Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (2024)

Buffalo Bills, Wide Receiver

Age: 25-0d (Jul 07, 1998)

Exp: 5 Years

Country: CA

College: Notre Dame

Drafted: Round 2 (#49 overall), 2020

Agent(s): Kyle McCarthy (Athletes First)

  • Contract Details
  • Career Earnings
  • Transactions
  • Statistics
2024 Cap Hit

$1,085,000

2024 Cash

$1,225,000

Career Earnings

$8,097,358

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (1) 2024-2024 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Chase Claypool signed a 1 year , $1,135,000 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including $25,000 signing bonus, $25,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,135,000. In 2024, Claypool will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $25,000 and a roster bonus of $75,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,085,000 and a dead cap value of $25,000.

Average Salary:

$1,135,000

Signing Bonus:

$25,000

GTD at Sign:

$25,000

Total GTD:

$25,000

Free Agent:

2025 / UFA

MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2024 Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (4) 26 $1,085,000 0.42% $1,225,000 $1,225,000 $25,000
2025 Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (5) 27

UFA

Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Roster Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Cap Dead Cap
2024 Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (6) 26 $1,125,000 $25,000 $75,000 $1,085,000 0.42% $25,000

PRE-6/1 RELEASE

2024 Dead Cap: $25,000

2024 Savings: $1,060,000

PRE-6/1 TRADE

2024 Dead Cap: $25,000

2024 Savings: $1,060,000

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: $25,000

2025 Dead Cap: $0

2024 Savings: $1,060,000

POST-6/1 TRADE

2024 Dead Cap: $25,000

2025 Dead Cap: $0

2024 Savings: $1,060,000

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 Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (7) 27

UFA

Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (8) 26 $1,125,000 $25,000 $75,000 $1,225,000 $1,225,000 $1,225,000 $1,225,000

Contract Notes

  • Week 1 Bonus: $75,000

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (9) 2020-2023 Rookie

Chase Claypool signed a 4 year , $6,616,625 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including $2,372,092 signing bonus, $3,282,848 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,654,156.

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $6,616,625

Average Salary:

$1,654,156

Signing Bonus:

$2,372,092

GTD at Sign:

$3,282,848

Total GTD:

$3,282,848

Free Agent:

2024 / UFA

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Career Earnings thru 2024

$8,097,358

Career Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2020 22

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (11)

Active

$2,982,092

$2,982,092

2021 23

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (12)

Active

$910,756

$3,892,848

2022 24

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (13)

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (14)

Retained

Active

$538,449

$673,061

$4,431,297

$5,104,358

2023 25

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (15)

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (16)

Active

Retained

$2,327,892

$665,108

$7,432,250

$8,097,358

Total

$8,097,358

$7,432,250

$8,097,358

2024 26

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (17)

Active

$1,225,000

Total

$9,322,358

Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2020

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (18)

22

$610,000

$2,372,092

$2,982,092

$2,982,092

2021

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (19)

23

$910,756

$910,756

$3,892,848

2022

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (20)

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (21)

24

$538,449

$673,062

$538,449

$673,061

$4,431,297

$5,104,358

2023

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (22)

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (23)

25

$2,327,892

$665,108

$2,327,892

$665,108

$7,432,250

$8,097,358

Total

$5,725,267

$2,372,092

$8,097,358

$7,432,250

$8,097,358

2024

Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (24)

26

$1,125,000

$25,000

$75,000

$1,225,000

Total

$6,850,267

$2,397,092

$75,000

$9,322,358

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (25) $2,059,205 $2,372,092 - - - - $4,431,297
2 Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (26) $1,338,170 - - - - - $1,338,169
1 Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (27) $2,327,892 - - - - - $2,327,892
  • Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (28) May 03, 2024 Signed a 1 year $1.135 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)
  • Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (29) Oct 06, 2023 Traded to Miami (MIA) from Chicago (CHI) with 2025 7th round pick for 2025 6th round pick
  • Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (30) Nov 01, 2022 Traded to Chicago (CHI) from Pittsburgh (PIT) for 2023 2nd round pick (#32 Joey Porter Jr.)
  • Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (31) Dec 03, 2021 Fined $8,354 Facemask against Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (32) Sep 17, 2021 Fined $8,354 Unsportsmanlike Conduct
  • Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (33) Jul 24, 2020 Signed a 4 year $6.61 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (34) Apr 24, 2020 Drafted by Pittsburgh (PIT): Round 2 (#49 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Sep 17, 2021 Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (35) Unsportsmanlike Conduct $8,354
Dec 03, 2021 Chase Claypool | NFL | Spotrac.com (36) Facemask against Cincinnati (CIN) $8,354
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Receiving Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving Touchdowns Fum
2023 MIA 12 2 191 17.50 8 77 1 0
2022 CHI 15 11 662 61.70 46 451 1 1
2021 PIT 15 13 823 70.20 59 860 2 0
2020 PIT 16 6 692 63.00 62 873 9 3

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TRANSACTIONS

May 03, 2024

Signed a 1 year $1.135 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)

Oct 06, 2023

Traded to Miami (MIA) from Chicago (CHI) with 2025 7th round pick for 2025 6th round pick

Nov 01, 2022

Traded to Chicago (CHI) from Pittsburgh (PIT) for 2023 2nd round pick (#32 Joey Porter Jr.)

Dec 03, 2021

Fined $8,354 Facemask against Cincinnati (CIN)

Sep 17, 2021

Fined $8,354 Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Jul 24, 2020

Signed a 4 year $6.61 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)

Apr 24, 2020

Drafted by Pittsburgh (PIT): Round 2 (#49 overall)

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