Cooper Rush

Baltimore Ravens, Quarterback
Age: 32y-3m-16d (Nov 21, 1993)
Exp: 9 Years
Country: US
College: Central Michigan
Drafted: Undrafted, DAL, 2017
Agent(s): Chris Cabott (Equity Sports)
2026 Cap Hit

$2,649,000

2026 Cash

$2,100,000

Career Earnings

$13,349,429

2025-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Cooper Rush signed a 2 year, $6,200,000 contract with the Baltimore Ravens, including $2,745,000 signing bonus, $4,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,100,000. In 2026, Rush will earn a base salary of $1,300,000, a roster bonus of $700,000 and a workout bonus of $100,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,649,000 and a dead cap value of $2,196,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $6,200,000
Average Salary:
$3,100,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,745,000
GTD at Sign:
$4,000,000
Total GTD:
$4,000,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 32 $1,904,000 0.68% $4,100,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 1 YR, $4,100,000; $2,196,000 DEAD CAP
2026 33 $2,649,000 0.88% $2,100,000 $6,200,000 $2,196,000
2027 34
Void
UFA
 $1,647,000 0.52% - $6,200,000 $1,647,000
2028
Void
 $549,000 0.16% - $6,200,000 -
2029
Void
 $549,000 0.15% - $6,200,000 -
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2025 32 $1,255,000 $549,000 - $100,000 $1,904,000 0.68% $4,100,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 1 YR, $4,100,000; $2,196,000 DEAD CAP
2026 33 $1,300,000 $549,000 $700,000 $100,000 $2,649,000 0.88% $2,196,000
2027 34
Void
UFA
 - $549,000 - - $1,647,000 0.52% $1,647,000
2028
Void
 - $549,000 - - $549,000 0.16% -
2029
Void
 - $549,000 - - $549,000 0.15% -
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 32 $1,255,000 $2,745,000 - $100,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000 $6,200,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 1 YR, $4,100,000; $2,196,000 DEAD CAP
2026 33 $1,300,000 - $700,000 $100,000 $2,100,000 $6,200,000 $2,100,000
2027 34
Void
 - - - - - $6,200,000 -
2028 35
Void
 - - - - - $6,200,000 -
2029 36
Void
 - - - - - $6,200,000 -
Contract Notes

  • $4M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2025 salary)
  • 2026 Roster Bonus: $700,000 (5th league day of 2026)
  • 2027-2029 years automatically void 10 days before the 2027 league year
  • Performance Bonuses (non-cumulative)
    50% Snaps: $500,000
    60% Snaps: $750,000
    70% Snaps: $1M
  • Playoff Bonuses
    50% Snaps + Playoff Berth: $1M
    50% Snaps + Playoff Win: $250,000 for each

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $5,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,250,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,750,000
Total GTD:
$2,750,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2021-2022

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,955,000
Average Salary:
$977,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2020-2020 Extension

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,250,000
Average Salary:
$1,250,000
Signing Bonus:
$100,000
GTD at Sign:
$150,000
Total GTD:
$150,000
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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2017-2019 undrafted

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,670,000
Average Salary:
$556,667
Signing Bonus:
$5,000
GTD at Sign:
$5,000
Total GTD:
$5,000
Free Agent:
2020 / RFA
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Seasons

9 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$13,349,429

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 24
Active
$470,000
$470,000
2018 25
Active
$555,000
$1,025,000
2019 26
Active
$645,000
$1,670,000
2020 27
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
$150,000
$96,000
$72,529
$36,000
$1,820,000
$1,916,000
$1,988,529
$2,024,529
2021 28
Active
$920,000
$2,944,529
2022 29
Active
Retained
Retained
$977,500
$57,500
$19,900
$3,922,029
$3,979,529
$3,999,429
2023 30
Active
$2,750,000
$6,749,429
2024 31
Active
$2,500,000
$9,249,429
2025 32
Active
$4,100,000
$13,349,429
Total      
$13,349,429
$13,349,429
2026 33
Active
$2,100,000
Total
$15,449,429

