NFL
Darren Waller
Darren Waller
New York Giants, Tight End
Age: 31-233d (Sep 13, 1992)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: Georgia Tech
Drafted: Round 6 (#204 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Drew Rosenhaus, Robert Bailey (Rosenhaus Sports)
2024 Cap Hit
$14,083,750
2024 Cash
$12,000,000
Career Earnings
$54,869,700
2022-2026 Extension (CURRENT)
Darren Waller signed a 3 year , $51,000,000 contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, including $825,000 signing bonus, $22,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $17,000,000. In 2024, Waller will earn a base salary of $10,525,000 and a workout bonus of $200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $14,083,750 and a dead cap value of $7,868,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $51,000,000
Average Salary:
$17,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$825,000
GTD at Sign:
$19,250,000
Total GTD:
$22,000,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Restructure Bonus | Workout Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
30 | $11,000,000 | $825,000 | - | $11,825,000 | $11,825,000 | $11,825,000 | $12,740,000 | |
| 2023 |
|
31 | $1,165,000 | $9,835,000 | $200,000 | $11,875,000 | $23,700,000 | $11,850,000 | $12,968,750 | |
| 2024 |
|
32 | $10,525,000 | - | $200,000 | $12,000,000 | $35,700,000 | $11,900,000 | $13,333,333 | |
| 2025 |
|
33 | $11,525,000 | - | $200,000 | $13,000,000 | $48,700,000 | $12,175,000 | $14,000,000 | |
| 2026 |
|
34 | $13,525,000 | - | $200,000 | $15,000,000 | $63,700,000 | $12,740,000 | $15,000,000 |
Contract Notes
- $19.25M guaranteed at signing (2022 salary + $8.25M of 2023 salary)
- Remaining $2.75M of 2023 salary fully guarantees 3/17/2023
- Per Game Active Bonus: $75,000 ($1.275M, 11 LTBE in 2022, treated as signing bonus, 9 LTBE in 2023)
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2019-2023 Extension
Darren Waller signed a 4 year , $29,800,000 contract with the Oakland Raiders, including $10,600,004 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $7,450,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $29,800,000
Average Salary:
$7,450,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$3,320,004
Total GTD:
$10,600,004
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2018-2019
Darren Waller signed a 2 year , $1,350,000 contract with the Oakland Raiders, including an average annual salary of $675,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,350,000
Average Salary:
$675,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2020 / RFA
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2015-2019 Rookie
Darren Waller signed a 4 year , $2,391,096 contract with the Baltimore Ravens, including $104,732 signing bonus, $104,732 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $597,774.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,391,096
Average Salary:
$597,774
Signing Bonus:
$104,732
GTD at Sign:
$104,732
Total GTD:
$104,732
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
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Career Earnings thru 2024
$54,869,700
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 |
|
Injured
|
$470,908 |
$470,908 |
|
| 2016 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$401,471 |
$872,379 |
|
| 2017 | 25 |
|
Reserve
|
$615,000 |
$1,487,379 |
|
| 2018 | 26 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$185,294 $91,200 |
$1,672,673 $1,763,873 |
|
| 2019 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$3,320,004 |
$5,083,877 |
|
| 2020 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$7,715,823 |
$12,799,700 |
|
| 2021 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$6,370,000 |
$19,169,700 |
|
| 2022 | 30 |
|
Active
|
$11,825,000 |
$30,994,700 |
|
| 2023 | 31 |
|
Active
|
$11,875,000 |
$42,869,700 |
|
| 2024 | 32 |
|
Active
|
$12,000,000 |
$54,869,700 |
|
| Total |
$54,869,700 |
$54,869,700 |
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| 2025 | 33 |
|
Active
|
