Ronnie Perkins
Atlanta Falcons, Outside Linebacker
Age: 26y-5m-7d (Sep 29, 1999)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
College: Oklahoma
Drafted: Round 3 (#96 overall), 2021
Agent(s): David Mulugheta (Athletes First)
INACTIVE
2025-2025
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,030,000
Average Salary:
$1,030,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / RFA
2024-2024
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $985,000
Average Salary:
$985,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / RFA
2023-2023
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $940,000
Average Salary:
$940,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
2021-2024 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,785,852
Average Salary:
$1,196,463
Signing Bonus:
$840,620
GTD at Sign:
$840,620
Total GTD:
$840,620
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Seasons
4 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$4,125,140
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 |
|
Injured
|
$1,500,620 |
$1,500,620 |
|
| 2022 | 23 |
|
Injured
Injured
|
$877,539 $877,539 |
$2,378,159 $3,255,698 |
|
| 2023 | 24 |
|
Retained
Reserve
Retained
|
$626,664 $48,000 $24,000 |
$3,882,362 $3,930,362 $3,954,362 |
|
| 2024 | 25 |
|
Retained
Retained
|
$100,000 $57,778 |
$4,054,362 $4,112,140 |
|
| 2025 | 26 |
|
Retained
|
$13,000 |
$4,125,140 |
|
| Total |
$4,125,140 |
$4,125,140 |
||||
| Total |
$4,125,140 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$2,439,078 | $840,620 | - | - | - | - | $3,279,698 |
| 2 |
|
$732,442 | - | - | - | - | - | $732,442 |
| 1 |
|
$100,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $100,000 |
| 1 |
|
$13,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $13,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
22 |
$660,000
|
$840,620 |
$1,500,620 |
$1,500,620 |
|||||
| 2022 |
|
23 |
$877,539 $877,539
|
$877,539 $877,539 |
$2,378,159 $3,255,698 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
24 |
$626,664 $48,000 $24,000
|
$626,664 $48,000 $24,000 |
$3,882,362 $3,930,362 $3,954,362 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
25 |
$100,000 $57,778
|
$100,000 $57,778 |
$4,054,362 $4,112,140 |
||||||
| 2025 |
|
26 |
$13,000
|
$13,000 |
$4,125,140 |
||||||
| Total |
$3,284,520 |
$840,620 |
$4,125,140 |
$4,125,140 |
|||||||
| Total |
$3,284,520 |
$840,620 |
$4,125,140 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$2,439,078 | $840,620 | - | - | - | - | $3,279,698 |
| 2 |
|
$732,442 | - | - | - | - | - | $732,442 |
| 1 |
|
$100,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $100,000 |
| 1 |
|
$13,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $13,000 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
1 - 2 | Undisclosed |
| 2022 |
|
1 - 18 | Undisclosed |
| 2021 |
|
15 - 18 | Ankle |
| 2021 |
|
16 - 16 | COVID-19 |
-
Sep 02, 2025
Signed to the practice squad by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Aug 23, 2025
Released by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Aug 18, 2025
Signed a contract with Atlanta (ATL)
-
Oct 16, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by Arizona (ARI)
-
Sep 17, 2024
Waived by Denver (DEN)
-
Aug 06, 2024
Waived by Denver (DEN)
-
Jan 09, 2024
Signed a reserve/future contract with Denver (DEN)
-
Dec 16, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Denver (DEN)
-
Dec 14, 2023
Waived by Denver (DEN)
-
Sep 18, 2023
Signed to the active roster by Denver (DEN)
-
Aug 30, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by New England (NE)
-
Aug 29, 2023
Waived by New England (NE)
-
Jul 20, 2021
Signed a 4 year $4.78 million contract with New England (NE)
-
Apr 30, 2021
Drafted by New England (NE): Round 3 (#96 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DEN | 7 | 0 | 149 | 13.90 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
