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NFL
Markus Bailey
Markus Bailey
Arizona Cardinals, Outside Linebacker
Age: 28y-11m-30d (Mar 07, 1997)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Purdue
Drafted: Round 7 (#215 overall), 2020
Agent(s): Steve Caric (Wasserman)
INACTIVE
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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2020-2023 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,408,696
Average Salary:
$852,174
Signing Bonus:
$113,696
GTD at Sign:
$113,696
Total GTD:
$113,696
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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Seasons
5 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$6,370,423
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 |
 |
Active
Active
|
$815,578 $815,578 |
$815,578 $1,631,156 |
|
| 2021 | 24 |
|
Active
Active
|
$780,000 $780,000 |
$2,411,156 $3,191,156 |
|
| 2022 | 25 |
|
Active
Active
|
$895,000 $895,000 |
$4,086,156 $4,981,156 |
|
| 2023 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$1,010,000 |
$5,991,156 |
|
| 2024 | 27 |
 |
Reserve
Retained
|
$302,400 $76,867 |
$6,293,556 $6,370,423 |
|
| Total |
$6,370,423 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$5,580,000 | $227,392 | - | - | - | $183,764 | $5,991,156 |
| 1 |
|
$364,900 | - | - | - | - | $14,367 | $379,267 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
23 |
$610,000 $610,000
|
$113,696 $113,696 |
$91,882 $91,882 |
$815,578 $815,578 |
$815,578 $1,631,156 |
||||
| 2021 |
|
24 |
$780,000 $780,000
|
$780,000 $780,000 |
$2,411,156 $3,191,156 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
25 |
$895,000 $895,000
|
$895,000 $895,000 |
$4,086,156 $4,981,156 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
26 |
$1,010,000
|
$1,010,000 |
$5,991,156 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
27 |
$302,400 $62,500
|
$14,367 |
$302,400 $76,867 |
$6,293,556 $6,370,423 |
|||||
| Total |
$5,944,900 |
$227,392 |
$198,131 |
$6,370,423 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$5,580,000 | $227,392 | - | - | - | $183,764 | $5,991,156 |
| 1 |
|
$364,900 | - | - | - | - | $14,367 | $379,267 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
CIN |
10 - 10 | COVID-19 |
-
Nov 19, 2024
Suspended 6 games for violating the league's PED policy, forfeiting $100,800 in 2024 salary with Arizona (ARI)
-
Aug 28, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by Arizona (ARI)
-
Aug 27, 2024
Released by Arizona (ARI)
-
May 07, 2024
Signed a 1 year $1.125 million contract with Arizona (ARI)
-
Jul 21, 2020
Signed a 4 year $3.4 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
-
Apr 25, 2020
Drafted by Cincinnati (CIN): Round 7 (#215 overall)
Suspensions
| Date | Reason | Games Suspended | Fine Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2024 |
|
PEDs | 6 | $100,800 |
| Suspensions: 1 | $100,800 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | CIN | 17 | 0 | 29 | 2.67 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CIN | 16 | 1 | 58 | 5.24 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CIN | 16 | 3 | 260 | 23.68 | 1 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CIN | 11 | 0 | 44 | 4.09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
