Michael Bennett

Atlanta Falcons, Defensive Tackle
Age: 31y-11m-26d (Feb 24, 1993)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
College: Ohio State
Drafted: Round 6 (#180 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Todd France (CAA Sports)
INACTIVE
2019-2019
Michael Bennett signed a 1 year, $645,000 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including an average annual salary of $645,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $645,000
Average Salary:
$645,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2018-2018
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2019 / ERFA
2015-2018 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,418,698
Average Salary:
$604,675
Signing Bonus:
$138,698
GTD at Sign:
$138,698
Total GTD:
$138,698
Free Agent:
2019 / UFA
Seasons
4 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$2,144,830
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 22 |
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Active
|
$676,771 |
$676,771 |
|
2016 | 23 |
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Injured
|
$348,000 |
$1,024,771 |
|
2017 | 24 |
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Injured
|
$540,000 |
$1,564,771 |
|
2018 | 25 |
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Retained
Retained
|
$130,588 $41,471 |
$1,695,359 $1,736,830 |
|
2019 | 26 |
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Injured
|
$408,000 |
$2,144,830 |
|
Total |
$2,144,830 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
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$1,364,471 | $138,698 | - | - | - | $103,073 | $1,606,242 |
2 |
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$538,588 | - | - | - | - | - | $538,588 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 |
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22 |
$435,000
|
$138,698 |
$103,073 |
$676,771 |
$676,771 |
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2016 |
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23 |
$348,000
|
$348,000 |
$1,024,771 |
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2017 |
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24 |
$540,000
|
$540,000 |
$1,564,771 |
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2018 |
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25 |
$130,588 $41,471
|
$130,588 $41,471 |
$1,695,359 $1,736,830 |
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2019 |
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26 |
$408,000
|
$408,000 |
$2,144,830 |
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Total |
$1,903,059 |
$138,698 |
$103,073 |
$2,144,830 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
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$1,364,471 | $138,698 | - | - | - | $103,073 | $1,606,242 |
2 |
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$538,588 | - | - | - | - | - | $538,588 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2019 |
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1 - 17 | Ankle |
2017 |
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3 - 17 | Undisclosed |
2016 |
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1 - 17 | Calf |
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Jan 12, 2019 Signed a reserve/future contract with Atlanta (ATL)
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Oct 30, 2018 Waived by Atlanta (ATL)
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Oct 02, 2018 Signed a contract with Atlanta (ATL)
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Sep 11, 2018 Waived by Jacksonville (JAC)
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May 15, 2015 Signed a 4 year $2.418 million contract with Jacksonville (JAC)
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May 02, 2015 Drafted by Jacksonville (JAC): Round 6 (#180 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5.30 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | JAX | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | JAX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | JAX | 13 | 0 | 298 | 25.60 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |