total GTD:
$127,840
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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Seasons

4 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$9,022,311

Earnings w/ Different Teams

5 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 23
Active
Active
Active
$649,311
$649,311
$649,311
$649,311
$1,298,622
$1,947,933
2020 24
Active
$838,779
$2,786,712
2021 25
Active
Active
Active
$850,000
$850,000
$850,000
$3,636,712
$4,486,712
$5,336,712
2022 26
Active
Retained
Active
Retained
Active
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
$482,500
$138,600
$482,500
$107,222
$482,500
$138,600
$107,222
$138,600
$107,222
$5,819,212
$5,957,812
$6,440,312
$6,547,534
$7,030,034
$7,168,634
$7,275,856
$7,414,456
$7,521,678
2023 27
Injured
Retained
$793,333
$544,000
$8,315,011
$8,859,011
2024 28
Retained
Retained
$100,800
$62,500
$8,959,811
$9,022,311
Total
$9,022,311

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $4,710,000 $383,520 - - - $243,192 $5,336,712
1 $2,184,966 - - - - - $2,184,966
1 $793,333 - - - - - $793,333
1 $375,000 $125,000 - - $44,000 - $544,000
1 $163,300 - - - - - $163,300
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
23
$495,000
$495,000
$495,000
$127,840
$127,840
$127,840
$26,471
$26,471
$26,471
$649,311
$649,311
$649,311
$649,311
$1,298,622
$1,947,933
2020
24
$675,000
$163,779
$838,779
$2,786,712
2021
25
$850,000
$850,000
$850,000
$850,000
$850,000
$850,000
$3,636,712
$4,486,712
$5,336,712
2022
26
$482,500
$138,600
$482,500
$107,222
$482,500
$138,600
$107,222
$138,600
$107,222
$482,500
$138,600
$482,500
$107,222
$482,500
$138,600
$107,222
$138,600
$107,222
$5,819,212
$5,957,812
$6,440,312
$6,547,534
$7,030,034
$7,168,634
$7,275,856
$7,414,456
$7,521,678
2023
27
$793,333
$375,000
$125,000
$44,000
$793,333
$544,000
$8,315,011
$8,859,011
2024
28
$100,800
$62,500
$100,800
$62,500
$8,959,811
$9,022,311
Total
$8,226,599
$508,520
$44,000
$243,192
$9,022,311

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $4,710,000 $383,520 - - - $243,192 $5,336,712
1 $2,184,966 - - - - - $2,184,966
1 $793,333 - - - - - $793,333
1 $375,000 $125,000 - - $44,000 - $544,000
1 $163,300 - - - - - $163,300

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2023 LAR 13 - 18 Hamstring
2021 CHI 12 - 15 Hamstring
2021 CHI 15 - 15 COVID-19
  • Aug 26, 2025 Waived by Indianapolis (IND)
  • Jul 31, 2025 Signed a contract with Indianapolis (IND)
  • Aug 29, 2024 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYG)
  • Aug 27, 2024 Released by Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jul 24, 2024 Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Sep 01, 2023 Signed a contract with Los Angeles (LAR)
  • Aug 29, 2023 Released by Las Vegas (LV)
  • Mar 23, 2023 Signed a 1 year $1.3 million contract with Las Vegas (LV)
  • Nov 12, 2022 Signed to the active roster by Minnesota (MIN)
  • Sep 06, 2022 Signed to the practice squad by Minnesota (MIN)
  • Aug 31, 2022 Waived by Chicago (CHI)
  • Jun 20, 2019 Signed a 4 year $2.58 million contract with Chicago (CHI)
  • Apr 27, 2019 Drafted by Chicago (CHI): Round 6 (#205 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2024 NYG 1 0 14 1.25 0 1 1 0 0 0
2023 LAR 11 0 76 6.63 0 6 5 1 0 0
2022 MIN 11 5 397 33.99 0 30 22 8 0 1
2021 CHI 10 4 419 37.38 0 37 30 7 0 0
2020 CHI 11 2 240 23.28 0 16 9 7 0 0
2019 CHI 9 0 8 0.70 0 0 0 0 0 0
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