Leighton Vander Esch
Linebacker
Drafted: Round 1 (#19 overall), 2018
Experience: 5 Years
College: Boise State
Contract: 2 yr(s)
$8,000,000
Signing Bonus $2,500,000 AAV$4,000,000 G'teed:$5,000,000 Free Agent:2025 / UFA
Year   Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Dead Cap
2023 Contract details by year 27 $1,500,000 $1,250,000 - $3,161,754 $5,000,000
2024 Contract details by year 28 $3,000,000 $1,250,000 - $4,750,000 $2,250,000
Contract Notes:
  • $5M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2023 salary + $1M of 2024 salary)
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000, 14 LTBE in 2023)
  • $250,000 de-escalator for missed workout program
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2018 Player Cash Earnings $480,000 $6,696,568 - $7,176,568
2019 Player Cash Earnings $1,018,535 - - $1,070,847
2020 Player Cash Earnings $1,557,071 - - $1,632,758
2021 Player Cash Earnings $2,095,606 - - $2,095,606
2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,250,000 $500,000 $205,884 $1,955,884
5 seasons $6,401,212 $7,196,568 $333,883 $13,931,663

Cap Hit

#9
Linebacker
#18
Dallas Cowboys
#501
NFL

AAV

#11
Linebacker
#452
NFL

Cash

#11
Linebacker
#394
NFL
  • Mar 14 2023

    Signed a 2 year $8 million contract with Dallas (DAL)

  • Mar 18 2022

    Signed a 1 year $2 million contract with Dallas (DAL)

  • May 3 2021

    Dallas (DAL) declined a $9.1 million option for 2022

  • May 12 2018

    Signed a 4 year $11.8 million contract with Dallas (DAL)

  • Apr 26 2018

    Drafted by Dallas (DAL): Round 1 (#19 overall)