Chris Herndon
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New Orleans Saints, Tight End
Age: 28-204d (Feb 23, 1996)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Miami
Drafted: Round 4 (#107 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Malki Kawa, Ethan Lock (First Round Management)
INACTIVE
2022-2022 Free Agent
Chris Herndon signed a 1 year , $1,035,000 contract with the New Orleans Saints, 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
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 |
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26 | $895,000 | 0.43% | $1,035,000 | $1,035,000 | - | |
2023 |
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27 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | Dead Cap | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 |
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26 | $1,035,000 | $895,000 | 0.43% | - | ||
2023 |
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27 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 |
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26 | $1,035,000 | $1,035,000 | $1,035,000 | $1,035,000 | $1,035,000 |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2018-2021 Rookie
Chris Herndon signed a 4 year , $3,171,364 contract with the New York Jets, including $669,524 signing bonus, $669,524 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $792,841.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,171,364
Average Salary:
$792,841
Signing Bonus:
$669,524
GTD at Sign:
$669,524
Total GTD:
$669,524
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$4,497,584
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 22 |
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Active
|
$1,149,524 |
$1,149,524 |
|
2019 | 23 |
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Injured
|
$415,060 |
$1,564,584 |
|
2020 | 24 |
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Active
|
$750,000 |
$2,314,584 |
|
2021 | 25 |
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Reserve
Retained
|
$920,000 $1,263,000 |
$3,234,584 $4,497,584 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 |
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22 |
$480,000
|
$669,524 |
$1,149,524 |
$1,149,524 |
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2019 |
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23 |
$415,060
|
$415,060 |
$1,564,584 |
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2020 |
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24 |
$750,000
|
$750,000 |
$2,314,584 |
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2021 |
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25 |
$920,000
|
$1,263,000 |
$920,000 $1,263,000 |
$3,234,584 $4,497,584 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
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$1,645,060 | $1,932,524 | - | - | - | - | $3,577,584 |
1 |
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$920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2019 |
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11 - 17 | Ribs |
2021 |
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18 - 18 | COVID-19 |
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Aug 23, 2022 Released by New Orleans (NO)
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Aug 02, 2022 Signed a contract with New Orleans (NO)
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Aug 31, 2021 Traded to Minnesota (MIN) from New York (NYJ) with 2022 6th round pick (#184 Vederian Lowe) for 2022 4th round pick (#117 Micheal Clemons)
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Jul 12, 2019 Suspended 4 games for violating the league's substance abuse policy, forfeiting $175,962 in 2019 salary/bonus with New York (NYJ)
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May 21, 2018 Signed a 4 year $3.17 million contract with New York (NYJ)
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Apr 28, 2018 Drafted by New York (NYJ): Round 4 (#107 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Receiving Targets | Receiving Receptions | Receiving Yards | Receiving Yards/Rec | Receiving Yards/Gm | Receiving Touchdowns | Fum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | MIN | 16 | 5 | 184 | 16.10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | NYJ | 16 | 13 | 675 | 68.30 | 46 | 31 | 287 | 9.3 | 17.9 | 3 | 2 |
2019 | NYJ | 1 | 18 | 5.60 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | NYJ | 14 | 7 | 503 | 50.20 | 56 | 39 | 502 | 12.9 | 35.9 | 4 | 2 |