Gardner Minshew

Las Vegas Raiders, Quarterback

2024-2025 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2024	28		$8,000,000	3.13%	$12,500,000	$12,500,000	$15,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 1 YR, $15,660,000; $10,820,000 DEAD CAP
2025	29		$14,000,000	5.12%	$12,500,000	$25,000,000	$7,660,000
2026	30	Void UFA	$3,000,000	1.03%	-	$25,000,000	$3,000,000
2027		Void	$1,500,000	0.48%	-	$25,000,000	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Roster/Gm Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2024	28		$5,840,000	$1,500,000	$510,000	$150,000	$8,000,000	3.13%	$15,000,000	2024 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2024 Dead Cap: $15,000,000 2024 Savings: $-7,000,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2024 Dead Cap: $6,000,000 2024 Savings: $2,000,000 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 2024 Dead Cap: $10,500,000 2025 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 2024 Savings: $-2,500,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2024 Dead Cap: $1,500,000 2025 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 2024 Savings: $6,500,000 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: 2025, 1 YR, $15,660,000; $10,820,000 DEAD CAP
2025	29		$11,840,000	$1,500,000	$510,000	$150,000	$14,000,000	5.12%	$7,660,000	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $10,820,000 2025 Savings: $3,180,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 2025 Savings: $9,500,000 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: $7,820,000 2026 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2025 Savings: $6,180,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $4,660,000 2026 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2025 Savings: $12,500,000 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	30	Void UFA	-	$1,500,000	-	-	$3,000,000	1.03%	$3,000,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2026 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2026 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 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2026 Savings: $3,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2026 Savings: $3,000,000 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		Void	-	$1,500,000	-	-	$1,500,000	0.48%	-	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Savings: $1,500,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Savings: $1,500,000 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 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Savings: $1,500,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Savings: $1,500,000 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	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	AYC Cumulative	AYC Remaining
2024	28		$5,840,000	$6,000,000	$150,000	$12,500,000	$12,500,000	$12,500,000	$12,500,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 1 YR, $15,660,000; $10,820,000 DEAD CAP
2025	29		$11,840,000	-	$150,000	$12,500,000	$25,000,000	$12,500,000	$12,500,000
2026	30	Void	-	-	-	-	$25,000,000	-	-
2027	31	Void	-	-	-	-	$25,000,000	-	-

Contract Notes

$15M fully guaranteed (signing bonus + 2025 salary + $3.16M of 2025 salary)
Per Game Active Bonus: $30,000 ($510,000)
2026-2027 years automatically void 5 days after the 2025 Super Bowl

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2019	23	Active	$685,884	$685,884
2020	24	Active	$1,095,698	$1,781,582
2021	25	Active	$850,000	$2,631,582
2022	26	Active	$2,540,000	$5,171,582
2023	27	Active	$5,500,000	$10,671,582
2024	28	Active	$12,500,000	$23,171,582
Total			$23,171,582	$23,171,582
2025	29	Active	$12,500,000
Total			$35,671,582

Earnings Per Team

Years	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
2	$1,345,000	$190,884	-	-	-	$245,698	$1,781,582
2	$3,390,000	-	-	-	-	-	$3,390,000
1	$1,750,000	$1,750,000	-	-	-	$2,000,000	$5,500,000
1	$5,840,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$150,000	-	$12,500,000

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2019	23	$495,000	$190,884			$685,884	$685,884
2020	24	$850,000			$245,698	$1,095,698	$1,781,582
2021	25	$850,000				$850,000	$2,631,582
2022	26	$2,540,000				$2,540,000	$5,171,582
2023	27	$1,750,000	$1,750,000		$2,000,000	$5,500,000	$10,671,582
2024	28	$5,840,000	$6,000,000	$150,000		$12,500,000	$23,171,582
Total		$12,325,000	$7,940,884	$150,000	$2,245,698	$23,171,582	$23,171,582
2025	29	$11,840,000		$150,000		$12,500,000
Total		$24,165,000	$7,940,884	$300,000	$2,245,698	$35,671,582

Earnings Per Team

Years	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
2	$1,345,000	$190,884	-	-	-	$245,698	$1,781,582
2	$3,390,000	-	-	-	-	-	$3,390,000
1	$1,750,000	$1,750,000	-	-	-	$2,000,000	$5,500,000
1	$5,840,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$150,000	-	$12,500,000

Cap Hit

$8,000,000 / 230th

Cash Total

$12,500,000 / 179th

Contract Value

$25,000,000 / 271st

Contract Average

$12,500,000 / 204th

AAV% of Cap

4.89% / 220th

Signing Bonus

$6,000,000 / 364th

2-Year Cash

$25,000,000 / 183rd

3-Year Cash

$25,000,000 / 258th

Total Guaranteed

$15,000,000 / 297th

Guaranteed at Signing

$15,000,000 / 275th

Mar 11, 2024 Signed a 2 year $25 million contract with Las Vegas (LV)
Mar 16, 2023 Signed a 1 year $3.5 million contract with Indianapolis (IND)
Aug 28, 2021 Traded to Philadelphia (PHI) from Jacksonville (JAX) for 2022 6th round pick (#197 Gregory Junior)
May 09, 2019 Signed a 4 year $2.71 million contract with Jacksonville (JAC)
Apr 27, 2019 Drafted by Jacksonville (JAC): Round 6 (#178 overall)