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NFL
Matt Araiza
Matt Araiza
Kansas City Chiefs, Punter
Age: 25y-9m-22d (May 16, 2000)
Exp: 2 Years
Country: US
College: San Diego State
Drafted: Round 6 (#180 overall), 2022
Agent(s): Joe Linta, Thomas Linta (JL Sports)
Career Earnings
$1,980,598
2025-2025
Matt Araiza signed a 1 year, $960,000 contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, including an average annual salary of $960,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $960,000
Average Salary:
$960,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / ERFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 | $969,450 | 0.35% | $969,450 | $969,450 | - |
| 2026 |
|
26 |
ERFA |
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Workout Bonus | Cap Hit | Cap % League | Dead Cap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 | $960,000 | $9,450 | $969,450 | 0.35% | - | |
| 2026 |
|
26 |
ERFA |
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Workout Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 | $960,000 | $9,450 | $969,450 | $969,450 | $969,450 |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $795,000
Average Salary:
$795,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / ERFA
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2022-2025 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,876,148
Average Salary:
$969,037
Signing Bonus:
$216,148
GTD at Sign:
$216,148
Total GTD:
$216,148
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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Seasons
2 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$2,412,894
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22 |
 |
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$216,148 $216,148 $216,148 |
$216,148 $432,296 $648,444 |
|
| 2024 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$795,000 |
$1,443,444 |
|
| 2025 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$969,450 |
$2,412,894 |
|
| Total |
$2,412,894 |
$2,412,894 |
||||
| Total |
$2,412,894 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $648,444 | - | - | - | - | $648,444 |
| 2 |
|
$1,755,000 | - | - | - | $9,450 | - | $1,764,450 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
22 |
$216,148 $216,148 $216,148 |
$216,148 $216,148 $216,148 |
$216,148 $432,296 $648,444 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
24 |
$795,000
|
$795,000 |
$1,443,444 |
||||||
| 2025 |
|
25 |
$960,000
|
$9,450 |
$969,450 |
$2,412,894 |
|||||
| Total |
$1,755,000 |
$648,444 |
$9,450 |
$2,412,894 |
$2,412,894 |
||||||
| Total |
$1,755,000 |
$648,444 |
$9,450 |
$2,412,894 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $648,444 | - | - | - | - | $648,444 |
| 2 |
|
$1,755,000 | - | - | - | $9,450 | - | $1,764,450 |
| Year | Team | GP | Snaps | Snaps% | ATT | YDS | AVG | Inside 20 | Touchbacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KC | 17 | 129 | 30.57 | 56 | 2,664 | 47.6 | 25 | 3 |
| 2024 | KC | 17 | 133 | 30.93 | 62 | 3,027 | 48.8 | 25 | 9 |
