NFL
Brenden Bates
Brenden Bates
New York Jets, Tight End
Age: 24-345d (Oct 17, 1999)
Country: US
College: Kentucky
Drafted: Undrafted, CHI, 2024
Agent(s): Jason Donnell (Done Deal Sports)
2024 Cap Hit
$795,000
2024 Cash
$805,000
Career Earnings
$805,000
2024-2026 undrafted (CURRENT)
Brenden Bates signed a 3 year , $2,840,000 contract with the Chicago Bears, including $10,000 signing bonus, $60,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $946,667. In 2024, Bates will earn a base salary of $795,000, while carrying a cap hit of $795,000 and a dead cap value of $50,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,840,000
Average Salary:
$946,667
Signing Bonus:
$10,000
GTD at Sign:
$60,000
Total GTD:
$60,000
Free Agent:
2027 / RFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
25 | $795,000 | 0.31% | $795,000 | $795,000 | $50,000 | |||
| 2025 |
|
26 | $960,000 | 0.35% | $960,000 | $1,755,000 | - | |||
| 2026 |
|
27 | $1,075,000 | 0.37% | $1,075,000 | $2,830,000 | - | |||
| 2027 |
|
28 |
RFA |
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| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
25 | $3,333 | 0.00% | $10,000 | $10,000 | - | |||
| 2025 |
|
26 | $6,667 | 0.00% | - | - | - | |||
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
25 | $795,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 | $943,333 | |||||
| 2025 |
|
26 | $960,000 | $960,000 | $1,755,000 | $877,500 | $1,017,500 | |||||
| 2026 |
|
27 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $2,830,000 | $943,333 | $1,075,000 | |||||
| Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
25 | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | |||||
| 2025 |
|
26 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Seasons
Years
Career Earnings thru 2024
$805,000
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 |
|
Retained
Active
|
$10,000 $795,000 |
$10,000 $805,000 |
|
| Total |
$805,000 |
$10,000 $805,000 |
||||
| 2025 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$960,000 |
||
| 2026 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$1,075,000 |
||
| Total |
$2,840,000 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | $10,000 |
| 1 |
|
$795,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $795,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
25 |
$795,000
|
$10,000 |
$10,000 $795,000 |
$10,000 $805,000 |
|||||
| Total |
$795,000 |
$10,000 |
$805,000 |
$10,000 $805,000 |
|||||||
| 2025 |
|
26 |
$960,000
|
$960,000 |
|||||||
| 2026 |
|
27 |
$1,075,000
|
$1,075,000 |
|||||||
| Total |
$2,830,000 |
$10,000 |
$2,840,000 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | $10,000 |
| 1 |
|
$795,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $795,000 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Receiving Targets | Receiving Receptions | Receiving Yards | Receiving Yards/Rec | Receiving Yards/Gm | Receiving Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |