Sam Darnold
Quarterback
Drafted: Round 1 (#3 overall), 2018
Experience: 5 Years
College: Southern California
Contract: 1 yr(s)
$4,500,000		 Signing Bonus $1,500,000 AAV$4,500,000 G'teed:$3,500,000 Free Agent:2024 / UFA
Year   Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Misc. Cap Hit Dead Cap
2023 Contract details by year 26 $1,900,000 $1,500,000 $100,000 $1,200,000 $5,052,941 $3,500,000
Contract Notes:
  • $3.5M guaranteed
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $58,824 ($1M, 7 LTBE)
  • Incentives: $6.5M ($1.2M LTBE)
    Regular Season Win + 25% snaps: $300,000 ($5.1M max)
    50% of total regular season snaps + playoff berth: $1M
    50% snaps in a playoff game: $100,000 ($400,000 max)
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2018 Player Cash Earnings $480,000 $20,078,338 - $20,558,338
2019 Player Cash Earnings $570,000 - $1,284,895 $1,854,895
2020 Player Cash Earnings $750,000 - $2,569,790 $3,319,790
2021 Player Cash Earnings $920,000 - $3,854,685 $4,774,685
2022 Player Cash Earnings $18,858,000 - - $18,858,000
2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,900,000 $1,500,000 - $4,500,000
6 seasons $23,478,000 $21,578,338 $7,809,370 $53,865,708

Cap Hit

#31
Quarterback
#11
San Francisco 49ers
#310
NFL

AAV

#33
Quarterback
#429
NFL

Cash

#33
Quarterback
#418
NFL

  • Mar 13 2023

    Signed a 1 year $4.5 million contract with San Francisco (SF)

  • Apr 30 2021

    Carolina (CAR) exercised an $18.8 million option for 2022

  • Apr 5 2021

    Traded to Carolina (CAR) from New York (NYJ) for 2022 2nd round pick (#38 - traded), 2022 4th round pick (#111 Max Mitchell) and 2021 6th round pick (#226 - traded)

  • Jul 30 2018

    Signed a 4 year $30.2 million contract with New York (NYJ)

  • Apr 26 2018

    Drafted by New York (NYJ): Round 1 (#3 overall)

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