Denzel Ward
Cornerback
Drafted: Round 1 (#4 overall), 2018
Experience: 5 Years
College: Ohio State
Contract: 5 yr(s)
$100,500,000
Signing Bonus $20,000,000 AAV$20,100,000 G'teed:$71,250,000 Free Agent:2028 / UFA
Year   Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Cap Hit Dead Cap
2022 Contract details by year 24 $1,035,000 $4,000,000 - - - - $5,035,000 $26,100,000
2023 Contract details by year 25 $4,041,000 $4,000,000 - $3,680,000 - - $12,179,822 $39,465,000
2024 Contract details by year 26 $1,125,000 $4,000,000 - $3,680,000 - $2,839,800 $12,103,622 $54,494,000
2025 Contract details by year 27 $13,476,000 $4,000,000 - $3,680,000 - $2,839,800 $24,595,800 $42,849,200
2026 Contract details by year 28 $16,900,000 $4,000,000 $2,500,000 $3,680,000 - $2,839,800 $30,519,800 $19,879,400
2027 Contract details by year 29 $17,400,000 - $2,500,000 $3,680,000 - $2,839,800 $27,019,800 $9,359,600
2028 Contract details by year 30 - - - - - $2,839,800 $2,839,800 $2,839,800
Contract Notes:
  • $44.5M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2022 salary + 2023 salary + 2023 option bonus + $1.024M of 2024 salary)
  • Remaining $14.3M of 2024 salary fully guarantees 3/17/2023 (injury guaranteed at signing)
  • $12.45M of 2025 salary fully guarantees 3/15/2024
  • 2023 Option Bonus: $18.4M (guaranteed)
  • 2026 Roster Bonus: $2.5M (3rd league day of 2026)
  • 2027 Roster Bonus: $2.5M (3rd league day of 2027)
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $35,294 ($600,0000. 13 LTBE in 2023)
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2018 Player Cash Earnings $480,000 $19,291,168 - $19,771,168
2019 Player Cash Earnings $1,805,698 - - $1,832,658
2020 Player Cash Earnings $750,000 - $2,536,983 $3,286,983
2021 Player Cash Earnings $920,000 - $3,707,094 $4,627,094
2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,035,000 $20,000,000 - $21,035,000
2023 Player Cash Earnings $4,041,000 - - $22,899,822
6 seasons $9,031,698 $39,291,168 $24,671,037 $73,452,725

Cap Hit

#15
Cornerback
#6
Cleveland Browns
#152
NFL

AAV

#4
Cornerback
#63
NFL

Cash

#4
Cornerback
#94
NFL
  • Feb 28 2024

    Converted $14.199M of base salary into signing bonus, adding 1 void year, clearing $11,359,200 of cap with Cleveland (CLE)

  • Oct 7 2022

    Fined $10,609 Excessive Face Mask against Atlanta (ATL)

  • Apr 18 2022

    Signed a 5 year $100.5 million contract extension with Cleveland (CLE)

  • Apr 23 2021

    Cleveland (CLE) exercised a $13.294 million option for 2022

  • Nov 22 2019

    Fined $3,507 Entering the field for a fight against Pittsburgh (PIT)

  • Jul 25 2018

    Signed a 4 year $29.1 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)

  • Apr 26 2018

    Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 1 (#4 overall)