Zach Cunningham
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Philadelphia Eagles, Inside Linebacker
Age: 29-277d (Dec 12, 1994)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: Vanderbilt
Drafted: Round 2 (#57 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Athletes First
INACTIVE
2023-2023 Free Agent
Zach Cunningham signed a 1 year , $1,775,000 contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, including $25,000 signing bonus, $25,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,775,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,775,000
Average Salary:
$1,775,000
Signing Bonus:
$25,000
GTD at Sign:
$25,000
Total GTD:
$25,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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29 | $1,341,466 | 0.60% | $1,617,343 | $1,617,343 | $1,105,000 |
2024 |
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30 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Signing Proration | Roster/Gm Bonus | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | Dead Cap | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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29 | $1,080,000 | $25,000 | $236,466 | $1,341,466 | 0.60% | $1,105,000 | |
2024 |
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30 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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29 | $1,080,000 | $25,000 | $1,617,343 | $1,617,343 | $1,617,343 | $1,617,343 |
Contract Notes
- Per Game Active Bonus: $39,411 ($670,000, 6 LTBE)
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2020-2024 Extension
Zach Cunningham signed a 4 year , $58,000,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including $12,000,000 signing bonus, $32,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $14,500,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $58,000,000
Average Salary:
$14,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$12,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$23,500,000
Total GTD:
$32,500,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2017-2020 Rookie
Zach Cunningham signed a 4 year , $4,471,745 contract with the Houston Texans, including $1,392,178 signing bonus, $2,060,439 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,117,936.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,471,745
Average Salary:
$1,117,936
Signing Bonus:
$1,392,178
GTD at Sign:
$2,060,439
Total GTD:
$2,060,439
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$37,513,509
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 23 |
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Active
|
$1,857,178 |
$1,857,178 |
|
2018 | 24 |
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Active
|
$668,261 |
$2,525,439 |
|
2019 | 25 |
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Active
|
$871,522 |
$3,396,961 |
|
2020 | 26 |
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Active
|
$15,190,399 |
$18,587,360 |
|
2021 | 27 |
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Retained
Active
|
$8,548,521 $422,055 |
$27,135,881 $27,557,936 |
|
2022 | 28 |
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Injured
|
$8,338,230 |
$35,896,166 |
|
2023 | 29 |
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Active
|
$1,617,343 |
$37,513,509 |
|
Total |
$37,513,509 |
$37,513,509 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 |
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23 |
$465,000
|
$1,392,178 |
$1,857,178 |
$1,857,178 |
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2018 |
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24 |
$668,261
|
$668,261 |
$2,525,439 |
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2019 |
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25 |
$871,522
|
$871,522 |
$3,396,961 |
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2020 |
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26 |
$1,074,783
|
$12,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$115,616 |
$15,190,399 |
$18,587,360 |
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2021 |
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27 |
$715,000 $275,000
|
$7,510,000 |
$323,521 $147,055 |
$8,548,521 $422,055 |
$27,135,881 $27,557,936 |
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2022 |
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28 |
$1,500,000
|
$6,750,000 |
$88,230 |
$8,338,230 |
$35,896,166 |
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2023 |
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29 |
$1,080,000
|
$25,000 |
$1,617,343 |
$37,513,509 |
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Total |
$6,649,566 |
$13,417,178 |
$14,260,000 |
$2,558,806 |
$115,616 |
$37,513,509 |
$37,513,509 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 |
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$3,794,566 | $13,392,178 | $2,323,521 | $7,510,000 | - | $115,616 | $27,135,881 |
2 |
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$1,775,000 | - | $235,285 | $6,750,000 | - | - | $8,760,285 |
1 |
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$1,080,000 | $25,000 | - | - | - | - | $1,617,343 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 |
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4 - 4 | COVID-19 |
2022 |
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10 - 15 | Elbow |
2022 |
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17 - 18 | Elbow |
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Aug 07, 2023 Signed a 1 year $1.775 million contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
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Feb 22, 2023 Released by Tennessee (TEN), clearing $8.92M of space
-
Mar 19, 2022 Converted $6.75M of 2022 salary into signing bonus, clearing $6.4M of cap space
-
Dec 09, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Tennessee (TEN)
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Dec 08, 2021 Waived by Houston (HOU)
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Mar 30, 2021 Converted $7.51M of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $5.63M of cap space with Houston (HOU)
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Aug 30, 2020 Signed a 4 year $58 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
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Nov 03, 2017 Fined $18,231 Roughing the Passer against Russell Wilson (SEA)
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May 12, 2017 Signed a 4 year $4.47 million contract with Houston (HOU)
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Apr 28, 2017 Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 2 (#57 overall)
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
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Nov 03, 2017 |
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Roughing the Passer against Russell Wilson (SEA) | $18,231 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | PHI | 13 | 10 | 685 | 62.60 | 85 | 54 | 31 | |||
2022 | TEN | 6 | 6 | 205 | 33.50 | 23 | 14 | 9 | |||
2021 | TEN | 14 | 11 | 647 | 59.10 | 92 | 51 | 41 | 1 | ||
2020 | HOU | 16 | 16 | 944 | 86.10 | 3 | 164 | 106 | 58 | 1 | |
2019 | HOU | 16 | 16 | 955 | 87.90 | 2 | 142 | 99 | 43 | ||
2018 | HOU | 14 | 14 | 752 | 71.30 | 107 | 73 | 34 | 2 | 1 | |
2017 | HOU | 16 | 13 | 816 | 81.90 | 2 | 88 | 48 | 40 | 1 |