NFL
Essang Bassey
Essang Bassey
Detroit Lions, Cornerback
Age: 26-108d (Aug 12, 1998)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: US
College: Wake Forest
Drafted: Undrafted, DEN, 2020
INACTIVE
2024-2024 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Essang Bassey signed a 1 year , $1,125,000 contract with the Detroit Lions, 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 |
|
26 | $985,000 | 0.39% | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | - | |
| 2025 |
|
27 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
26 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023
Essang Bassey signed a 1 year , $1,010,000 contract with the Denver Broncos, including an average annual salary of $1,010,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,010,000
Average Salary:
$1,010,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2022-2022
Essang Bassey signed a 1 year , $895,000 contract with the Denver Broncos, including an average annual salary of $895,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $895,000
Average Salary:
$895,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / RFA
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2020-2022 Rookie
Essang Bassey signed a 3 year , $2,305,000 contract with the Denver Broncos, including $20,000 signing bonus, $20,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $768,333.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,305,000
Average Salary:
$768,333
Signing Bonus:
$20,000
GTD at Sign:
$20,000
Total GTD:
$20,000
Free Agent:
2023 / RFA
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Seasons
3 Years
Career Earnings thru 2024
$2,838,846
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 |
|
Injured
|
$798,739 |
$798,739 |
|
| 2021 | 23 |
 |
Retained
Retained
|
$43,333 $129,999 |
$842,072 $972,071 |
|
| 2022 | 24 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$845,277 $11,500 |
$1,817,348 $1,828,848 |
|
| 2023 | 25 |
|
Retained
Active
|
$224,444 $785,554 |
$2,053,292 $2,838,846 |
|
| Total |
$2,838,846 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$1,685,139 | $20,000 | - | - | - | $218,155 | $1,923,293 |
| 2 |
|
$915,553 | - | - | - | - | - | $915,553 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
22 |
$560,584
|
$20,000 |
$218,155 |
$798,739 |
$798,739 |
||||
| 2021 |
|
23 |
$43,333 $129,999
|
$43,333 $129,999 |
$842,072 $972,071 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
24 |
$845,278 $11,500
|
$845,277 $11,500 |
$1,817,348 $1,828,848 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
25 |
$224,444 $785,554
|
$224,444 $785,554 |
$2,053,292 $2,838,846 |
||||||
| Total |
$2,600,692 |
$20,000 |
$218,155 |
$2,838,846 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$1,685,139 | $20,000 | - | - | - | $218,155 | $1,923,293 |
| 2 |
|
$915,553 | - | - | - | - | - | $915,553 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
DEN |
14 - 17 | Knee (ACL) |
| 2021 |
DEN |
1 - 9 | Knee (ACL) |
-
Aug 27, 2024
Released by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 13, 2024
Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Oct 04, 2023
Claimed off waivers by Los Angeles (LAC)
-
Oct 03, 2023
Waived by Denver (DEN)
-
Sep 01, 2022
Waived by Denver (DEN)
-
Jan 08, 2022
Waived by Los Angeles (LAC)
-
Dec 20, 2021
Claimed off waivers by Los Angeles (LAC)
-
Dec 18, 2021
Waived by Denver (DEN)
-
Apr 26, 2020
Signed a contract with Denver (DEN)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LAC | 15 | 2 | 353 | 30.90 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | DEN | 14 | 0 | 221 | 20.30 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | LAC | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | DEN | 12 | 3 | 408 | 49.60 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
