Leighton Vander Esch

Dallas Cowboys, Linebacker
Age: 30y-1m-2d (Feb 08, 1996)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Boise State
Drafted: Round 1 (#19 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Ron Slavin (SportStars)
RETIRED

2023-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $8,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$5,000,000
Total GTD:
$5,000,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2022-2022 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$500,000
GTD at Sign:
$1,750,000
Total GTD:
$1,750,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2018-2021 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $11,847,781
Average Salary:
$2,961,945
Signing Bonus:
$6,696,568
GTD at Sign:
$11,847,781
Total GTD:
$11,847,781
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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Seasons

5 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$22,738,207

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 22
Active
$7,176,568
$7,176,568
2019 23
Injured
Injured
$1,070,847
$1,070,847
$8,247,415
$9,318,262
2020 24
Active
Active
$1,632,758
$1,632,758
$10,951,020
$12,583,778
2021 25
Active
$2,095,606
$14,679,384
2022 26
Active
Active
$1,955,884
$1,955,884
$16,635,268
$18,591,152
2023 27
Injured
$4,147,055
$22,738,207
Total
$22,738,207

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $11,726,818 $10,196,568 $411,768 - - $255,998 $22,738,207
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
22
$480,000
$6,696,568
$7,176,568
$7,176,568
2019
23
$1,018,535
$1,018,535
$52,312
$52,312
$1,070,847
$1,070,847
$8,247,415
$9,318,262
2020
24
$1,557,071
$1,557,071
$75,687
$75,687
$1,632,758
$1,632,758
$10,951,020
$12,583,778
2021
25
$2,095,606
$2,095,606
$14,679,384
2022
26
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
$500,000
$500,000
$205,884
$205,884
$1,955,884
$1,955,884
$16,635,268
$18,591,152
2023
27
$1,500,000
$2,500,000
$4,147,055
$22,738,207
Total
$11,726,818
$10,196,568
$411,768
$255,998
$22,738,207

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $11,726,818 $10,196,568 $411,768 - - $255,998 $22,738,207

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2023 DAL 6 - 18 Neck
2020 DAL 2 - 5 Collarbone
2019 DAL 17 - 17 Neck
  • Mar 18, 2024 Retired from Professional Football
  • Mar 15, 2024 Released by Dallas (DAL), clearing $2.14M of cap
  • Oct 13, 2023 Fined $18,219 Unnecessary Roughness against San Francisco (SF)
  • Mar 14, 2023 Signed a 2 year $8 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
  • Mar 18, 2022 Signed a 1 year $2 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
  • May 03, 2021 Dallas (DAL) declined a $9.1 million option for 2022
  • May 12, 2018 Signed a 4 year $11.8 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
  • Apr 26, 2018 Drafted by Dallas (DAL): Round 1 (#19 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Oct 13, 2023 Unnecessary Roughness against San Francisco (SF) $18,219
Fines: 1 $18,219
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2023 DAL 5 5 269 22.72 0 30 17 13 0 0
2022 DAL 14 14 746 64.26 1 90 54 36 1 0
2021 DAL 17 16 663 54.08 1 77 48 29 0 1
2020 DAL 10 9 459 40.09 1 60 32 28 1 0
2019 DAL 9 9 528 48.00 1 72 43 29 1 0
2018 DAL 16 11 784 74.70 0 141 103 38 0 2
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