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
8 $7,558,429 $1,255,000 - - - $250,000 $9,063,429
1 $86,000 $100,000 - - - - $186,000
1 $1,255,000 $2,745,000 - - $100,000 - $4,100,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
24
$465,000
$5,000
$470,000
$470,000
2018
25
$555,000
$555,000
$1,025,000
2019
26
$645,000
$645,000
$1,670,000
2020
27
$50,000
$96,000
$72,529
$36,000
$100,000
$150,000
$96,000
$72,529
$36,000
$1,820,000
$1,916,000
$1,988,529
$2,024,529
2021
28
$920,000
$920,000
$2,944,529
2022
29
$977,500
$57,500
$19,900
$977,500
$57,500
$19,900
$3,922,029
$3,979,529
$3,999,429
2023
30
$1,500,000
$1,250,000
$2,750,000
$6,749,429
2024
31
$2,250,000
$250,000
$2,500,000
$9,249,429
2025
32
$1,255,000
$2,745,000
$100,000
$4,100,000
$13,349,429
Total
$8,899,429
$4,100,000
$100,000
$250,000
$13,349,429
$13,349,429
2026
33
$1,300,000
$700,000
$100,000
$2,100,000
Total
$10,199,429
$4,100,000
$700,000
$200,000
$250,000
$15,449,429

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
8 $7,558,429 $1,255,000 - - - $250,000 $9,063,429
1 $86,000 $100,000 - - - - $186,000
1 $1,255,000 $2,745,000 - - $100,000 - $4,100,000
  • Mar 16, 2025 Signed a 2 year $6.2 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)
  • Mar 17, 2023 Signed a 2 year $5 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
  • Sep 17, 2022 Signed to the active roster by Dallas (DAL)
  • Aug 31, 2022 Signed to the practice squad by Dallas (DAL)
  • Aug 30, 2022 Released by Dallas (DAL), clearing $1.035M of cap
  • Jan 04, 2021 Signed a reserve/future contract with Dallas (DAL)
  • Nov 09, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Dallas (DAL)
  • Nov 08, 2020 Signed to the active roster by Dallas (DAL)
  • Oct 30, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Dallas (DAL)
  • Sep 07, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYG)
  • Sep 05, 2020 Waived by New York (NYG)
  • May 08, 2020 Signed a 1 year $1.25 million restructured contract with New York (NYG)
  • May 05, 2020 Claimed off waivers by New York (NYG)
  • May 04, 2020 Waived by Dallas (DAL)
  • Mar 12, 2020 Assigned a 1 year $2.133 million original round tender by Dallas (DAL)
  • Apr 30, 2017 Signed a contract with Dallas (DAL)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Pass Attempts Pass Completions Pass Completion % Pass Yards Pass Yards/Gm Pass Touchdowns Pass Interceptions Pass Rating Rush Attempts Rush Yards Rush Touchdowns Fum
2025 BAL 4 2 115 11.34 52 34 65.4 303 75.8 0 4 48.80 4 -4 0 1
2024 DAL 12 8 572 48.97 308 187 60.7 1,844 153.7 12 5 83.85 26 18 0 9
2023 DAL 8 0 69 5.83 24 18 75.0 144 18.0 0 1 72.22 12 -5 0 0
2022 DAL 9 5 341 29.37 162 94 58.0 1,051 116.8 5 3 80.04 9 6 0 2
2021 DAL 5 1 113 9.22 47 30 63.8 422 84.4 3 1 105.10 9 -8 0 1
2020 DAL 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
2019 DAL 2 0 5 0.40 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
2018 DAL 1 0 6 0.60 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
2017 DAL 2 0 15 1.40 3 1 33.3 2 1.0 0 0 42.36 2 13 0 0
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