Baker Mayfield

2024-2026 pending-free-agent-extension (CURRENT)

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2024	29		$6,900,000	2.70%	$32,500,000	$32,500,000	$40,125,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 1 YR, $32,500,000; $33,100,000 DEAD CAP
2025	30		$35,775,000	13.01%	$30,000,000	$62,500,000	$33,100,000
2026	31		$45,775,000	15.56%	$40,000,000	$102,500,000	$17,325,000
2027	32	Void UFA	$11,550,000	3.67%	-	$102,500,000	$11,550,000
2028		Void	$5,775,000	1.71%	-	$102,500,000	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2024	29		$1,125,000	$5,775,000	$6,900,000	2.70%	$40,125,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 1 YR, $32,500,000; $33,100,000 DEAD CAP
2025	30		$30,000,000	$5,775,000	$35,775,000	13.01%	$33,100,000	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE Today → 03/16/2025 2025 Dead Cap: $33,100,000 2025 Cap Savings: $2,675,000 03/16/2025 → 06/01/2025 2025 Dead Cap: $43,100,000 2025 Cap Savings: $-7,325,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $23,100,000 2025 Savings: $12,675,000 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: $15,775,000 2026 Dead Cap: $17,325,000 2025 Savings: $20,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $5,775,000 2026 Dead Cap: $17,325,000 2025 Savings: $30,000,000 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.
2026	31		$40,000,000	$5,775,000	$45,775,000	15.56%	$17,325,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $17,325,000 2026 Savings: $28,450,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $17,325,000 2026 Savings: $28,450,000 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: $5,775,000 2027 Dead Cap: $11,550,000 2026 Savings: $40,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $5,775,000 2027 Dead Cap: $11,550,000 2026 Savings: $40,000,000 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	32	Void UFA	-	$5,775,000	$11,550,000	3.67%	$11,550,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $11,550,000 2027 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $11,550,000 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: $11,550,000 2027 Savings: $11,550,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $11,550,000 2027 Savings: $11,550,000 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.
2028		Void	-	$5,775,000	$5,775,000	1.71%	-	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $5,775,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $5,775,000 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 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $5,775,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $5,775,000 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	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2024	29		$1,125,000	$28,875,000	$32,500,000	$32,500,000	$102,500,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 1 YR, $32,500,000; $33,100,000 DEAD CAP
2025	30		$30,000,000	-	$30,000,000	$62,500,000	$70,000,000
2026	31		$40,000,000	-	$40,000,000	$102,500,000	$40,000,000
2027	32	Void	-	-	-	$102,500,000	-
2028	33	Void	-	-	-	$102,500,000	-

Contract Notes

$40M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2024 salary + $10M of 2025 salary)
Additional $10M of 2025 compensation becomes fully guaranteed 3/16/2025 (injury guaranteed at sign)
2027-2028 years automatically void 23 days before the 2027 league year
Annual Performance Incentives
Top 5 Passer Rating: $500,000 (earned 2024)
Top 10 NFL or Top 5 NFC in Completion %: $500,000 (earned 2024)
Top 10 NFL or Top 5 NFC in Yards/Attempt: $500,000 (earned 2024)
Improved at Passer Rating, Comp. %, Int. %, Total Yards, Yards/Att, TD Passes AND Top 10 NFL or Top 5 NFC in TD Passes: $500,000 (earned 2024)
Improved at Passer Rating, Comp. %, Int. %, Total Yards, Yards/Att, TD Passes AND Top 10 NFL or Top 5 NFC in Passing Yards: $500,000 (earned 2024)
Annual Playoff Incentives (non-cumulative)
Team Improvement Yards/Rush + Wild Card Win (75% snaps): $500,000
Divisional Round Win (75% snaps): $1.25M
Conference Championship Win (75% snaps): $1.75M
Super Bowl Win (75% snaps): $2.5M

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2018	23	Active	$22,329,440	$22,329,440
2019	24	Active	$1,996,971	$24,326,411
2020	25	Active	$3,615,494	$27,941,905
2021	26	Injured	$5,106,770	$33,048,675
2022	27	Retained Retained Active / Club Exercised	$10,500,000 $3,508,555 $1,349,444	$43,548,675 $47,057,230 $48,406,674
2023	28	Active	$6,850,000	$55,256,674
2024	29	Active	$32,500,000	$87,756,674
Total			$87,756,674	$87,756,674
2025	30	Active	$30,000,000
2026	31	Active	$40,000,000
Total			$157,756,674

Earnings Per Team

Years	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
5	$13,220,000	$21,849,440	$8,373,540	-	-	$105,695	$43,548,675
1	$3,508,556	-	-	-	-	-	$3,508,555
1	$1,349,444	-	-	-	-	-	$1,349,444
2	$2,250,000	$31,750,000	-	-	-	$5,350,000	$39,350,000

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Restructure	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2018	23	$480,000	$21,849,440			$22,329,440	$22,329,440
2019	24	$570,000		$1,395,590	$31,381	$1,996,971	$24,326,411
2020	25	$750,000		$2,791,180	$74,314	$3,615,494	$27,941,905
2021	26	$920,000		$4,186,770		$5,106,770	$33,048,675
2022	27	$10,500,000 $3,508,556 $1,349,444				$10,500,000 $3,508,555 $1,349,444	$43,548,675 $47,057,230 $48,406,674
2023	28	$1,125,000	$2,875,000		$2,850,000	$6,850,000	$55,256,674
2024	29	$1,125,000	$28,875,000		$2,500,000	$32,500,000	$87,756,674
Total		$20,328,000	$53,599,440	$8,373,540	$5,455,695	$87,756,674	$87,756,674
2025	30	$30,000,000				$30,000,000
2026	31	$40,000,000				$40,000,000
Total		$90,328,000	$53,599,440	$8,373,540	$5,455,695	$157,756,674

Earnings Per Team

Years	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
5	$13,220,000	$21,849,440	$8,373,540	-	-	$105,695	$43,548,675
1	$3,508,556	-	-	-	-	-	$3,508,555
1	$1,349,444	-	-	-	-	-	$1,349,444
2	$2,250,000	$31,750,000	-	-	-	$5,350,000	$39,350,000

Cap Hit

$35,775,000 / 16th

Cash Total

$30,000,000 / 18th

Contract Value

$100,000,000 / 39th

Contract Average

$33,333,333 / 22nd

AAV% of Cap

13.05% / 24th

Signing Bonus

$28,875,000 / 24th

2-Year Cash

$62,500,000 / 21st

3-Year Cash

$102,500,000 / 15th

Total Guaranteed

$50,000,000 / 75th

Guaranteed at Signing

$40,000,000 / 64th

Oct 25, 2024 Fined $11,255 Excessive Facemask against Baltimore (BAL)
Mar 10, 2024 Signed a 3 year $100 million contract extension with Tampa Bay (TB)
Mar 15, 2023 Signed a 1 year $4 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Dec 06, 2022 Claimed off waivers by Los Angeles (LAR)
Dec 05, 2022 Waived by Carolina (CAR)
Jul 06, 2022 Traded to Carolina (CAR) from Cleveland (CLE) for 2024 5th round pick (#136 - traded)
Apr 23, 2021 Cleveland (CLE) exercised an $18.858 million option for 2022
Jul 24, 2018 Signed a 4 year $32.6 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)
Apr 26, 2018 Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 1 (#1 overall)