Kenny Clark

Dallas Cowboys, Defensive Tackle

Age: 30y-5m-6d (Oct 04, 1995)

Exp: 10 Years

Country: US

College: California-Los Angeles

Drafted: Round 1 (#27 overall), 2016

Agent(s): Doug Hendrickson, C.J. Laboy (Wasserman)

2026 Cap Hit

$12,700,000

2026 Cash

$21,500,000

Career Earnings

$109,827,719

2024-2027 Extension (CURRENT)

Kenny Clark signed a 3 year, $64,000,000 contract with the Green Bay Packers, including $17,500,000 signing bonus, $17,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $21,333,333. In 2026, Clark will earn a base salary of $8,800,000, a restructure bonus of $11,000,000 and a workout bonus of $700,000, while carrying a cap hit of $12,700,000 and a dead cap value of $11,000,000.

Contract Terms:

3 yr(s) / $64,000,000

Average Salary:

$21,333,333

Signing Bonus:

$17,500,000

GTD at Sign:

$17,500,000

Total GTD:

$17,500,000

Free Agent:

2028 / UFA

MANAGE CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2024	29		$26,365,000	10.32%	$29,000,000	$29,000,000	$41,737,000
2025	30		$2,300,000	0.82%	$2,300,000	$31,300,000	-
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $31,300,000; $11,000,000 DEAD CAP
2026	31		$12,700,000	4.22%	$21,500,000	$52,800,000	$11,000,000
2027	32		$22,200,000	6.87%	$20,000,000	$72,800,000	$8,800,000
2028	33	Void UFA	$2,200,000	0.62%	-	$72,800,000	$6,600,000
2029		Void	$2,200,000	0.59%	-	$72,800,000	-
2030		Void	$2,200,000	0.55%	-	$72,800,000	-
Accrued Dead Cap
2025	30		$18,065,000	6.47%	$8,200,000	-	-
2026	31		$17,007,000	5.65%	-	-	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Restructure Proration	Active/GM Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League	Dead Cap
2024	29		$10,050,000	$9,375,000	$5,490,000	$750,000	$700,000	$26,365,000	10.32%	$41,737,000
2025	30		$1,300,000	-	-	$1,000,000	-	$2,300,000	0.82%	-
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $31,300,000; $11,000,000 DEAD CAP
2026	31		$8,800,000	-	$2,200,000	$1,000,000	$700,000	$12,700,000	4.22%	$11,000,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE Today → 03/13/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $11,000,000 2026 Cap Savings: $1,700,000 03/13/2026 → 06/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $22,000,000 2026 Cap Savings: $-9,300,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $11,000,000 2026 Savings: $1,700,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2026 Dead Cap: $2,200,000 2027 Dead Cap: $8,800,000 2026 Savings: $10,500,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 03/13/2026 → 06/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $13,200,000 2027 Dead Cap: $8,800,000 2026 Cap Savings: $-500,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $13,200,000 2027 Dead Cap: $8,800,000 2026 Savings: $-500,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2027	32		$18,300,000	-	$2,200,000	$1,000,000	$700,000	$22,200,000	6.87%	$8,800,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $8,800,000 2027 Savings: $13,400,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $8,800,000 2027 Savings: $13,400,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2027 Dead Cap: $2,200,000 2028 Dead Cap: $6,600,000 2027 Savings: $20,000,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $2,200,000 2028 Dead Cap: $6,600,000 2027 Savings: $20,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $2,200,000 2028 Dead Cap: $6,600,000 2027 Savings: $20,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2028	33	Void UFA	-	-	$2,200,000	-	-	$2,200,000	0.62%	$6,600,000	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $6,600,000 2028 Savings: $-4,400,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $6,600,000 2028 Savings: $-4,400,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $6,600,000 2028 Savings: $2,200,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $6,600,000 2028 Savings: $2,200,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $6,600,000 2028 Savings: $2,200,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2029		Void	-	-	$2,200,000	-	-	$2,200,000	0.59%	-	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $2,200,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $2,200,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $2,200,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $2,200,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $2,200,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2030		Void	-	-	$2,200,000	-	-	$2,200,000	0.55%	-	2030 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,200,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,200,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,200,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,200,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,200,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
Accrued Dead Cap
2025			-	$4,375,000	$5,490,000	-	$700,000	$18,065,000	6.47%	-
2026			-	$8,750,000	$8,257,000	-	-	$17,007,000	5.65%	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Restructure Bonus	Active/Gm Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2024	29		$10,050,000	$17,500,000	-	$750,000	$700,000	$29,000,000	$29,000,000	$81,000,000
2025	30		$1,300,000	-	-	$1,000,000	-	$2,300,000	$31,300,000	$52,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $31,300,000; $11,000,000 DEAD CAP
2026	31		$8,800,000	-	$11,000,000	$1,000,000	$700,000	$21,500,000	$52,800,000	$41,500,000
2027	32		$18,300,000	-	-	$1,000,000	$700,000	$20,000,000	$72,800,000	$20,000,000
2028	33	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$72,800,000	-
2029	34	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$72,800,000	-
2030	35	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$72,800,000	-
Retained/Dead Cash
2025	30	-	-	-	-	-	$700,000	$8,200,000	-	$8,200,000
2026	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Contract Notes

$17.5M guaranteed (signing bonus)
2025 Roster Bonus: $7.5M (3rd league day of 2025)
2026 Roster Bonus: $11M (3rd league day of 2026)
2024 Per Game Active Bonus: $44,117 ($750,000)
2025-2027 Per Game Active Bonus: $58,823 ($1M)
Pro Bowl Escalator: $250,000
Playing Time Escalator
70% + Playoff Berth: $1M

