Steven Sims Jr.
Arizona Cardinals, Wide Receiver
Age: 28y-11m-5d (Mar 31, 1997)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
College: Kansas
Drafted: Undrafted, WAS, 2019
Agent(s): Kennard McGuire (MS World)
2025-2025 Free Agent
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
2024-2024 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,325,000
Average Salary:
$1,325,000
Signing Bonus:
$75,000
GTD at Sign:
$75,000
Total GTD:
$75,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2023-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,500,000
Average Salary:
$1,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$200,000
GTD at Sign:
$500,000
Total GTD:
$500,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2022-2022
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $895,000
Average Salary:
$895,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / RFA
2021-2021 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $850,000
Average Salary:
$850,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
2019-2021 Rookie
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,770,000
Average Salary:
$590,000
Signing Bonus:
$15,000
GTD at Sign:
$15,000
Total GTD:
$15,000
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
Seasons
4 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$7,276,545
Earnings w/ Different Teams
6 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22 |
|
Active
Active
Active
|
$510,000 $510,000 $510,000 |
$510,000 $1,020,000 $1,530,000 |
|
| 2020 | 23 |
|
Active
Active
|
$616,176 $616,176 |
$2,146,176 $2,762,352 |
|
| 2021 | 24 |
|
Retained
Reserve
|
$130,022 $73,600 |
$2,892,374 $2,965,974 |
|
| 2022 | 25 |
|
Active
Active
|
$895,000 $895,000 |
$3,860,974 $4,755,974 |
|
| 2023 | 26 |
|
Retained
Reserve
|
$556,111 $370,800 |
$5,312,085 $5,682,885 |
|
| 2024 | 27 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$191,166 $1,141,174 |
$5,874,051 $7,015,225 |
|
| 2025 | 28 |
|
Retained
Reserve
Retained
|
$182,500 $70,000 $8,820 |
$7,197,725 $7,267,725 $7,276,545 |
|
| Total |
$7,276,545 |
$7,197,725 $7,267,725 $7,276,545 |
||||
| Total |
$7,276,545 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$2,717,352 | $45,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,762,352 |
| 2 |
|
$1,993,622 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,993,622 |
| 2 |
|
$1,726,911 | $275,000 | - | - | $25,000 | - | $2,068,085 |
| 1 |
|
$125,000 | - | - | - | - | $13,225 | $191,166 |
| 1 |
|
$252,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $252,500 |
| 1 |
|
- | - | - | - | $8,820 | - | $8,820 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
|
22 |
$495,000 $495,000 $495,000
|
$15,000 $15,000 $15,000 |
$510,000 $510,000 $510,000 |
$510,000 $1,020,000 $1,530,000 |
|||||
| 2020 |
|
23 |
$616,176 $616,176
|
$616,176 $616,176 |
$2,146,176 $2,762,352 |
||||||
| 2021 |
|
24 |
$130,022 $73,600
|
$130,022 $73,600 |
$2,892,374 $2,965,974 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
25 |
$895,000 $895,000
|
$895,000 $895,000 |
$3,860,974 $4,755,974 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
26 |
$356,111 $370,800
|
$200,000 |
$556,111 $370,800 |
$5,312,085 $5,682,885 |
|||||
| 2024 |
|
27 |
$125,000 $1,000,000
|
$75,000 |
$25,000 |
$13,225 |
$191,166 $1,141,174 |
$5,874,051 $7,015,225 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
28 |
$182,500 $70,000
|
$8,820 |
$182,500 $70,000 $8,820 |
$7,197,725 $7,267,725 $7,276,545 |
|||||
| Total |
$6,815,385 |
$320,000 |
$33,820 |
$13,225 |
$7,276,545 |
$7,197,725 $7,267,725 $7,276,545 |
|||||
| Total |
$6,815,385 |
$320,000 |
$33,820 |
$13,225 |
$7,276,545 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$2,717,352 | $45,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,762,352 |
| 2 |
|
$1,993,622 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,993,622 |
| 2 |
|
$1,726,911 | $275,000 | - | - | $25,000 | - | $2,068,085 |
| 1 |
|
$125,000 | - | - | - | - | $13,225 | $191,166 |
| 1 |
|
$252,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $252,500 |
| 1 |
|
- | - | - | - | $8,820 | - | $8,820 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
16 - 17 | COVID-19 |
| 2020 |
|
5 - 8 | Toe |
-
Dec 09, 2025
Signed to the practice squad by Arizona (ARI)
-
Aug 27, 2025
Released by Seattle (SEA)
-
Mar 26, 2025
Signed a 1 year $1.17 million contract with Seattle (SEA)
-
Dec 23, 2024
Claimed off waivers by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Dec 20, 2024
Waived by Houston (HOU)
-
Mar 21, 2024
Signed a 1 year $1.325 million contract with Houston (HOU)
-
Aug 30, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Houston (HOU)
-
Aug 29, 2023
Released by Houston (HOU)
-
Mar 24, 2023
Signed a $1.5 million contract with Houston (HOU)
-
Jan 19, 2022
Signed a reserve/future contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Sep 02, 2021
Signed to the practice squad by Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Aug 31, 2021
Waived by Buffalo (BUF)
-
Aug 25, 2021
Signed a contract with Buffalo (BUF)
-
Aug 23, 2021
Waived by Washington (WAS)
-
Apr 28, 2019
Signed a contract with Washington (WAS)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rec Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ARI | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BAL | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.88 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | PIT | 12 | 2 | 284 | 24.48 | 14 | 104 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | WAS | 12 | 2 | 379 | 34.80 | 27 | 265 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | WAS | 16 | 2 | 304 | 31.60 | 34 | 310 | 4 | 1 |
