Sione Takitaki
Minnesota Vikings, Inside Linebacker
Age: 30y-8m-29d (Jun 08, 1995)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Brigham Young
Drafted: Round 4 (#80 overall), 2019
Agent(s): Kenny Zuckerman (Priority Sports & Entertainment)
2024-2025 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $6,645,000
Average Salary:
$3,322,500
Signing Bonus:
$2,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,000,000
Total GTD:
$2,000,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
2023-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,430,000
Average Salary:
$2,430,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$1,080,000
Total GTD:
$1,080,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2019-2022 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,735,876
Average Salary:
$933,969
Signing Bonus:
$960,876
GTD at Sign:
$960,876
Total GTD:
$960,876
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
Seasons
5 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$14,400,718
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$1,560,890 |
$1,560,890 |
|
| 2020 | 25 |
|
Active
Active
|
$1,008,664 $1,008,664 |
$2,569,554 $3,578,218 |
|
| 2021 | 26 |
|
Injured
Injured
Injured
|
$850,000 $850,000 $850,000 |
$4,428,218 $5,278,218 $6,128,218 |
|
| 2022 | 27 |
|
Injured
|
$965,000 |
$7,093,218 |
|
| 2023 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$2,430,000 |
$9,523,218 |
|
| 2024 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$4,385,000 |
$13,908,218 |
|
| 2025 | 30 |
|
Reserve
Retained
|
$297,500 $195,000 |
$14,205,718 $14,400,718 |
|
| Total |
$14,400,718 |
$14,205,718 $14,400,718 |
||||
| Total |
$14,400,718 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$7,790,000 | $960,876 | - | - | - | $772,342 | $9,523,218 |
| 1 |
|
$1,125,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $150,000 | $600,000 | $4,385,000 |
| 1 |
|
$492,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $492,500 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
|
24 |
$495,000
|
$960,876 |
$105,014 |
$1,560,890 |
$1,560,890 |
||||
| 2020 |
|
25 |
$675,000 $675,000
|
$333,664 $333,664 |
$1,008,664 $1,008,664 |
$2,569,554 $3,578,218 |
|||||
| 2021 |
|
26 |
$850,000 $850,000 $850,000
|
$850,000 $850,000 $850,000 |
$4,428,218 $5,278,218 $6,128,218 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
27 |
$965,000
|
$965,000 |
$7,093,218 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
28 |
$2,430,000
|
$2,430,000 |
$9,523,218 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
29 |
$1,125,000
|
$2,000,000 |
$150,000 |
$600,000 |
$4,385,000 |
$13,908,218 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
30 |
$297,500 $195,000
|
$297,500 $195,000 |
$14,205,718 $14,400,718 |
||||||
| Total |
$9,407,500 |
$2,960,876 |
$150,000 |
$1,372,342 |
$14,400,718 |
$14,205,718 $14,400,718 |
|||||
| Total |
$9,407,500 |
$2,960,876 |
$150,000 |
$1,372,342 |
$14,400,718 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$7,790,000 | $960,876 | - | - | - | $772,342 | $9,523,218 |
| 1 |
|
$1,125,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $150,000 | $600,000 | $4,385,000 |
| 1 |
|
$492,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $492,500 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
1 - 5 | Knee |
| 2022 |
|
14 - 18 | Knee (ACL) |
| 2021 |
|
18 - 18 | Shoulder |
| 2020 |
|
12 - 12 | COVID-19 |
-
Feb 19, 2025
Released by New England (NE), clearing $2.865M of cap
-
Mar 11, 2024
Signed a 2 year $6.645 million contract with New England (NE)
-
Mar 14, 2023
Signed a 1 year $2.43 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
May 24, 2019
Signed a 4 year $3.73 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Apr 26, 2019
Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 4 (#80 overall)
-
Apr 26, 2019
Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 4 (#80 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NE | 11 | 4 | 194 | 17.77 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | CLE | 15 | 6 | 567 | 45.73 | 2 | 63 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | CLE | 12 | 8 | 497 | 42.41 | 1 | 69 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | CLE | 15 | 8 | 285 | 25.75 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | CLE | 15 | 12 | 434 | 40.90 | 1 | 67 | 41 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | CLE | 15 | 1 | 107 | 9.80 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
