Tanzel Smart
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New York Jets, Defensive Tackle
Age: 29-313d (Nov 06, 1994)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
College: Tulane
Drafted: Round 6 (#189 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Cliff Brady (Capital Sports Advisors)
INACTIVE
2024-2024 (CURRENT)
Tanzel Smart signed a 1 year , $1,125,000 contract with the New York Jets, including an average annual salary of $1,125,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,125,000
Average Salary:
$1,125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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30 | $985,000 | 0.39% | $1,125,000 | - | - | |
2025 |
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31 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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30 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | - | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023
Tanzel Smart signed a 1 year contract with the New York Jets.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
2022-2022
Tanzel Smart signed a 1 year , $1,035,000 contract with the New York Jets, including an average annual salary of $1,035,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,035,000
Average Salary:
$1,035,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2020-2021
Tanzel Smart signed a 2 year , $1,740,000 contract with the New York Jets, including an average annual salary of $870,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,740,000
Average Salary:
$870,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2017-2020 Rookie
Tanzel Smart signed a 4 year , $2,564,783 contract with the Los Angeles Rams, including $164,783 signing bonus, $164,783 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $641,196.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,564,783
Average Salary:
$641,196
Signing Bonus:
$164,783
GTD at Sign:
$164,783
Total GTD:
$164,783
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$3,296,848
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
|
$629,783 |
$629,783 |
|
2018 | 24 |
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Active
|
$555,000 |
$1,184,783 |
|
2019 | 25 |
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Active
|
$645,000 |
$1,829,783 |
|
2020 | 26 |
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Retained
Active
Retained
|
$228,247 $44,118 $24,000 |
$2,058,030 $2,102,148 $2,126,148 |
|
2021 | 27 |
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Reserve
|
$165,600 |
$2,291,748 |
|
2022 | 28 |
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Reserve
Retained
|
$358,200 $172,500 |
$2,649,948 $2,822,448 |
|
2023 | 29 |
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Retained
Retained
Injured
Retained
|
$200,500 $120,000 $112,700 $41,200 |
$3,022,948 $3,142,948 $3,255,648 $3,296,848 |
|
Total |
$3,296,848 |
$3,022,948 $3,142,948 $3,255,648 $3,296,848 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 |
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23 |
$465,000
|
$164,783 |
$629,783 |
$629,783 |
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2018 |
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24 |
$555,000
|
$555,000 |
$1,184,783 |
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2019 |
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25 |
$645,000
|
$645,000 |
$1,829,783 |
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2020 |
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26 |
$228,247 $44,118 $24,000
|
$228,247 $44,118 $24,000 |
$2,058,030 $2,102,148 $2,126,148 |
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2021 |
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27 |
$165,600
|
$165,600 |
$2,291,748 |
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2022 |
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28 |
$358,200 $172,500
|
$358,200 $172,500 |
$2,649,948 $2,822,448 |
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2023 |
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29 |
$200,500 $120,000 $112,700 $41,200
|
$200,500 $120,000 $112,700 $41,200 |
$3,022,948 $3,142,948 $3,255,648 $3,296,848 |
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Total |
$3,132,065 |
$164,783 |
$3,296,848 |
$3,022,948 $3,142,948 $3,255,648 $3,296,848 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$1,665,000 | $164,783 | - | - | - | - | $1,829,783 |
4 |
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$1,443,065 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,443,065 |
1 |
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$24,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $24,000 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 |
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16 - 16 | COVID-19 |
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Aug 27, 2024 Released by New York (NYJ)
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Jan 09, 2024 Signed a reserve/future contract with New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 22, 2023 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 20, 2023 Waived by New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 18, 2023 Signed to the active roster by New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 15, 2023 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 13, 2023 Waived by New York (NYJ)
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Oct 31, 2023 Signed to the active roster by New York (NYJ)
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Sep 30, 2023 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Aug 30, 2023 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Aug 29, 2023 Released by New York (NYJ)
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Jan 10, 2023 Signed a reserve/future contract with New York (NYJ)
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Aug 31, 2022 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
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Aug 30, 2022 Released by New York (NYJ), clearing $895,000 of cap
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Jan 10, 2022 Signed a reserve/future contract with New York (NYJ)
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Sep 02, 2021 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Aug 31, 2021 Waived by New York (NYJ)
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Jan 02, 2021 Signed to the active roster by New York (NYJ)
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Dec 20, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
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Dec 19, 2020 Signed to the active roster by New York (NYJ)
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Nov 10, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
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Nov 09, 2020 Signed to the active roster by New York (NYJ)
-
Oct 14, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Sep 11, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Sep 05, 2020 Waived by Buffalo (BUF)
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Aug 16, 2020 Signed a contract with Buffalo (BUF)
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May 15, 2020 Waived by Los Angeles (LAR)
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Jun 20, 2017 Signed a 4 year $2.56 million contract with Los Angeles (LA)
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Apr 29, 2017 Drafted by Los Angeles (LA): Round 6 (#189 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
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2023 | NYJ | 4 | 63 | 23.50 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
2022 | NYJ | 3 | 49 | 26.10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
2021 | NYJ | 0.00 | |||||||||
2020 | NYJ | 3 | 26 | 5.10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
2019 | LAR | 13 | 174 | 15.70 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||
2018 | LAR | 2 | 6 | 0.90 | |||||||
2017 | LAR | 16 | 4 | 310 | 29.40 | 14 | 9 | 5 |