Dont'a Hightower
Position: Linebacker
The Patriots signed DE Dont'a Hightower, drafted with the 25th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft on April 26, 2012, to a 4 year contract worth $7.74 million dollars with $6.28 million in guarantees on July 19, 2012. We are estimating that Hightower received a signing bonus of $4,057,456. Base salaries of the contract are $390,000(2012), $741,091(2013), $1,092,182(2014), and $1,443,273(2015).
| Year | Cap Value |
Dead Money |
Cap Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $1,404,364 | $6,280,729 | ($4,876,365) |
| 2013 | $1,755,455 | $4,876,365 | ($3,120,910) |
| 2014 | $2,196,546 | $3,120,910 | ($1,014,364) |
| 2015 | $2,457,637 | $1,014,364 | $1,443,273 |