NFL
Benton Whitley
Benton Whitley
Arizona Cardinals, Outside Linebacker
Age: 26y-0m-10d (Feb 12, 1999)
Exp: 2 Years
Country: US
College: Holy Cross
Drafted: Undrafted, LAR, 2022
Agent(s): Evan Brennan, Chris Turnage (UA Sports)
2025 Cap Hit
$1,100,000
2025 Cash
$1,100,000
Career Earnings
$1,415,276
2024-2025 (CURRENT)
Benton Whitley signed a 2 year, $1,895,000 contract with the Arizona Cardinals, including an average annual salary of $947,500. In 2025, Whitley will earn a base salary of $1,100,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,100,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,895,000
Average Salary:
$947,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / ERFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
25 | $88,334 | 0.03% | $88,334 | $88,334 | - |
| 2025 |
|
26 | $1,100,000 | 0.40% | $1,100,000 | $1,188,334 | - |
| 2026 |
|
27 |
ERFA |
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
25 | $88,334 | $88,334 | $88,334 | $1,188,334 |
| 2025 |
|
26 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $1,188,334 | $1,100,000 |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2024
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $870,000
Average Salary:
$870,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / RFA
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2022-2022
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $705,000
Average Salary:
$705,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / ERFA
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2022-2024 Rookie
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,568,000
Average Salary:
$856,000
Signing Bonus:
$8,000
GTD at Sign:
$8,000
Total GTD:
$8,000
Free Agent:
2025 / RFA
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Seasons
2 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,415,276
Earnings w/ Different Teams
5 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 |
 |
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Reserve
|
$117,500 $11,500 $23,000 $8,000 $156,668 $80,500 |
$117,500 $129,000 $152,000 $160,000 $316,668 $397,168 |
|
| 2023 | 24 |
|
Retained
Retained
Active
|
$132,000 $48,333 $338,331 |
$529,168 $577,501 $915,832 |
|
| 2024 | 25 |
|
Active
Retained
Retained
|
$88,334 $273,610 $137,500 |
$1,004,166 $1,277,776 $1,415,276 |
|
| Total |
$1,415,276 |
$1,004,166 $1,277,776 $1,415,276 |
||||
| 2025 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$1,100,000 |
||
| Total |
$2,515,276 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
$129,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $129,000 |
| 1 |
|
$23,000 | $8,000 | - | - | - | - | $31,000 |
| 2 |
|
$417,501 | - | - | - | - | - | $417,501 |
| 2 |
|
$749,441 | - | - | - | - | - | $749,441 |
| 1 |
|
$88,334 | - | - | - | - | - | $88,334 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
23 |
$117,500 $11,500 $23,000 $156,668 $80,500
|
$8,000 |
$117,500 $11,500 $23,000 $8,000 $156,668 $80,500 |
$117,500 $129,000 $152,000 $160,000 $316,668 $397,168 |
|||||
| 2023 |
|
24 |
$132,000 $48,333 $338,331
|
$132,000 $48,333 $338,331 |
$529,168 $577,501 $915,832 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
25 |
$88,334 $273,610 $137,500
|
$88,334 $273,610 $137,500 |
$1,004,166 $1,277,776 $1,415,276 |
||||||
| Total |
$1,407,276 |
$8,000 |
$1,415,276 |
$1,004,166 $1,277,776 $1,415,276 |
|||||||
| 2025 |
|
26 |
$1,100,000
|
$1,100,000 |
|||||||
| Total |
$2,507,276 |
$8,000 |
$2,515,276 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
$129,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $129,000 |
| 1 |
|
$23,000 | $8,000 | - | - | - | - | $31,000 |
| 2 |
|
$417,501 | - | - | - | - | - | $417,501 |
| 2 |
|
$749,441 | - | - | - | - | - | $749,441 |
| 1 |
|
$88,334 | - | - | - | - | - | $88,334 |
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Dec 24, 2024
Signed to the active roster by Arizona (ARI)
-
Oct 08, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYG)
-
Oct 05, 2024
Waived by New York (NYG)
-
Nov 21, 2023
Signed to the active roster by New York (NYG)
-
Aug 30, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Minnesota (MIN)
-
Aug 29, 2023
Waived by Minnesota (MIN)
-
Jan 16, 2023
Signed a reserve/future contract with Minnesota (MIN)
-
Nov 22, 2022
Signed to the practice squad by Minnesota (MIN)
-
Nov 19, 2022
Waived by Minnesota (MIN)
-
Oct 19, 2022
Signed to the active roster by Minnesota (MIN)
-
Oct 14, 2022
Signed to the practice squad by Kansas City (KC)
-
Oct 12, 2022
Waived by Kansas City (KC)
-
Sep 21, 2022
Signed to the active roster by Kansas City (KC)
-
Aug 31, 2022
Signed to the practice squad by Los Angeles (LAR)
-
Aug 30, 2022
Waived by Los Angeles (LAR)
-
May 04, 2022
Signed a contract with Los Angeles (LAR)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ARI | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NYG | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
