Benton Whitley
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New York Giants, Outside Linebacker
Age: 25-212d (Feb 12, 1999)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: US
College: Holy Cross
Drafted: Undrafted, LAR, 2022
Agent(s): Evan Brennan, Chris Turnage (UA Sports)
2024 Cap Hit
$985,000
2024 Cash
$985,000
Career Earnings
$915,832
2023-2024 (CURRENT)
Benton Whitley signed a 1 year , $870,000 contract with the New York Giants, including an average annual salary of $870,000. In 2024, Whitley will earn a base salary of $985,000, while carrying a cap hit of $985,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $870,000
Average Salary:
$870,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / RFA
Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
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2023 |
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24 | $338,331 | 0.15% | $338,331 | $338,331 | - |
2024 |
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25 | $985,000 | 0.39% | $985,000 | $1,323,331 | - |
2025 |
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26 |
RFA |
Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
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2023 |
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24 | $338,331 | $338,331 | $338,331 | $338,331 | $661,666 |
2024 |
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25 | $985,000 | $985,000 | $1,323,331 | $661,666 | $985,000 |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2022
Benton Whitley signed a 1 year , $705,000 contract with the Minnesota Vikings, including an average annual salary of $705,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $705,000
Average Salary:
$705,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / ERFA
2022-2024 Rookie
Benton Whitley signed a 3 year , $2,568,000 contract with the Los Angeles Rams, including $8,000 signing bonus, $8,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $856,000. In 2024, Whitley will earn a base salary of $985,000, while carrying a cap hit of $987,667 and a dead cap value of $2,667.
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
Career Earnings thru 2024
$915,832
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
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2022 | 23 |
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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 |
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Retained
Retained
Active
|
$132,000 $48,333 $338,331 |
$529,168 $577,501 $915,832 |
|
Total |
$915,832 |
$529,168 $577,501 $915,832 |
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2024 | 25 |
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Active
|
$985,000 |
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Total |
$1,900,832 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 |
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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 |
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2023 |
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24 |
$132,000 $48,333 $338,331
|
$132,000 $48,333 $338,331 |
$529,168 $577,501 $915,832 |
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Total |
$907,832 |
$8,000 |
$915,832 |
$529,168 $577,501 $915,832 |
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2024 |
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25 |
$985,000
|
$985,000 |
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Total |
$1,892,832 |
$8,000 |
$1,900,832 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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$129,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $129,000 |
1 |
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$23,000 | $8,000 | - | - | - | - | $31,000 |
2 |
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$417,501 | - | - | - | - | - | $417,501 |
1 |
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$338,331 | - | - | - | - | - | $338,331 |
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Nov 21, 2023 Signed to the active roster by New York (NYG)
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Aug 30, 2023 Signed to the practice squad by Minnesota (MIN)
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Aug 29, 2023 Waived by Minnesota (MIN)
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Jan 16, 2023 Signed a reserve/future contract with Minnesota (MIN)
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Nov 22, 2022 Signed to the practice squad by Minnesota (MIN)
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Nov 19, 2022 Waived by Minnesota (MIN)
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Oct 19, 2022 Signed to the active roster by Minnesota (MIN)
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Oct 14, 2022 Signed to the practice squad by Kansas City (KC)
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Oct 12, 2022 Waived by Kansas City (KC)
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Sep 21, 2022 Signed to the active roster by Kansas City (KC)
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Aug 31, 2022 Signed to the practice squad by Los Angeles (LAR)
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Aug 30, 2022 Waived by Los Angeles (LAR)
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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 |
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2023 | NYG | 5 | 14 | 3.50 | |||||||
2022 | MIN | 0.00 |