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NFL
Ben Sims
Ben Sims
Minnesota Vikings, Tight End
Age: 25y-9m-20d (May 16, 2000)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: US
College: Baylor
Drafted: Undrafted, MIN, 2023
Agent(s): Jeff Griffin, Jack Scharf (The Familie)
Career Earnings
$2,656,594
2023-2025 undrafted
Ben Sims signed a 3 year, $2,705,000 contract with the Minnesota Vikings, including $10,000 signing bonus, $110,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $901,667.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,705,000
Average Salary:
$901,667
Signing Bonus:
$10,000
GTD at Sign:
$110,000
Total GTD:
$110,000
Free Agent:
2026 / RFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
23 | $750,000 | 0.33% | $750,000 | $750,000 | $100,000 | |||
| 2024 |
|
24 | $915,000 | 0.36% | $915,000 | $1,665,000 | - | |||
| 2025 |
|
25 | $572,220 | 0.20% | $572,220 | $2,237,220 | - | |||
| 2026 |
|
26 |
RFA |
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| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2023 |
|
23 | $3,333 | 0.00% | $10,000 | - | - | |||
| 2024 |
|
24 | $6,667 | 0.00% | - | - | - | |||
| 2025 |
|
25 | $409,374 | 0.15% | $409,374 | - | - | |||
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | Dead Cap | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
23 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.33% | $100,000 | ||||
| 2024 |
|
24 | $915,000 | $915,000 | 0.36% | - | ||||
| 2025 |
|
25 | $1,030,000 | $572,220 | 0.20% | - | ||||
| 2026 |
|
26 |
RFA |
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| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2023 |
|
23 | - | $3,333 | 0.00% | - | ||||
| 2024 |
|
24 | - | $6,667 | 0.00% | - | ||||
| 2025 |
|
25 | $400,554 | $409,374 | 0.15% | - | ||||
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
23 | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | $2,656,594 | ||||||
| 2024 |
|
24 | $915,000 | $915,000 | $1,665,000 | $1,896,594 | ||||||
| 2025 |
|
25 | $572,220 | $572,220 | $2,237,220 | $981,594 | ||||||
| Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |
|
23 | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | ||||||
| 2024 |
|
24 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 2025 |
|
25 | $400,554 | $409,374 | - | $409,374 | ||||||
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Seasons
3 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$2,656,594
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$750,000 $10,000 |
$750,000 $760,000 |
|
| 2024 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$915,000 |
$1,675,000 |
|
| 2025 | 25 |
|
Retained
Active
|
$409,374 $572,220 |
$2,084,374 $2,656,594 |
|
| Total |
$2,656,594 |
$2,084,374 $2,656,594 |
||||
| Total |
$2,656,594 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$2,065,554 | - | - | - | $8,820 | - | $2,074,374 |
| 2 |
|
$572,220 | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | $582,220 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
23 |
$750,000
|
$10,000 |
$750,000 $10,000 |
$750,000 $760,000 |
|||||
| 2024 |
|
24 |
$915,000
|
$915,000 |
$1,675,000 |
||||||
| 2025 |
|
25 |
$400,554 $572,220
|
$8,820 |
$409,374 $572,220 |
$2,084,374 $2,656,594 |
|||||
| Total |
$2,637,774 |
$10,000 |
$8,820 |
$2,656,594 |
$2,084,374 $2,656,594 |
||||||
| Total |
$2,637,774 |
$10,000 |
$8,820 |
$2,656,594 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$2,065,554 | - | - | - | $8,820 | - | $2,074,374 |
| 2 |
|
$572,220 | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | $582,220 |
-
Oct 27, 2025
Claimed off waivers by Minnesota (MIN)
-
Oct 25, 2025
Waived by Green Bay (GB)
-
Oct 25, 2024
Fined $5,083 Leg Whip against Houston (HOU()
-
Oct 06, 2023
Fined $4,167 Unnecessary Roughness against New Orleans (NO)
-
Aug 30, 2023
Claimed off waivers by Green Bay (GB)
-
Aug 29, 2023
Waived by Minnesota (MIN)
-
May 01, 2023
Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
Fines
| Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2024 |
|
Leg Whip against Houston (HOU() | $5,083 | |
| Oct 06, 2023 |
|
Unnecessary Roughness against New Orleans (NO) | $4,167 | |
| Fines: 2 | $9,250 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rec Targets | Rec Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec Yards/Rec | Rec Yards/Gm | Rec Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MIN | 11 | 2 | 84 | 8.39 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | GB | 16 | 5 | 217 | 20.43 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | GB | 17 | 1 | 189 | 17.24 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 |
