Michael Pierce

Baltimore Ravens, Defensive Tackle
Age: 32y-3m-16d (Nov 06, 1992)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
College: Samford
Drafted: Undrafted, BAL, 2016
Agent(s): Fletcher Smith (Blueprint Sports Group)
2025 Cap Hit
$2,667,000
2025 Cash
$3,500,000
Career Earnings
$27,110,618
2023-2025 Extension (CURRENT)
Michael Pierce signed a 2 year, $7,500,000 contract with the Baltimore Ravens, including $3,335,000 signing bonus, $4,585,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,750,000. In 2025, Pierce will earn a base salary of $1,255,000, a signing bonus of $2,000,000 and a workout bonus of $245,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,667,000 and a dead cap value of $2,001,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $7,500,000
Average Salary:
$3,750,000
Signing Bonus:
$3,335,000
GTD at Sign:
$4,585,000
Total GTD:
$4,585,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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31 | $3,737,000 | 1.66% | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $9,563,000 | |
2024 |
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32 | $4,072,000 | 1.59% | $1,500,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,824,000 | |
2025 |
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33 | $2,667,000 | 0.97% | $3,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $2,001,000 | |
2026 |
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34 |
Void UFA |
$1,167,000 | 0.40% | - | $9,500,000 | $1,334,000 |
2027 |
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Void
|
$1,167,000 | 0.37% | - | $9,500,000 | - | |
2028 |
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Void
|
$500,000 | 0.15% | - | $9,500,000 | - |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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31 | $1,165,000 | $3,335,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $9,500,000 | |
2024 |
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32 | $1,250,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $1,500,000 | $6,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
2025 |
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33 | $1,255,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $245,000 | $3,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $3,500,000 | |
2026 |
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34 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | $9,500,000 | - |
2027 |
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35 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | $9,500,000 | - |
2028 |
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36 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | $9,500,000 | - |
Contract Notes
- $4.5M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary)
- 2025 Option Bonus: $2M (3/31/2025
- 2024 Workout Bonus: $250,000
- 2025 Workout Bonus: $245,000
- 2026-2028 years automatically void 23 days before the start of the 2026 league year
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $16,500,000
Average Salary:
$5,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$5,715,000
GTD at Sign:
$6,750,000
Total GTD:
$6,750,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2020-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $27,000,000
Average Salary:
$9,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$6,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$9,000,000
Total GTD:
$18,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2019-2019 Restricted Tender
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,095,000
Average Salary:
$3,095,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
2016-2018 undrafted
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,630,000
Average Salary:
$543,333
Signing Bonus:
$10,000
GTD at Sign:
$10,000
Total GTD:
$10,000
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
Seasons
8 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$27,110,618
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 24 |
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Active
|
$460,000 |
$460,000 |
|
2017 | 25 |
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Active
|
$540,000 |
$1,000,000 |
|
2018 | 26 |
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Active
|
$630,000 |
$1,630,000 |
|
2019 | 27 |
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Active
|
$3,130,618 |
$4,760,618 |
|
2020 | 28 |
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Reserve
|
$6,350,000 |
$11,110,618 |
|
2021 | 29 |
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Active
|
$3,000,000 |
$14,110,618 |
|
2022 | 30 |
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Injured
|
$7,000,000 |
$21,110,618 |
|
2023 | 31 |
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Active
|
$4,500,000 |
$25,610,618 |
|
2024 | 32 |
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Active
|
$1,500,000 |
$27,110,618 |
|
Total |
$27,110,618 |
$27,110,618 |
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2025 | 33 |
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Active
|
$3,500,000 |
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Total |
$30,610,618 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 |
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$8,165,000 | $9,060,000 | - | - | $500,000 | $35,618 | $17,760,618 |
2 |
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$3,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | - | - | $350,000 | $9,350,000 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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24 |
$450,000
|
$10,000 |
$460,000 |
$460,000 |
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2017 |
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25 |
$540,000
|
$540,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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2018 |
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26 |
$630,000
|
$630,000 |
$1,630,000 |
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2019 |
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27 |
$3,095,000
|
$35,618 |
$3,130,618 |
$4,760,618 |
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2020 |
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28 |
$6,000,000 |
$350,000 |
$6,350,000 |
$11,110,618 |
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2021 |
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29 |
$3,000,000
|
$3,000,000 |
$14,110,618 |
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2022 |
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30 |
$1,035,000
|
$5,715,000 |
$250,000 |
$7,000,000 |
$21,110,618 |
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2023 |
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31 |
$1,165,000
|
$3,335,000 |
$4,500,000 |
$25,610,618 |
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2024 |
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32 |
$1,250,000
|
$250,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$27,110,618 |
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Total |
$11,165,000 |
$15,060,000 |
$500,000 |
$385,618 |
$27,110,618 |
$27,110,618 |
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2025 |
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33 |
$1,255,000
|
$2,000,000 |
$245,000 |
$3,500,000 |
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Total |
$12,420,000 |
$15,060,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$745,000 |
$385,618 |
$30,610,618 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 |
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$8,165,000 | $9,060,000 | - | - | $500,000 | $35,618 | $17,760,618 |
2 |
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$3,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | - | - | $350,000 | $9,350,000 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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9 - 14 | Calf |
2022 |
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4 - 18 | Biceps |
2021 |
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10 - 12 | Elbow |
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Jan 06, 2024 Signed a 2 year $7.5 million contract extension with Baltimore (BAL)
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Oct 20, 2023 Fined $16,391 Roughing the Passer against Tennessee (TEN)
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Mar 10, 2023 Reduced his 2023 salary by $2M, converting $835,000 of salary into signing bonus, adding three void years, clearing $2.668M of cap with Baltimore (BAL)
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Mar 17, 2022 Signed a 3 year $16.5 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Mar 15, 2022 Released by Minnesota (MIN), clearing $6.5M of cap
-
Jul 28, 2020 Opted out of the 2020 season (COVID-19)
-
Mar 18, 2020 Signed a 3 year $27 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
-
Mar 09, 2019 Assigned a 1 year $3.095 million tender by Baltimore (BAL)
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May 01, 2016 Signed a 3 year $1.62 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 20, 2023 |
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Roughing the Passer against Tennessee (TEN) | $16,391 | |
Fines: 1 | $16,391 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | BAL | 11 | 1 | 231 | 29.80 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | BAL | 17 | 17 | 640 | 55.30 | 1 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | BAL | 3 | 3 | 91 | 41.20 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | MIN | 8 | 8 | 251 | 24.60 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | BAL | 14 | 14 | 489 | 49.00 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | BAL | 14 | 2 | 390 | 44.00 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | BAL | 16 | 13 | 595 | 54.50 | 1 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | BAL | 16 | 1 | 375 | 36.00 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 |