Elijah Benton
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Tennessee Titans, Safety
Age: 28-9d (Sep 05, 1996)
Country: US
College: Liberty
Drafted: Undrafted, CLE, 2020
INACTIVE
2022-2022
Elijah Benton signed a 1 year , $705,000 contract with the Tennessee Titans, including an average annual salary of $705,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $705,000
Average Salary:
$705,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / ERFA
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
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2022 |
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26 | $705,000 | 0.34% | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | |
2023 |
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27 |
ERFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | Dead Cap | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 |
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26 | $705,000 | $705,000 | 0.34% | - | ||
2023 |
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27 |
ERFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
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2022 |
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26 | $705,000 | $705,000 | $705,000 | $705,000 | $705,000 |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2021-2021
Elijah Benton signed a 1 year , $660,000 contract with the New York Jets, including an average annual salary of $660,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $660,000
Average Salary:
$660,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
2021-2022
Elijah Benton signed a 2 year , $1,485,000 contract with the Cleveland Browns, including an average annual salary of $742,500.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,485,000
Average Salary:
$742,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / ERFA
2020-2022 Rookie
Elijah Benton signed a 3 year , $2,295,000 contract with the Cleveland Browns, including $10,000 signing bonus, $50,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $765,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,295,000
Average Salary:
$765,000
Signing Bonus:
$10,000
GTD at Sign:
$50,000
Total GTD:
$50,000
Free Agent:
2023 / RFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$352,529
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
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2020 | 24 |
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Retained
Retained
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$140,663 $92,400 |
$140,663 $233,063 |
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2021 | 25 |
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Retained
Retained
Retained
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$27,600 $82,666 $9,200 |
$260,663 $343,329 $352,529 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 |
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24 |
$126,282 $92,400
|
$10,000 |
$4,381 |
$140,663 $92,400 |
$140,663 $233,063 |
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2021 |
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25 |
$27,600 $82,666 $9,200
|
$27,600 $82,666 $9,200 |
$260,663 $343,329 $352,529 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
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1 |
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$218,682 | $10,000 | - | - | - | $4,381 | $233,063 |
1 |
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$27,600 | - | - | - | - | - | $27,600 |
1 |
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$82,666 | - | - | - | - | - | $82,666 |
1 |
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$9,200 | - | - | - | - | - | $9,200 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2020 |
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16 - 17 | COVID-19 |
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Aug 16, 2022 Waived by Tennessee (TEN)
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Aug 09, 2022 Signed a contract with Tennessee (TEN)
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Dec 08, 2021 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Dec 01, 2021 Signed to the practice squad by Seattle (SEA)
-
Oct 07, 2021 Signed to the practice squad by New England (NE)
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Aug 31, 2021 Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jan 19, 2021 Signed a reserve/future contract with Cleveland (CLE)
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Oct 20, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
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Oct 17, 2020 Signed to the active roster by Cleveland (CLE)
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Sep 07, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
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Sep 05, 2020 Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
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May 05, 2020 Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
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2021 | NYJ | 0.00 | |||||||||
2020 | CLE | 1 | 0.00 |