Essang Bassey

Washington Commanders, Cornerback
Age: 27y-6m-28d (Aug 12, 1998)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: US
College: Wake Forest
Drafted: Undrafted, DEN, 2020
INACTIVE

2025-2025

Essang Bassey signed a 1 year, $1,170,000 contract with the Washington Commanders, including an average annual salary of $1,170,000.
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
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 27
Voided
 $1,030,000 0.37% $1,170,000 $1,170,000 -
2026 28
UFA
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2025 27
Voided
 $1,170,000 $1,030,000 0.37% -
2026 28
UFA
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 27
Voided
 $1,170,000 $1,170,000 $1,170,000 -
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,125,000
Average Salary:
$1,125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2023-2023

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,010,000
Average Salary:
$1,010,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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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
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2020-2022 Rookie

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,305,000
Average Salary:
$768,333
Signing Bonus:
$20,000
GTD at Sign:
$20,000
Total GTD:
$20,000
Free Agent:
2023 / RFA
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Seasons

3 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$6,496,542

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2020 22
Injured
Injured
Injured
$798,739
$798,739
$798,739
$798,739
$1,597,478
$2,396,217
2021 23
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
$43,333
$43,333
$43,333
$129,999
$129,999
$129,999
$2,439,550
$2,482,883
$2,526,216
$2,656,215
$2,786,214
$2,916,213
2022 24
Active
Active
Active
Retained
Retained
Retained
$845,277
$845,277
$845,277
$11,500
$11,500
$11,500
$3,761,490
$4,606,767
$5,452,044
$5,463,544
$5,475,044
$5,486,544
2023 25
Retained
Active
$224,444
$785,554
$5,710,988
$6,496,542
Total
$6,496,542

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $4,606,529 $60,000 - - - $654,465 $5,320,991
2 $1,175,551 - - - - - $1,175,551
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2020
22
$560,584
$560,584
$560,584
$20,000
$20,000
$20,000
$218,155
$218,155
$218,155
$798,739
$798,739
$798,739
$798,739
$1,597,478
$2,396,217
2021
23
$43,333
$43,333
$43,333
$129,999
$129,999
$129,999
$43,333
$43,333
$43,333
$129,999
$129,999
$129,999
$2,439,550
$2,482,883
$2,526,216
$2,656,215
$2,786,214
$2,916,213
2022
24
$845,278
$845,278
$845,278
$11,500
$11,500
$11,500
$845,277
$845,277
$845,277
$11,500
$11,500
$11,500
$3,761,490
$4,606,767
$5,452,044
$5,463,544
$5,475,044
$5,486,544
2023
25
$224,444
$785,554
$224,444
$785,554
$5,710,988
$6,496,542
Total
$5,782,080
$60,000
$654,465
$6,496,542

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $4,606,529 $60,000 - - - $654,465 $5,320,991
2 $1,175,551 - - - - - $1,175,551

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2021 DEN 1 - 9 Knee (ACL)
2020 DEN 14 - 17 Knee (ACL)
  • Aug 25, 2025 Released by Washington (WAS)
  • Aug 11, 2025 Signed a contract with Washington (WAS)
  • Aug 27, 2024 Released by Detroit (DET)
  • Aug 13, 2024 Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Oct 04, 2023 Claimed off waivers by Los Angeles (LAC)
  • Oct 03, 2023 Waived by Denver (DEN)
  • Sep 01, 2022 Waived by Denver (DEN)
  • Jan 08, 2022 Waived by Los Angeles (LAC)
  • Dec 20, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Los Angeles (LAC)
  • Dec 18, 2021 Waived by Denver (DEN)
  • Apr 26, 2020 Signed a contract with Denver (DEN)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2023 LAC 15 2 353 30.56 0 21 13 8 0 0
2022 DEN 14 0 221 19.45 0 13 8 5 0 0
2021 LAC 2 0 21 1.76 0 1 1 0 0 0
2020 DEN 12 3 408 37.92 0 23 21 2 0 1
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