Kenny Willekes
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Minnesota Vikings, Defensive End
Age: 27-65d (Jul 22, 1997)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: US
College: Michigan State
Drafted: Round 7 (#225 overall), 2020
Agent(s): Element Sports Group
INACTIVE
2023-2023
Kenny Willekes signed a 1 year , $870,000 contract with the Minnesota Vikings, including an average annual salary of $870,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $870,000
Average Salary:
$870,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / ERFA
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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26 | $870,000 | 0.39% | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | |
2024 |
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27 |
ERFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | Dead Cap | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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26 | $870,000 | $870,000 | 0.39% | - | ||
2024 |
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27 |
ERFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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26 | $870,000 | $870,000 | $870,000 | $870,000 | $870,000 |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2021-2022
Kenny Willekes signed a 1 year , $780,000 contract with the Minnesota Vikings, including an average annual salary of $780,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $780,000
Average Salary:
$780,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
2020-2023 Rookie
Kenny Willekes signed a 4 year , $3,394,676 contract with the Minnesota Vikings, including $99,676 signing bonus, $99,676 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $848,669.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,394,676
Average Salary:
$848,669
Signing Bonus:
$99,676
GTD at Sign:
$99,676
Total GTD:
$99,676
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
Seasons
3 Years
Career Earnings thru 2024
$1,352,540
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 23 |
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Injured
|
$499,676 |
$499,676 |
|
2021 | 24 |
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Retained
Active
|
$354,531 $43,333 |
$854,207 $897,540 |
|
2022 | 25 |
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Injured
|
$455,000 |
$1,352,540 |
|
Total |
$1,352,540 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$1,252,864 | $99,676 | - | - | - | - | $1,352,540 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 |
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23 |
$400,000
|
$99,676 |
$499,676 |
$499,676 |
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2021 |
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24 |
$354,531 $43,333
|
$354,531 $43,333 |
$854,207 $897,540 |
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2022 |
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25 |
$455,000
|
$455,000 |
$1,352,540 |
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Total |
$1,252,864 |
$99,676 |
$1,352,540 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$1,252,864 | $99,676 | - | - | - | - | $1,352,540 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2020 |
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1 - 17 | Leg |
2021 |
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10 - 10 | COVID-19 |
2022 |
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1 - 18 | Undisclosed |
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May 23, 2023 Waived by Minnesota (MIN)
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Mar 15, 2023 Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
-
Sep 02, 2021 Signed to the practice squad by Minnesota (MIN)
-
Aug 31, 2021 Waived by Minnesota (MIN)
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Jul 24, 2020 Signed a 4 year $3.39 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
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Apr 25, 2020 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 7 (#225 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | MIN | 6 | 202 | 30.50 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 |