Curtis Samuel

Buffalo Bills, Wide Receiver

2024-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2024	28		$3,405,000	1.33%	$8,588,441	$8,588,441	$14,020,000
2025	29		$9,065,000	3.25%	$7,400,000	$15,988,441	$12,085,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $15,988,441; $3,450,000 DEAD CAP
2026	30		$9,725,000	3.17%	$8,000,000	$23,988,441	$3,450,000
2027	31	Void UFA	$1,725,000	0.51%	-	$23,988,441	$1,725,000

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Roster Bonus	Roster/Gm Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2024	28		$1,210,000	$1,725,000	-	$320,000	$150,000	$3,405,000	1.33%	$14,020,000
2025	29		$6,910,000	$1,725,000	-	$280,000	$150,000	$9,065,000	3.25%	$12,085,000	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $12,085,000 2025 Savings: $-3,020,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $5,175,000 2025 Savings: $3,890,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $8,635,000 2026 Dead Cap: $3,450,000 2025 Savings: $430,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $1,725,000 2026 Dead Cap: $3,450,000 2025 Savings: $7,340,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $15,988,441; $3,450,000 DEAD CAP
2026	30		$6,510,000	$1,725,000	$1,000,000	$340,000	$150,000	$9,725,000	3.17%	$3,450,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $3,450,000 2026 Savings: $6,275,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $3,450,000 2026 Savings: $6,275,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $1,725,000 2027 Dead Cap: $1,725,000 2026 Savings: $8,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $1,725,000 2027 Dead Cap: $1,725,000 2026 Savings: $8,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2027	31	Void UFA	-	$1,725,000	-	-	-	$1,725,000	0.51%	$1,725,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $1,725,000 2027 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $1,725,000 2027 Savings: $0 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $1,725,000 2027 Savings: $1,725,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $1,725,000 2027 Savings: $1,725,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Roster/Gm Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2024	28		$1,210,000	$6,900,000	-	$280,000	$150,000	$8,588,441	$8,588,441	$23,988,441
2025	29		$6,910,000	-	-	$340,000	$150,000	$7,400,000	$15,988,441	$15,400,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $15,988,441; $3,450,000 DEAD CAP
2026	30		$6,510,000	-	$1,000,000	$340,000	$150,000	$8,000,000	$23,988,441	$8,000,000
2027	31	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$23,988,441	-

Contract Notes

$14.02 guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2024 salary + $5.91M of 2025 salary)
Additional $1M of 2025 salary fully guarantees 2/10/2025 (injury guaranteed at signing)
2026 Roster Bonus: $1M (5th league day of 2026)
Per Game Active Bonus: $20,000 ($340,000)
2027 year automatically voids 23 days before the start of the 2027 league year
Annual Total Yards Incentives
800: $250,000
1,000: $500,000
1,200: $1M
Annual Total Touchdown Incentives
(non-cumulative)
6: $250,000
8: $500,000
10: $1M

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2017	21	Injured	$3,257,291	$3,257,291
2018	22	Active	$758,349	$4,015,640
2019	23	Active	$1,172,755	$5,188,395
2020	24	Active	$1,528,480	$6,716,875
2021	25	Active	$13,375,000	$20,091,875
2022	26	Active	$10,225,000	$30,316,875
2023	27	Active	$10,576,464	$40,893,339
2024	28	Active	$8,588,441	$49,481,780
Total			$49,481,780	$49,481,780
2025	29	Active	$7,400,000
2026	30	Active	$8,000,000
Total			$64,881,780

Earnings Per Team

Years	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
4	$3,328,792	$2,833,588	-	-	$250,000	$304,495	$6,716,875
3	$19,600,000	$12,000,000	$2,000,000	-	$200,000	-	$34,176,464
1	$1,210,000	$6,900,000	-	-	$150,000	$48,441	$8,588,441

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Restructure	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2017	21	$423,703	$2,833,588				$3,257,291	$3,257,291
2018	22	$758,349					$758,349	$4,015,640
2019	23	$926,696			$125,000	$121,059	$1,172,755	$5,188,395
2020	24	$1,220,044			$125,000	$183,436	$1,528,480	$6,716,875
2021	25	$1,000,000	$12,000,000	$375,000			$13,375,000	$20,091,875
2022	26	$8,500,000		$1,625,000	$100,000		$10,225,000	$30,316,875
2023	27	$10,100,000			$100,000		$10,576,464	$40,893,339
2024	28	$1,210,000	$6,900,000		$150,000	$48,441	$8,588,441	$49,481,780
Total		$24,138,792	$21,733,588	$2,000,000	$600,000	$352,936	$49,481,780	$49,481,780
2025	29	$6,910,000			$150,000		$7,400,000
2026	30	$6,510,000		$1,000,000	$150,000		$8,000,000
Total		$37,558,792	$21,733,588	$3,000,000	$900,000	$352,936	$64,881,780

Earnings Per Team

Years	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
4	$3,328,792	$2,833,588	-	-	$250,000	$304,495	$6,716,875
3	$19,600,000	$12,000,000	$2,000,000	-	$200,000	-	$34,176,464
1	$1,210,000	$6,900,000	-	-	$150,000	$48,441	$8,588,441

Cap Hit

$9,065,000 / 270th

Cash Total

$7,400,000 / 315th

Contract Value

$24,000,000 / 292nd

Contract Average

$8,000,000 / 348th

AAV% of Cap

3.13% / 349th

Signing Bonus

$6,900,000 / 328th

2-Year Cash

$15,988,441 / 311th

3-Year Cash

$23,988,441 / 286th

Total Guaranteed

$15,020,000 / 315th

Guaranteed at Signing

$14,020,000 / 316th

Mar 14, 2024 Signed a 3 year $24 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)
Mar 17, 2021 Signed a 3 year $34.5 million contract with Washington (WAS)
May 05, 2017 Signed a 4 year $6.45 million contract with Carolina (CAR)
Apr 28, 2017 Drafted by Carolina (CAR): Round 2 (#40 overall)