Chris Lindstrom

2023-2028 Rookie Extension (CURRENT)

Year	Age	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2023	26	$13,702,000	6.10%	$35,779,024	$35,779,024	$48,202,000
2024	27	$9,050,000	3.54%	$12,500,000	$48,279,024	$34,500,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 2 YR, $48,279,024; $25,500,000 DEAD CAP
2025	28	$22,250,000	8.09%	$14,500,000	$62,779,024	$25,500,000
2026	29	$23,750,000	8.07%	$16,000,000	$78,779,024	$17,750,000
2027	30	$25,500,000	8.10%	$17,750,000	$96,529,024	$10,000,000
2028	31	$21,500,000	6.38%	$19,250,000	$115,779,024	$2,250,000
2029	32	UFA

Year	Age	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Restructure Proration	Roster Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2023	26	$4,202,000	$5,500,000	-	$4,000,000	$13,702,000	6.10%	$48,202,000
2024	27	$1,300,000	$5,500,000	$2,250,000	-	$9,050,000	3.54%	$34,500,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 2 YR, $48,279,024; $25,500,000 DEAD CAP
2025	28	$14,500,000	$5,500,000	$2,250,000	-	$22,250,000	8.09%	$25,500,000	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE Today → 03/16/2025 2025 Dead Cap: $25,500,000 2025 Cap Savings: $-3,250,000 03/16/2025 → 06/01/2025 2025 Dead Cap: $40,000,000 2025 Cap Savings: $-17,750,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $25,500,000 2025 Savings: $-3,250,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $7,750,000 2026 Dead Cap: $17,750,000 2025 Savings: $14,500,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $7,750,000 2026 Dead Cap: $17,750,000 2025 Savings: $14,500,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2026	29	$16,000,000	$5,500,000	$2,250,000	-	$23,750,000	8.07%	$17,750,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $17,750,000 2026 Savings: $6,000,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $17,750,000 2026 Savings: $6,000,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $7,750,000 2027 Dead Cap: $10,000,000 2026 Savings: $16,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $7,750,000 2027 Dead Cap: $10,000,000 2026 Savings: $16,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2027	30	$15,750,000	$5,500,000	$2,250,000	$2,000,000	$25,500,000	8.10%	$10,000,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $10,000,000 2027 Savings: $15,500,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $10,000,000 2027 Savings: $15,500,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $7,750,000 2028 Dead Cap: $2,250,000 2027 Savings: $17,750,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $7,750,000 2028 Dead Cap: $2,250,000 2027 Savings: $17,750,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2028	31	$17,250,000	-	$2,250,000	$2,000,000	$21,500,000	6.38%	$2,250,000	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $2,250,000 2028 Savings: $19,250,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $2,250,000 2028 Savings: $19,250,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $2,250,000 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $19,250,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $2,250,000 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $19,250,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2029	32	UFA

Year	Age	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Restructure Bonus	Roster Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2023	26	$4,202,000	$27,500,000	-	$4,000,000	$35,779,024	$35,779,024	$115,779,024
2024	27	$1,300,000	-	$11,200,000	-	$12,500,000	$48,279,024	$80,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 2 YR, $48,279,024; $25,500,000 DEAD CAP
2025	28	$14,500,000	-	-	-	$14,500,000	$62,779,024	$67,500,000
2026	29	$16,000,000	-	-	-	$16,000,000	$78,779,024	$53,000,000
2027	30	$15,750,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$17,750,000	$96,529,024	$37,000,000
2028	31	$17,250,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$19,250,000	$115,779,024	$19,250,000

Contract Notes

$48.202M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2023 salary + 2023 roster bonus + 2024 salary)
$14.5M 2025 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2025 (injury guaranteed at sign)
2023 Roster Bonus: $4M
2027 Roster Bonus: $2M (5th league day of 2027)
2028 Roster Bonus: $2M (5th league day of 2028)

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Awards
2019	22	Active	$9,239,115	$9,239,115
2020	23	Active	$1,376,715	$10,615,830
2021	24	Active	$1,832,160	$12,447,990
2022	25	Active	$2,500,740	$14,948,730	All NFL (2nd)
2023	26	Active	$35,779,024	$50,727,754	Nfc Pro Bowl:G All NFL (2nd)
2024	27	Active	$12,500,000	$63,227,754	Nfc Pro Bowl:G All NFL (2nd)
Total			$63,227,754	$63,227,754
2025	28	Active	$14,500,000
2026	29	Active	$16,000,000
2027	30	Active	$17,750,000
2028	31	Active	$19,250,000
Total			$130,727,754

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
6		$11,491,403	$36,217,276	$4,000,000	$11,200,000	-	$319,075	$63,227,754

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2019	22	$495,000	$8,717,276			$26,839	$9,239,115	$9,239,115
2020	23	$1,161,503				$215,212	$1,376,715	$10,615,830
2021	24	$1,832,160					$1,832,160	$12,447,990
2022	25	$2,500,740					$2,500,740	$14,948,730
2023	26	$4,202,000	$27,500,000		$4,000,000	$77,024	$35,779,024	$50,727,754
2024	27	$1,300,000		$11,200,000			$12,500,000	$63,227,754
Total		$11,491,403	$36,217,276	$11,200,000	$4,000,000	$319,075	$63,227,754	$63,227,754
2025	28	$14,500,000					$14,500,000
2026	29	$16,000,000					$16,000,000
2027	30	$15,750,000			$2,000,000		$17,750,000
2028	31	$17,250,000			$2,000,000		$19,250,000
Total		$74,991,403	$36,217,276	$11,200,000	$8,000,000	$319,075	$130,727,754

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
6		$11,491,403	$36,217,276	$4,000,000	$11,200,000	-	$319,075	$63,227,754

Cap Hit

$22,250,000 / 75th

Cash Total

$14,500,000 / 124th

Contract Value

$102,500,000 / 37th

Contract Average

$20,500,000 / 76th

AAV% of Cap

9.12% / 81st

Signing Bonus

$27,500,000 / 28th

2-Year Cash

$48,279,024 / 39th

3-Year Cash

$62,779,024 / 49th

Total Guaranteed

$48,202,000 / 80th

Guaranteed at Signing

$48,202,000 / 33rd

Aug 15, 2024 Converted $11.2M of 2024 salary into signing bonus, clearing $8.96M of cap with Atlanta (ATL)
Mar 13, 2023 Signed a 5 year $102.5million contract extension with Atlanta (ATL)
May 02, 2022 Atlanta (ATL) exercised a $13.202 million option for 2023
May 16, 2019 Signed a 4 year $14.72 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)
Apr 25, 2019 Drafted by Atlanta (ATL): Round 1 (#14 overall)