Elerson Smith

Cleveland Browns, Defensive End
Age: 27y-7m-24d (Jul 17, 1998)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: US
College: Northern Iowa
Drafted: Round 4 (#116 overall), 2021
Agent(s): Jonathan Perzley (SportStars)
RETIRED

2025-2025

Elerson Smith signed a 1 year, $1,030,000 contract with the Cleveland Browns, including an average annual salary of $1,030,000.
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
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% $1,030,000 $1,030,000 -
2026 28
RFA
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2025 27
Voided
 $1,030,000 $1,030,000 0.37% -
2026 28
RFA
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 27
Voided
 $1,030,000 $1,030,000 $1,030,000 -
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2024 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,238,288
Average Salary:
$1,059,572
Signing Bonus:
$758,288
GTD at Sign:
$758,288
Total GTD:
$758,288
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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Seasons

3 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$2,803,000

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2021 23
Injured
$1,418,288
$1,418,288
2022 24
Injured
Injured
$455,000
$455,000
$1,873,288
$2,328,288
2023 25
Reserve
Retained
$84,000
$36,000
$2,412,288
$2,448,288
2024 26
Retained
Retained
Reserve
$164,166
$115,546
$75,000
$2,612,454
$2,728,000
$2,803,000
Total
$2,803,000

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $1,570,000 $758,288 - - - - $2,328,288
1 $84,000 - - - - - $84,000
1 $36,000 - - - - - $36,000
1 $326,666 - - - - $28,046 $354,712
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2021
23
$660,000
$758,288
$1,418,288
$1,418,288
2022
24
$455,000
$455,000
$455,000
$455,000
$1,873,288
$2,328,288
2023
25
$84,000
$36,000
$84,000
$36,000
$2,412,288
$2,448,288
2024
26
$164,166
$87,500
$75,000
$28,046
$164,166
$115,546
$75,000
$2,612,454
$2,728,000
$2,803,000
Total
$2,016,666
$758,288
$28,046
$2,803,000

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $1,570,000 $758,288 - - - - $2,328,288
1 $84,000 - - - - - $84,000
1 $36,000 - - - - - $36,000
1 $326,666 - - - - $28,046 $354,712

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2022 NYG 1 - 7 Neck
2022 NYG 15 - 18 Achilles
2021 NYG 1 - 8 Hamstring
2021 NYG 18 - 18 Neck
  • Jul 16, 2025 Retired from Professional Football
  • Jan 08, 2025 Signed a reserve/future contract with Cleveland (CLE)
  • Nov 29, 2024 Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Nov 27, 2024 Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Nov 16, 2024 Signed to the active roster by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Sep 26, 2024 Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Aug 29, 2024 Waived by Las Vegas (LV)
  • Jan 09, 2024 Signed a reserve/future contract with Las Vegas (LV)
  • Nov 22, 2023 Signed to the practice squad by Las Vegas (LV)
  • Oct 11, 2023 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
  • Jul 29, 2023 Waived by New York (NYG)
  • May 25, 2021 Signed a 4 year $4.23 million contract with New York (NYG)
  • May 01, 2021 Drafted by New York (NYG): Round 4 (#116 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2024 CLE 2 0 20 1.69 0 2 1 1 0 0
2022 NYG 5 0 14 1.24 0 1 0 1 0 0
2021 NYG 8 0 109 9.90 0 8 2 6 1 0
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