Sam Ehlinger

Indianapolis Colts, Quarterback

2021-2024 Rookie (CURRENT)

Year	Age	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2021	23	$611,005	0.33%	$709,036	$709,036	$130,708
2022	24	$857,677	0.41%	$825,000	$1,534,036	$98,031
2023	25	$972,677	0.43%	$940,000	$2,474,036	$65,354
2024	26	$1,087,677	0.43%	$1,055,000	$3,529,036	$32,677
2025	27	UFA

Year	Age	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2021	23	$578,328	$32,677	$611,005	0.33%	$130,708
2022	24	$825,000	$32,677	$857,677	0.41%	$98,031
2023	25	$940,000	$32,677	$972,677	0.43%	$65,354
2024	26	$1,055,000	$32,677	$1,087,677	0.43%	$32,677	2024 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2024 Dead Cap: $32,677 2024 Savings: $1,055,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2024 Dead Cap: $32,677 2024 Savings: $1,055,000 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: $32,677 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Savings: $1,055,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2024 Dead Cap: $32,677 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Savings: $1,055,000 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.
2025	27	UFA

Year	Age	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	AYC Cumulative	AYC Remaining
2021	23	$578,328	$130,708	$709,036	$709,036	$709,036	$882,259
2022	24	$825,000	-	$825,000	$1,534,036	$767,018	$940,000
2023	25	$940,000	-	$940,000	$2,474,036	$824,679	$997,500
2024	26	$1,055,000	-	$1,055,000	$3,529,036	$882,259	$1,055,000

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2021	23	Active	$709,036	$709,036
2022	24	Active	$825,000	$1,534,036
2023	25	Active	$940,000	$2,474,036
Total			$2,474,036	$2,474,036
2024	26	Active	$1,055,000
Total			$3,529,036

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
3		$2,343,328	$130,708	-	-	-	-	$2,474,036

$1,087,677 / 1493rd

$1,055,000 / 1481st

$3,610,708 / 1470th

$902,677 / 2666th

0.49% / 1473rd

$130,708 / 1483rd

$1,534,036 / 2117th

$2,474,036 / 1933rd

$130,708 / 1657th

$130,708 / 1655th