Yannick Ngakoue
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Chicago Bears, Defensive End
Age: 29-168d (Mar 31, 1995)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Maryland
Drafted: Round 3 (#69 overall), 2016
Agent(s): Drew Rosenhaus (Rosenhaus Sports)
INACTIVE
2023-2023 Free Agent
Yannick Ngakoue signed a 1 year , $10,500,000 contract with the Chicago Bears, including $4,500,000 signing bonus, $10,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,500,000
Average Salary:
$10,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$4,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$10,000,000
Total GTD:
$10,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
Contract Notes
- Per Game Active Bonus: $30,000 ($510,000, 15 LTBE)
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2021-2022 Free Agent
Yannick Ngakoue signed a 2 year , $26,000,000 contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, including $26,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $13,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $26,000,000
Average Salary:
$13,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$21,000,000
Total GTD:
$26,000,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2020-2020 Franchise Tag
Yannick Ngakoue signed a 1 year , $12,000,000 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including $4,000,000 signing bonus, $12,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $12,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$4,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$12,000,000
Total GTD:
$12,000,000
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
2016-2019 Rookie
Yannick Ngakoue signed a 4 year , $3,480,587 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including $856,176 signing bonus, $856,176 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $870,147.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,480,587
Average Salary:
$870,147
Signing Bonus:
$856,176
GTD at Sign:
$856,176
Total GTD:
$856,176
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$53,203,669
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
6 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 21 |
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Active
|
$1,306,176 |
$1,306,176 |
|
2017 | 22 |
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Active
|
$605,041 |
$1,911,217 |
|
2018 | 23 |
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Active
|
$735,101 |
$2,646,318 |
|
2019 | 24 |
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Active
|
$2,025,000 |
$4,671,318 |
|
2020 | 25 |
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Active
Retained
|
$5,192,394 $6,839,957 |
$9,863,712 $16,703,669 |
|
2021 | 26 |
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Active
|
$13,000,000 |
$29,703,669 |
|
2022 | 27 |
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Injured
|
$13,000,000 |
$42,703,669 |
|
2023 | 28 |
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Injured
|
$10,500,000 |
$53,203,669 |
|
Total |
$53,203,669 |
$53,203,669 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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21 |
$450,000
|
$856,176 |
$1,306,176 |
$1,306,176 |
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2017 |
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22 |
$605,041
|
$605,041 |
$1,911,217 |
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2018 |
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23 |
$735,101
|
$735,101 |
$2,646,318 |
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2019 |
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24 |
$2,025,000
|
$2,025,000 |
$4,671,318 |
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2020 |
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25 |
$5,176,470 $2,823,529
|
$4,000,000 |
$15,924 $16,428 |
$5,192,394 $6,839,957 |
$9,863,712 $16,703,669 |
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2021 |
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26 |
$1,000,000
|
$10,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$13,000,000 |
$29,703,669 |
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2022 |
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27 |
$5,000,000
|
$8,000,000 |
$13,000,000 |
$42,703,669 |
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2023 |
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28 |
$5,490,000
|
$4,500,000 |
$10,500,000 |
$53,203,669 |
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Total |
$23,305,141 |
$9,356,176 |
$10,000,000 |
$10,000,000 |
$32,352 |
$53,203,669 |
$53,203,669 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
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$3,815,142 | $856,176 | - | - | - | - | $4,671,318 |
1 |
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$5,176,470 | - | - | - | - | $15,924 | $5,192,394 |
1 |
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$2,823,529 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | $16,428 | $6,839,957 |
1 |
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$1,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $13,000,000 |
1 |
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$5,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | - | - | - | $13,000,000 |
1 |
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$5,490,000 | $4,500,000 | - | - | - | - | $10,500,000 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
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2022 |
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17 - 18 | Throat |
2023 |
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15 - 18 | Ankle |
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Aug 04, 2023 Signed a 1 year $10.5 million contract with Chicago (CHI)
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Mar 16, 2022 Traded to Indianapolis (IND) from Las Vegas (LV) for Rock Ya-Sin
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Sep 03, 2021 Converted $12M of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $8M of cap space with Las Vegas (LV)
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Mar 15, 2021 Signed a 2 year $26 million contract with Las Vegas (LV)
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Oct 22, 2020 Traded to Baltimore (BAL) from Minnesota (MIN) for 2021 3rd round pick (#90 Patrick Jones) and 2022 5th round pick [conditional] (#156 conditional)
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Aug 30, 2020 Signed a 1 year $12 million restructured contract with Minnesota (MIN)
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Aug 30, 2020 Traded to Minnesota (MIN) from Jacksonville (JAX) for 2021 2nd round pick (#45 Walker Little) and 2022 5th round pick [conditional (4th round pick if he's a Pro Bowler; 3rd round pick if Pro Bowl + Super Bowl winner)] (#157 conditional (4th round pick if he's a Pro Bowler; 3rd round pick if Pro Bowl + Super Bowl winner))
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Mar 13, 2020 Offered a 1 year $17.788 million franchise tag by Jacksonville (JAC)
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Nov 29, 2019 Fined $10,527 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Taylor Lewan (TEN)
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Nov 29, 2019 Fined $14,037 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Tennessee (TEN)
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Nov 23, 2018 Fined $10,026 Unnecessary Roughness against Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Sep 14, 2018 Fined $10,026 Excessive Facemask against Saquon Barkley (NYG)
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Aug 24, 2018 Fined $13,369 Excessive Celebration
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Dec 29, 2017 Fined $30,387 Making contact with an official against Cleveland (CLE)
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Sep 15, 2017 Fined $24,309 Roughing the Passer against Deshaun Watson (HOU)
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Jun 22, 2016 Signed a 4 year $3.48 million contract with Jacksonville (JAC)
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Apr 29, 2016 Drafted by Jacksonville (JAC): Round 3 (#69 overall)
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
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Sep 15, 2017 |
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Roughing the Passer against Deshaun Watson (HOU) | $24,309 | |
Dec 29, 2017 |
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Making contact with an official against Cleveland (CLE) | $30,387 | |
Aug 24, 2018 |
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Excessive Celebration | $13,369 | |
Sep 14, 2018 |
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Excessive Facemask against Saquon Barkley (NYG) | $10,026 | |
Nov 23, 2018 |
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Unnecessary Roughness against Pittsburgh (PIT) | $10,026 | |
Nov 29, 2019 |
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Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Taylor Lewan (TEN) | $10,527 | |
Nov 29, 2019 |
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Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Tennessee (TEN) | $14,037 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
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2023 | CHI | 13 | 13 | 592 | 72.00 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 9 | ||
2022 | IND | 15 | 15 | 732 | 72.50 | 10 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 1 | |
2021 | LV | 17 | 17 | 834 | 72.00 | 10 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2 | |
2020 | BAL | 15 | 8 | 657 | 61.30 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 4 | ||
2019 | JAX | 15 | 15 | 803 | 80.10 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
2018 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 767 | 75.00 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 3 | ||
2017 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 772 | 74.40 | 12 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 7 | |
2016 | JAX | 16 | 15 | 706 | 65.60 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 |