Baron Browning

Arizona Cardinals, Outside Linebacker
Age: 26y-1m-7d (Feb 19, 1999)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
College: Ohio State
Drafted: Round 3 (#105 overall), 2021
Agent(s): Erik Burkhardt, Leah Knight (Roc Nation Sports)
2025 Cap Hit

$5,495,000

2025 Cash

$8,305,000

Career Earnings

$6,666,742

2025-2026 pending-free-agent-extension (CURRENT)

Baron Browning signed a 2 year, $15,000,000 contract with the Arizona Cardinals, including $5,500,000 signing bonus, $10,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $7,500,000. In 2025, Browning will earn a base salary of $2,500,000, a signing bonus of $5,500,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,495,000 and a dead cap value of $10,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $15,000,000
Average Salary:
$7,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$5,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$10,000,000
Total GTD:
$10,000,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 26 $5,495,000 1.97% $8,305,000 $8,305,000 $10,000,000
2026 27 $9,445,000 3.08% $6,695,000 $15,000,000 $4,750,000
2027 28
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Roster Bonus Roster/Gm Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Cap Dead Cap
2025 26 $2,500,000 $2,750,000 - $195,000 $50,000 $5,495,000 1.97% $10,000,000
2026 27 $4,390,000 $2,750,000 $2,000,000 $255,000 $50,000 $9,445,000 3.08% $4,750,000
2027 28
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Roster/Gm Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 26 $2,500,000 $5,500,000 - $255,000 $50,000 $8,305,000 $8,305,000 $15,000,000
2026 27 $4,390,000 - $2,000,000 $255,000 $50,000 $6,695,000 $15,000,000 $6,695,000
Contract Notes

  • $10M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2025 salary + $2M of 2026 salary)
  • 2026 Roster Bonus: $2M (5th league day of 2026)
  • Annual Sack Incentives (non-cumulative)
    5: $350,000
    7: $700,000
    10: $1M
  • 2026 Escalator
    8 Sacks: $2M

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2024 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,785,852
Average Salary:
$1,196,463
Signing Bonus:
$840,620
GTD at Sign:
$840,620
Total GTD:
$840,620
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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Seasons

4 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$6,666,742

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2021 22
Active
$1,500,620
$1,500,620
2022 23
Active
$877,539
$2,378,159
2023 24
Active
$1,095,077
$3,473,236
2024 25
Retained
Active
$1,558,000
$1,635,506
$5,031,236
$6,666,742
Total      
$6,666,742
$5,031,236
$6,666,742
2025 26
Active
$8,305,000
2026 27
Active
$6,695,000
Total
$21,666,742

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $4,190,616 $840,620 - - - - $5,031,236
1 $1,558,000 - - - - $77,506 $1,635,506
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2021
22
$660,000
$840,620
$1,500,620
$1,500,620
2022
23
$877,539
$877,539
$2,378,159
2023
24
$1,095,077
$1,095,077
$3,473,236
2024
25
$1,558,000
$1,558,000
$77,506
$1,558,000
$1,635,506
$5,031,236
$6,666,742
Total
$5,748,616
$840,620
$77,506
$6,666,742
$5,031,236
$6,666,742
2025
26
$2,500,000
$5,500,000
$50,000
$8,305,000
2026
27
$4,390,000
$2,000,000
$50,000
$6,695,000
Total
$12,638,616
$6,340,620
$2,000,000
$100,000
$77,506
$21,666,742

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $4,190,616 $840,620 - - - - $5,031,236
1 $1,558,000 - - - - $77,506 $1,635,506

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2024 DEN 3 - 6 Foot
2023 DEN 1 - 6 Knee
2021 DEN 17 - 17 COVID-19
  • Mar 09, 2025 Signed a 2 year $15 million contract extension with Arizona (ARI)
  • Nov 04, 2024 Traded to Arizona (ARI) from Denver (DEN) for 2025 6th round pick
  • Jul 23, 2021 Signed a 4 year $4.78 million contract with Denver (DEN)
  • Apr 30, 2021 Drafted by Denver (DEN): Round 3 (#105 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2024 ARI 13 2 340 42.00 2 21 12 9 0 0
2023 DEN 10 9 446 62.20 5 25 19 6 2 0
2022 DEN 14 8 571 49.90 5 24 14 10 0 1
2021 DEN 14 9 564 51.90 0 58 32 26 0 0

Calculated Market Value

$5.4M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 2 years, $10,878,542
  • Avg. Salary: $5,439,271
  • NFL Rank: 436
  • OLB Rank: 32

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2027
  • Avg. Salary: $7,500,000
  • NFL Rank: 331
  • OLB Rank: 24

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Baron Browning to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Tyquan Lewis 2 $12,000,000 $6,000,000 29
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo 3 $19,000,000 $6,333,333 27
John Franklin-Myers 2 $15,000,000 $7,500,000 27
Averages 2 $15,333,333 $6,611,111 27.7

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Browning's current age (26), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
5 $32,099,565 $6,419,913

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Browning statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Tackles/Gm, Sacks/Gm, Stops/Gm, Catch Rate/Yr, QB Hurries/Gm, Rating

Player GP% Tackles/Gm Sacks/Gm Stops/Gm Catch Rate/Yr QB Hurries/Gm Rating
Tyquan Lewis
2022-2023
 70.59 1.08 0.21 1.12 0.00 1.83 65.00
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo
2021-2022
 88.24 1.37 0.23 1.27 50.00 1.17 77.10
John Franklin-Myers
2022-2023
 100.00 0.91 0.25 0.97 0.00 2.00 76.50
Average 86.28 1.12 0.23 1.12 16.67 1.67 72.87
Baron Browning
2023-2024
 67.65 1.35 0.28 1.17 63.90 2.04 66.25
Pct Change -21.59 20.54 21.74 4.46 -283.32 22.16 -9.08
Median Prime % Change 4.46%
Average Prime % Change -35.01%

Calculated Market Value: Baron Browning

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
2 years, $10,878,542 $5,439,271

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 09, 2025
Signed a 2 year $15 million contract extension with Arizona (ARI)
Nov 04, 2024
Traded to Arizona (ARI) from Denver (DEN) for 2025 6th round pick
Jul 23, 2021
Signed a 4 year $4.78 million contract with Denver (DEN)
Apr 30, 2021
Drafted by Denver (DEN): Round 3 (#105 overall)

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