$13,000,000 |
$67,869,700 |
|
| 2026 | 34 |
|
Active
|
$15,000,000 |
$82,869,700 |
|
| Total |
$82,869,700 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
|
23 |
$366,176
|
$104,732 |
$470,908 |
$470,908 |
|||||
| 2016 |
|
24 |
$401,471
|
$401,471 |
$872,379 |
||||||
| 2017 |
|
25 |
$615,000
|
$615,000 |
$1,487,379 |
||||||
| 2018 |
|
26 |
$185,294 $91,200
|
$185,294 $91,200 |
$1,672,673 $1,763,873 |
||||||
| 2019 |
|
27 |
$3,320,004
|
$3,320,004 |
$5,083,877 |
||||||
| 2020 |
|
28 |
$7,280,000
|
$250,000 |
$185,823 |
$7,715,823 |
$12,799,700 |
||||
| 2021 |
|
29 |
$6,020,000
|
$250,000 |
$100,000 |
$6,370,000 |
$19,169,700 |
||||
| 2022 |
|
30 |
$11,000,000
|
$825,000 |
$11,825,000 |
$30,994,700 |
|||||
| 2023 |
|
31 |
$1,165,000
|
$9,835,000 |
$200,000 |
$11,875,000 |
$42,869,700 |
||||
| 2024 |
|
32 |
$10,525,000
|
$200,000 |
$12,000,000 |
$54,869,700 |
|||||
| Total |
$40,969,145 |
$104,732 |
$10,660,000 |
$900,000 |
$285,823 |
$54,869,700 |
$54,869,700 |
||||
| 2025 |
|
33 |
$11,525,000
|
$200,000 |
$13,000,000 |
$67,869,700 |
|||||
| 2026 |
|
34 |
$13,525,000
|
$200,000 |
$15,000,000 |
$82,869,700 |
|||||
| Total |
$66,019,145 |
$104,732 |
$10,660,000 |
$1,300,000 |
$285,823 |
$82,869,700 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$1,473,847 | $104,732 | - | - | - | - | $1,578,579 |
| 5 |
|
$27,805,298 | - | - | $825,000 | $500,000 | $285,823 | $29,416,121 |
| 1 |
|
$1,165,000 | - | - | $9,835,000 | $200,000 | - | $11,875,000 |
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Mar 14, 2023
Traded to New York (NYG) from Las Vegas (LV) for 2023 3rd round pick (#100 Tre Tucker)
-
Sep 10, 2022
Signed a 3 year $51 million contract extension with Las Vegas (LV)
-
Oct 05, 2020
Fined $30,000 Conduct Detrimental to the league
-
Oct 16, 2019
Signed a 4 year $29.8 million contract extension with Oakland (OAK)
-
Nov 27, 2018
Signed to the active roster by Oakland (OAK)
-
Sep 03, 2018
Signed to the practice squad by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Sep 02, 2018
Waived by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Jun 30, 2017
Suspended 1 year for violating the league's substance abuse policy (2nd offense) forfeiting $642,774 with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Jul 01, 2016
Suspended 4 games for violating the league's substance abuse policy, forfeiting $145,064 in 2016 salary with Baltimore (BAL)
-
May 07, 2015
Signed a 4 year $2.391 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
May 02, 2015
Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 6 (#204 overall)
-
May 02, 2015
Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 6 (#204 overall)
Fines
| Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 05, 2020 |
|
Conduct Detrimental to the league | $30,000 |
Suspensions
| Date | Reason | Games Suspended | Fine Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 01, 2016 |
|
Substance abuse | 4 | $145,064 |
| Jun 30, 2017 |
|
Substance Abuse | 16 | $642,774 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Receiving Targets | Receiving Receptions | Receiving Yards | Receiving Yards/Rec | Receiving Yards/Gm | Receiving Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NYG | 12 | 10 | 534 | 70.80 | 74 | 52 | 552 | 10.6 | 46.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | LV | 9 | 6 | 346 | 45.10 | 43 | 28 | 388 | 13.9 | 43.1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | LV | 11 | 11 | 608 | 53.30 | 93 | 55 | 665 | 12.1 | 60.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | LV | 16 | 15 | 992 | 91.70 | 145 | 107 | 1,196 | 11.2 | 74.8 | 9 | 2 |
| 2019 | OAK | 16 | 16 | 940 | 90.60 | 117 | 90 | 1,145 | 12.7 | 71.6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | OAK | 4 | 42 | 16.50 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | BAL | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | BAL | 12 | 3 | 235 | 20.70 | 17 | 10 | 85 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | BAL | 6 | 1 | 45 | 8.90 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
