Robert Spillane

New England Patriots, Linebacker
Age: 30y-2m-23d (Dec 14, 1995)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Western Michigan
Drafted: Undrafted, TEN, 2018
Agent(s): Brad Leshnock (BTI Sports Advisors)
2026 Cap Hit

$12,320,000

2026 Cash

$9,500,000

Career Earnings

$25,640,907

2025-2027 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Robert Spillane signed a 3 year, $33,000,000 contract with the New England Patriots, including $9,000,000 signing bonus, $20,600,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $11,000,000. In 2026, Spillane will earn a base salary of $8,300,000 and a workout bonus of $180,000, while carrying a cap hit of $12,320,000 and a dead cap value of $14,300,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $33,000,000
Average Salary:
$11,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$9,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$20,600,000
Total GTD:
$20,600,000
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 30 $9,010,080 3.23% $13,330,080 $13,330,080 $20,790,080
2026 31 $12,320,000 4.06% $9,500,000 $22,830,080 $14,300,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $22,830,080; $3,000,000 DEAD CAP
2027 32 $13,000,000 4.08% $10,000,000 $32,830,080 $3,000,000
2028 33
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Active/GM Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Incentives Likely Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2025 30 $3,300,000 $3,000,000 $1,020,000 $190,080 $1,500,000 $9,010,080 3.23% $20,790,080
2026 31 $8,300,000 $3,000,000 $840,000 $180,000 - $12,320,000 4.06% $14,300,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $22,830,080; $3,000,000 DEAD CAP
2027 32 $8,800,000 $3,000,000 $1,020,000 $180,000 - $13,000,000 4.08% $3,000,000
2028 33
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Active/Gm Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 30 $3,300,000 $9,000,000 $840,000 $190,080 $13,330,080 $13,330,080 $32,830,080
2026 31 $8,300,000 - $1,020,000 $180,000 $9,500,000 $22,830,080 $19,500,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $22,830,080; $3,000,000 DEAD CAP
2027 32 $8,800,000 - $1,020,000 $180,000 $10,000,000 $32,830,080 $10,000,000
Contract Notes
  • $20.6M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2025 salary + 2026 salary)
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $60,000 ($1.02M)
  • Playing Time Incentive (cumulative)
    75%: $375,000
    80%: $375,000
    85%: $375,000
    90%: $375,000
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $7,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,600,000
GTD at Sign:
$3,045,000
Total GTD:
$4,245,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2022-2022

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,433,000
Average Salary:
$2,433,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2021-2021

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $850,000
Average Salary:
$850,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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2019-2020

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,080,000
Average Salary:
$540,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2021 / ERFA
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2018-2019

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,050,000
Average Salary:
$525,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2020 / ERFA
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Seasons

7 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$25,640,907

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 23
Retained
Retained
$84,705
$38,000
$84,705
$122,705
2019 24
Active
Retained
Retained
$232,944
$32,000
$24,000
$355,649
$387,649
$411,649
2020 25
Active
$616,178
$1,027,827
2021 26
Active
$850,000
$1,877,827
2022 27
Active
$2,433,000
$4,310,827
2023 28
Active
$3,500,000
$7,810,827
2024 29
Active
$4,500,000
$12,310,827
2025 30
Active
$13,330,080
$25,640,907
Total      
$25,640,907
$25,640,907
2026 31
Active
$9,500,000
2027 32
Active
$10,000,000
Total
$45,140,907

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 $122,705 - - - - - $122,705
4 $4,188,122 - - - - - $4,188,122
2 $3,290,000 $1,600,000 $1,200,000 - $400,000 $1,000,000 $8,000,000
1 $3,300,000 $9,000,000 - - $190,080 - $13,330,080
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
23
$84,705
$38,000
$84,705
$38,000
$84,705
$122,705
2019
24
$232,944
$32,000
$24,000
$232,944
$32,000
$24,000
$355,649
$387,649
$411,649
2020
25
$616,178
$616,178
$1,027,827
2021
26
$850,000
$850,000
$1,877,827
2022
27
$2,433,000
$2,433,000
$4,310,827
2023
28
$1,445,000
$1,600,000
$200,000
$3,500,000
$7,810,827
2024
29
$1,845,000
$1,200,000
$200,000
$1,000,000
$4,500,000
$12,310,827
2025
30
$3,300,000
$9,000,000
$190,080
$13,330,080
$25,640,907
Total
$10,900,827
$10,600,000
$1,200,000
$590,080
$1,000,000
$25,640,907
$25,640,907
2026
31
$8,300,000
$180,000
$9,500,000
2027
32
$8,800,000
$180,000
$10,000,000
Total
$28,000,827
$10,600,000
$1,200,000
$950,080
$1,000,000
$45,140,907

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 $122,705 - - - - - $122,705
4 $4,188,122 - - - - - $4,188,122
2 $3,290,000 $1,600,000 $1,200,000 - $400,000 $1,000,000 $8,000,000
1 $3,300,000 $9,000,000 - - $190,080 - $13,330,080

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2021 PIT 13 - 13 COVID-19
2020 PIT 14 - 17 Knee
  • Mar 10, 2025 Signed a 3 year $33 million contract with New England (NE)
  • Oct 06, 2023 Fined $13,927 Unnecessary Roughness against Los Angeles (LAC)
  • Mar 14, 2023 Signed a 2 year $7 million contract with Las Vegas (LV)
  • Mar 15, 2022 Assigned a 1 year $2.433 million tender by Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Mar 13, 2021 Signed a contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Nov 22, 2019 Fined $3,507 Entering the field for a fight against Cleveland (CLE)
  • Nov 06, 2019 Signed to the active roster by Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Oct 08, 2019 Signed to the practice squad by Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Sep 01, 2019 Signed to the practice squad by Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Aug 31, 2019 Waived by Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Feb 09, 2019 Signed a reserve/future contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Oct 29, 2018 Waived by Tennessee (TEN)
  • Oct 09, 2018 Signed to the active roster by Tennessee (TEN)
  • Sep 02, 2018 Signed to the practice squad by Tennessee (TEN)
  • Sep 01, 2018 Waived by Tennessee (TEN)
  • May 14, 2018 Signed a contract with Tennessee (TEN)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Nov 03, 2023 Unnecessary Roughness against Detroit (DET) $13,972
Oct 06, 2023 Unnecessary Roughness against Los Angeles (LAC) $13,927
Nov 22, 2019 Entering the field for a fight against Cleveland (CLE) $3,507
Fines: 3 $31,406
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2025 NE 13 13 740 67.77 1 97 48 49 1 2
2024 LV 17 17 1,095 97.51 2 158 91 67 0 2
2023 LV 17 17 1,101 105.36 4 148 82 66 1 3
2022 PIT 16 5 588 50.69 1 77 50 27 0 0
2021 PIT 14 4 346 29.55 0 56 29 27 0 0
2020 PIT 12 7 378 34.43 2 45 39 6 0 1
2019 PIT 8 0 1 0.10 0 11 8 3 0 0
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