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2020-2024 Rookie Extension

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $70,000,000

Average Salary:

$17,500,000

Signing Bonus:

$25,000,000

GTD at Sign:

$27,690,000

Total GTD:

$34,090,000

Free Agent:

2025 / UFA

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2016-2020 Rookie

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $9,361,646

Average Salary:

$2,340,412

Signing Bonus:

$5,008,470

GTD at Sign:

$7,185,058

Total GTD:

$7,185,058

Free Agent:

2021 / UFA

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Seasons

10 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$109,827,719

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2016	21	Active	$5,458,470	$5,458,470
2017	22	Active	$875,529	$6,333,999
2018	23	Injured	$1,301,059	$7,635,058
2019	24	Active	$1,726,588	$9,361,646
2020	25	Active	$26,745,497	$36,107,143
2021	26	Active	$2,070,576	$38,177,719
2022	27	Active	$15,900,000	$54,077,719
2023	28	Active	$16,250,000	$70,327,719
2024	29	Active	$29,000,000	$99,327,719
2025	30	Retained Active	$8,200,000 $2,300,000	$107,527,719 $109,827,719
Total			$109,827,719	$107,527,719 $109,827,719
2026	31	Active	$21,500,000
2027	32	Active	$20,000,000
Total			$151,327,719

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
10		$19,293,176	$47,508,470	$8,520,576	$27,450,000	$3,400,000	$55,497	$107,527,719
1		$1,300,000	-	-	-	-	-	$2,300,000

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2016	21	$450,000	$5,008,470					$5,458,470	$5,458,470
2017	22	$875,529						$875,529	$6,333,999
2018	23	$1,301,059						$1,301,059	$7,635,058
2019	24	$1,726,588						$1,726,588	$9,361,646
2020	25	$1,690,000	$25,000,000				$55,497	$26,745,497	$36,107,143
2021	26	$1,000,000			$470,576	$600,000		$2,070,576	$38,177,719
2022	27	$1,035,000		$13,615,000	$550,000	$700,000		$15,900,000	$54,077,719
2023	28	$1,165,000		$13,835,000		$700,000		$16,250,000	$70,327,719
2024	29	$10,050,000	$17,500,000			$700,000		$29,000,000	$99,327,719
2025	30	$1,300,000			$7,500,000	$700,000		$8,200,000 $2,300,000	$107,527,719 $109,827,719
Total		$20,593,176	$47,508,470	$27,450,000	$8,520,576	$3,400,000	$55,497	$109,827,719	$107,527,719 $109,827,719
2026	31	$8,800,000		$11,000,000		$700,000		$21,500,000
2027	32	$18,300,000				$700,000		$20,000,000
Total		$47,693,176	$47,508,470	$38,450,000	$8,520,576	$4,800,000	$55,497	$151,327,719

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
10		$19,293,176	$47,508,470	$8,520,576	$27,450,000	$3,400,000	$55,497	$107,527,719
1		$1,300,000	-	-	-	-	-	$2,300,000

Injuries

Year		Weeks	Reason
2021	GB	15 - 15	COVID-19
2018	GB	17 - 17	Elbow

Mar 10, 2026 Converted an $11M roster bonus into signing bonus, creating $8.8M of cap space with Dallas (DAL)
Aug 28, 2025 Traded to Dallas (DAL) from Green Bay (GB) with 2026 1st round pick and 2027 1st round pick for Micah Parsons
Jul 21, 2024 Signed a 3 year $64 million contract extension with Green Bay (GB)
Mar 01, 2023 Converted $11.835M of 2023 salary + a $2M roster bonus into signing bonus, adding one additional void year, clearing $11.068M of cap space with Green Bay (GB)
Feb 23, 2022 Converted $7.215M of 2022 salary and $6.4M roster bonus into signing bonus, clearing $10.892M of cap with Green Bay (BG)
Aug 15, 2020 Signed a 4 year $70 million contract extension with Green Bay (GB)
Oct 11, 2019 Fined $10,527 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Dallas (DAL)
Oct 04, 2019 Fined $21,056 Late Hit against Carson Wentz (PHI)
Apr 22, 2019 Green Bay (GB) exercised a $7.69 million option for 2020
Jun 17, 2016 Signed a 4 year $9.36 million contract with Green Bay (GB)
Apr 28, 2016 Drafted by Green Bay (GB): Round 1 (#27 overall)

Fines

Date	Reason	Fine Amount
Oct 11, 2019	Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Dallas (DAL)	$10,527
Oct 04, 2019	Late Hit against Carson Wentz (PHI)	$21,056
Fines: 2		$31,583

Year	Team	GP	GS	Snaps	Snaps%	Sack	Tackles Total	Tackles Solo	Tackles Assisted	FFum
2025	DAL	17	17	748	63.07	3	36	17	19	0
2024	GB	17	16	658	61.96	1	37	20	17	0
2023	GB	17	17	810	73.91	8	44	22	22	2
2022	GB	17	17	807	73.77	4	53	27	26	1
2021	GB	16	16	782	70.07	4	48	28	20	0
2020	GB	13	13	597	57.46	2	41	28	13	0
2019	GB	16	16	879	84.00	6	61	31	30	1
2018	GB	13	13	721	67.80	6	55	36	19	1
2017	GB	15	15	688	65.30	5	56	33	23	1
2016	GB	16	2	335	32.50	0	21	13	8	0

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