Darren Waller
Tight End
Drafted: Round 6 (#204 overall), 2015
Experience: 6 Years
College: Georgia Tech
Contract: 3 yr(s)
$51,000,000
Signing Bonus $825,000 AAV$17,000,000 G'teed:$22,000,000 Free Agent:2027 / UFA
Year   Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Cap Hit Dead Cap
2022 Contract details by year 29 $11,000,000 - - $165,000 $11,165,000 $20,075,000
2023 Contract details by year 30 $1,165,000 - $200,000 $1,967,000 $4,007,000 $11,000,000
2024 Contract details by year 31 $10,525,000 - $200,000 $1,967,000 $13,967,000 $7,868,000
2025 Contract details by year 32 $11,525,000 - $200,000 $1,967,000 $14,967,000 $5,901,000
2026 Contract details by year 33 $13,525,000 - $200,000 $1,967,000 $16,967,000 $3,934,000
2027 Contract details by year 34 - - - $1,967,000 $1,967,000 -
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)
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2015 Player Cash Earnings $366,176 $104,732 - $470,908
2016 Player Cash Earnings $401,471 - - $401,471
2017 Player Cash Earnings $615,000 - - $615,000
2018 Player Cash Earnings $91,200 - - $91,200
2018 Player Cash Earnings $185,294 - - $185,294
2019 Player Cash Earnings $3,320,004 - - $3,320,004
2020 Player Cash Earnings $7,280,000 - - $7,715,823
2021 Player Cash Earnings $6,020,000 - - $6,370,000
2022 Player Cash Earnings $11,000,000 - - $11,825,000
9 seasons $29,279,145 $104,732 - $30,994,700

Cap Hit

#22
Tight End
#15
New York Giants
#412
NFL

AAV

#6
Tight End
#87
NFL

Cash

#6
Tight End
#148
NFL
  • Mar 17 2023

    Converted $9.835M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, clearing $7.3M of cap with New York (NYG)

  • 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 5 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 3 2018

    Signed to the practice squad by Baltimore (BAL)

  • Sep 2 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 1 2016

    Suspended 4 games for violating the league's substance abuse policy, forfeiting $145,064 in 2016 salary with Baltimore (BAL)

  • May 7 2015

    Signed a 4 year $2.391 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)

  • May 2 2015

    Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 6 (#204 overall)