Lorenzo Carter

Atlanta Falcons, Outside Linebacker
Age: 28-350d (Dec 10, 1995)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: Georgia
Drafted: Round 3 (#66 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Joel Segal (WME Sports)
2024 Cap Hit

$4,750,000

2024 Cash

$3,750,000

Career Earnings

$17,834,965

2023-2024 pending-free-agent-extension (CURRENT)

Lorenzo Carter signed a 2 year , $9,000,000 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including $2,000,000 signing bonus, $4,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,500,000. In 2024, Carter will earn a base salary of $3,750,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,750,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $9,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$4,250,000
Total GTD:
$4,250,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2023 28 $4,250,000 1.89% $5,355,322 $5,355,322 $5,250,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2024, 1 YR, $5,355,322; $1,000,000 DEAD CAP
2024 29 $4,750,000 1.86% $3,750,000 $9,105,322 $1,000,000
2025 30
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Cap Hit Cap % League Cap Dead Cap
2023 28 $3,250,000 $1,000,000 $4,250,000 1.89% $5,250,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2024, 1 YR, $5,355,322; $1,000,000 DEAD CAP
2024 29 $3,750,000 $1,000,000 $4,750,000 1.86% $1,000,000
2025 30
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2023 28 $3,250,000 $2,000,000 $5,355,322 $5,355,322 $5,355,322 $4,552,661
POTENTIAL OUT: 2024, 1 YR, $5,355,322; $1,000,000 DEAD CAP
2024 29 $3,750,000 - $3,750,000 $9,105,322 $4,552,661 $3,750,000
Contract Notes
  • $4.25M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2023 salary)
  • 2024 Escalator
    (non-cumulative)
    8-9 Sacks: $500,000
    10+ Sacks: $1M
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2022 Free Agent

Lorenzo Carter signed a 1 year , $3,500,000 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including $2,000,000 signing bonus, $2,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,500,000
Average Salary:
$3,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,000,000
Total GTD:
$2,000,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2018-2021 Rookie

Lorenzo Carter signed a 4 year , $4,083,482 contract with the New York Giants, including $1,049,804 signing bonus, $1,049,804 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,020,871.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,083,482
Average Salary:
$1,020,871
Signing Bonus:
$1,049,804
GTD at Sign:
$1,049,804
Total GTD:
$1,049,804
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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Seasons

6 Years

Career Earnings thru 2024

$17,834,965

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 23
Active
$1,529,804
$1,529,804
2019 24
Active
$665,613
$2,195,417
2020 25
Injured
$851,226
$3,046,643
2021 26
Active
$2,183,000
$5,229,643
2022 27
Active
$3,500,000
$8,729,643
2023 28
Active
$5,355,322
$14,084,965
2024 29
Active
$3,750,000
$17,834,965
Total      
$17,834,965
$17,834,965
Total
$17,834,965

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $4,179,839 $1,049,804 - - - - $5,229,643
3 $8,500,000 $4,000,000 - - - $105,322 $12,605,322
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
23
$480,000
$1,049,804
$1,529,804
$1,529,804
2019
24
$665,613
$665,613
$2,195,417
2020
25
$851,226
$851,226
$3,046,643
2021
26
$2,183,000
$2,183,000
$5,229,643
2022
27
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$3,500,000
$8,729,643
2023
28
$3,250,000
$2,000,000
$105,322
$5,355,322
$14,084,965
2024
29
$3,750,000
$3,750,000
$17,834,965
Total
$12,679,839
$5,049,804
$105,322
$17,834,965
$17,834,965
Total
$12,679,839
$5,049,804
$105,322
$17,834,965

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $4,179,839 $1,049,804 - - - - $5,229,643
3 $8,500,000 $4,000,000 - - - $105,322 $12,605,322

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2024 ATL 7 - 10 Concussion
2020 NYG 7 - 17 Achilles
  • Mar 07, 2023 Signed a 2 year $9 million contract extension with Atlanta (ATL)
  • Mar 21, 2022 Signed a 1 year $3.5 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)
  • May 10, 2018 Signed a 4 year $4.08 million contract with New York (NYG)
  • Apr 27, 2018 Drafted by New York (NYG): Round 3 (#66 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2024 ATL 6 5 204 50.20 0 13 9 4 0 0
2023 ATL 17 1 431 37.80 3 35 24 11 1 0
2022 ATL 17 17 909 81.00 4 58 29 29 0 1
2021 NYG 14 14 617 52.80 5 51 28 23 2 1
2020 NYG 5 4 232 57.70 1 15 11 4 0 0
2019 NYG 15 12 739 65.10 5 45 25 20 1 0
2018 NYG 15 3 442 40.30 4 43 30 13 0 0

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