Tom Kennedy
Detroit Lions, Wide Receiver
Age: 29y-7m-7d (Jul 29, 1996)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: US
College: Bryant
Drafted: Undrafted, DET, 2019
Agent(s): Jonathon Brigati (BIG)
Career Earnings
$2,828,457
2025-2025
Tom Kennedy signed a 1 year, $1,100,000 contract with the Detroit Lions, including an average annual salary of $1,100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,100,000
Average Salary:
$1,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / RFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
29 | $366,666 | 0.13% | $366,666 | $366,666 | - | |||
| 2026 |
|
30 |
RFA |
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| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2025 |
|
29 | $69,931 | 0.03% | $69,931 | - | - | |||
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | Dead Cap | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
29 | $1,100,000 | $366,666 | 0.13% | - | ||||
| 2026 |
|
30 |
RFA |
|||||||
| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2025 |
|
29 | $61,111 | $69,931 | 0.03% | - | ||||
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
29 | $366,666 | $366,666 | $366,666 | $436,597 | ||||||
| Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
| 2025 |
|
29 | $61,111 | $69,931 | - | $69,931 | ||||||
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $940,000
Average Salary:
$940,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / RFA
2021-2022
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $660,000
Average Salary:
$660,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / ERFA
2020-2020
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $610,000
Average Salary:
$610,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2021 / ERFA
2019-2019
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $495,000
Average Salary:
$495,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2020 / ERFA
2019-2021 Rookie
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,755,000
Average Salary:
$585,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
Seasons
3 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$5,040,838
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 |
|
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$88,000 $87,353 $24,000 $88,000 $87,353 $24,000 |
$88,000 $175,353 $199,353 $287,353 $374,706 $398,706 |
|
| 2020 | 24 |
|
Retained
|
$142,800 |
$541,506 |
|
| 2021 | 25 |
|
Retained
Active
Retained
Active
Retained
Active
|
$403,603 $293,328 $403,603 $293,328 $403,603 $293,328 |
$945,109 $1,238,437 $1,642,040 $1,935,368 $2,338,971 $2,632,299 |
|
| 2022 | 26 |
|
Reserve
Retained
Retained
Retained
Reserve
Retained
Reserve
|
$34,500 $504,166 $504,166 $46,000 $34,500 $46,000 $34,500 |
$2,666,799 $3,170,965 $3,675,131 $3,721,131 $3,755,631 $3,801,631 $3,836,131 |
|
| 2023 | 27 |
|
Reserve
|
$72,000 |
$3,908,131 |
|
| 2024 | 28 |
|
Retained
Retained
Retained
Reserve
|
$200,000 $164,166 $109,444 $12,500 |
$4,108,131 $4,272,297 $4,381,741 $4,394,241 |
|
| 2025 | 29 |
|
Active
Retained
Retained
|
$366,666 $210,000 $69,931 |
$4,760,907 $4,970,907 $5,040,838 |
|
| Total |
$5,040,838 |
$4,760,907 $4,970,907 $5,040,838 |
||||
| Total |
$5,040,838 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
|
$5,032,018 | - | - | - | $8,820 | - | $5,040,838 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
|
23 |
$88,000 $87,353 $24,000 $88,000 $87,353 $24,000
|
$88,000 $87,353 $24,000 $88,000 $87,353 $24,000 |
$88,000 $175,353 $199,353 $287,353 $374,706 $398,706 |
||||||
| 2020 |
|
24 |
$142,800
|
$142,800 |
$541,506 |
||||||
| 2021 |
|
25 |
$403,603 $293,328 $403,603 $293,328 $403,603 $293,328
|
$403,603 $293,328 $403,603 $293,328 $403,603 $293,328 |
$945,109 $1,238,437 $1,642,040 $1,935,368 $2,338,971 $2,632,299 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
26 |
$34,500 $504,166 $504,166 $46,000 $34,500 $46,000 $34,500
|
$34,500 $504,166 $504,166 $46,000 $34,500 $46,000 $34,500 |
$2,666,799 $3,170,965 $3,675,131 $3,721,131 $3,755,631 $3,801,631 $3,836,131 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
27 |
$72,000
|
$72,000 |
$3,908,131 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
28 |
$200,000 $164,166 $109,444 $12,500
|
$200,000 $164,166 $109,444 $12,500 |
$4,108,131 $4,272,297 $4,381,741 $4,394,241 |
||||||
| 2025 |
|
29 |
$366,666 $210,000 $61,111
|
$8,820 |
$366,666 $210,000 $69,931 |
$4,760,907 $4,970,907 $5,040,838 |
|||||
| Total |
$5,032,018 |
$8,820 |
$5,040,838 |
$4,760,907 $4,970,907 $5,040,838 |
|||||||
| Total |
$5,032,018 |
$8,820 |
$5,040,838 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
|
$5,032,018 | - | - | - | $8,820 | - | $5,040,838 |
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Nov 26, 2025
Signed to the active roster by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 28, 2025
Signed to the practice squad by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 26, 2025
Released by Detroit (DET)
-
Jan 21, 2025
Signed a reserve/future contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Jan 06, 2025
Signed to the practice squad by Detroit (DET)
-
Jan 02, 2025
Waived by Detroit (DET)
-
Dec 21, 2024
Signed to the active roster by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 28, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 27, 2024
Released by Detroit (DET)
-
Jan 30, 2024
Signed a reserve/future contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Nov 29, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 07, 2023
Waived by Detroit (DET)
-
Jan 09, 2023
Signed a reserve/future contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Dec 20, 2022
Signed to the practice squad by Detroit (DET)
-
Dec 17, 2022
Waived by Detroit (DET)
-
Oct 05, 2022
Signed to the active roster by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 31, 2022
Signed to the practice squad by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 29, 2022
Waived by Detroit (DET)
-
Nov 11, 2021
Signed to the practice squad by Detroit (DET)
-
Nov 08, 2021
Waived by Detroit (DET)
-
Jan 05, 2021
Signed a reserve/future contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Sep 06, 2020
Signed to the practice squad by Detroit (DET)
-
Sep 05, 2020
Waived by Detroit (DET)
-
Jan 02, 2020
Signed a reserve/future contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Oct 16, 2019
Signed to the practice squad by Detroit (DET)
-
Oct 14, 2019
Waived by Detroit (DET)
-
Sep 28, 2019
Signed to the active roster by Detroit (DET)
-
Sep 01, 2019
Signed to the practice squad by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 31, 2019
Waived by Detroit (DET)
-
May 12, 2019
Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rec Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DET | 6 | 0 | 48 | 4.36 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DET | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | DET | 7 | 1 | 227 | 19.88 | 8 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | DET | 12 | 0 | 149 | 13.52 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
