Aaron Donald Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Aaron Donald

Interior Defensive Line

Age: 35

Free Agency: 2028 (Void)

Accrued Seasons: 8

Height: 6'0"
Weight: 285
College: Pittsburgh
Entry: 2014 Draft, Round 1, #13 overall (Rams)

2026 Salary Cap Charge: $5,826,000 (1.86% of cap)
2026 Cash Payout: $20,000,000 (5.68% of spending)
2026 Cash to Cap Ratio: 3.43

Contract Value: $20,000,000 ($20,000,000 APY)
Fully Guaranteed Money: $10,000,000
Contract Ranking: 20/246 at IDL

Current Contract

(Other, signed 2026)

(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)

Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Signing Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Signing Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
2026	35	$10,000,000	$4,481,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	$5,826,000	1.9%	$32,405,000 $14,481,000 $22,405,000 $4,481,000 $0 $0	($26,579,000) ($8,655,000) ($16,579,000) $1,345,000 $6,960,000 $6,960,000
2027	36	$1,345,000	$4,481,000	$0	$0	$17,924,000	5.5%	$17,924,000 $4,481,000 $17,924,000 $4,481,000 $0 $0	$0 $13,443,000 $0 $13,443,000 $0 $0
2028 📝 February 18: Contract voids	37	Void	$4,481,000	Void	Void	$0	0.0%	$13,443,000 $4,481,000 $13,443,000 $4,481,000 $0 $0	($13,443,000) ($4,481,000) ($13,443,000) ($4,481,000) ($926,667) ($1,112,000)
2029	38	Void	$4,481,000	Void	Void	$0	--	$8,962,000 $4,481,000 $8,962,000 $4,481,000 $0 $0	($8,962,000) ($4,481,000) ($8,962,000) ($4,481,000) ($717,500) ($1,148,000)
2030	39	Void	$4,481,000	Void	Void	$0	--	$4,481,000 $4,481,000 $4,481,000 $4,481,000 $0 $0	($4,481,000) ($4,481,000) ($4,481,000) ($4,481,000) $0 ($1,184,000)
Total		$11,345,000	$22,405,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	$23,750,000

Contract Notes

Aaron Donald signed a one year, $20 million contract with the Rams on August 30, 2026. The contract has four void years for salary cap purposes.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money

- unearned or partially earned money

$20M

	2026
Cash Due	$20,000,000
Running Cash	$20,000,000

Career Earnings: $162,028,500

Career APY: $16,202,850

Potential Earnings: $177,028,500

Total Guarantees: $116,636,500

Largest Cash Payment: $40,892,000 (2018)

Largest Cap Number: $27,000,000 (2022)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Rams	Drafted	Renegotiated	2014	4	$10,136,500	$2,534,125	$10,136,500	$10,136,500	100.0%	$2,534,125
Rams	Extension	Extended	2018	6	$135,000,000	$22,500,000	$50,000,000	$86,892,000	64.4%	$21,723,000
Rams	Other	Reserve	2022	3	$95,000,000	$31,666,667	$46,500,000	$60,000,000	63.2%	$30,000,000
Rams	Other	Active	2026	1	$20,000,000	$20,000,000	$10,000,000	$0	0.0%	$0

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Rams	10	$162,028,500	$16,202,850	$128,528,500	0.0%	$33,500,000	0.0%

Season History

Year	Team	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Paid
2014	Rams	$420,000	$1,423,000	$0	$0	$420,000	$1,843,000	1.4%	$6,112,000
2015	Rams	$880,750	$1,423,000	$0	$0	$880,750	$2,303,750	1.6%	$880,750
2016	Rams	$1,341,500	$1,423,000	$0	$0	$1,341,500	$2,764,500	1.8%	$1,341,500
2017	Rams	$1,802,250	$1,423,000	$0	$0	$0	$3,225,250	2.0%	$1,802,250
2018	Rams	$892,000	$8,000,000	$0	$0	$892,000	$8,892,000	5.0%	$40,892,000
2019	Rams	$9,108,000	$8,000,000	$0	$0	$9,108,000	$17,108,000	9.1%	$9,108,000
2020	Rams	$17,000,000	$8,000,000	$0	$0	$17,000,000	$25,000,000	12.2%	$17,000,000
2021	Rams	$1,892,000	$12,500,000	$0	$0	$1,892,000	$14,392,000	7.7%	$19,892,000
2022	Rams	$1,500,000	$20,500,000	$5,000,000	$0	$6,500,000	$27,000,000	13.4%	$31,500,000
2023	Rams	$13,500,000	$12,500,000	$15,000,000	$0	$13,500,000	$26,000,000	11.6%	$28,500,000
2026	Rams	$10,000,000	$4,481,000	$0	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	$5,826,000	1.9%	$20,000,000
2027	Rams	$1,345,000	$4,481,000	$0	$0	$0	$17,924,000	5.5%	$0
2028	Rams	$10,000,000	$4,481,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	0.0%	$0
2029	Rams	$10,000,000	$4,481,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	--	$0
2030	Rams	$10,000,000	$4,481,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	--	$0
Total		$89,681,500	$97,597,000	$20,000,000	$10,000,000	$61,534,250	$152,278,500		$177,028,500

Dead Money History

Team	Year	Cap Charge	Cash Paid
Rams	2024	$23,833,334	$5,000,000
Rams	2025	$9,666,666	$0
Total		$33,500,000	$5,000,000

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Games Inactive	Snaps		Tackles		Negative Plays					Interceptions		Fumbles			TD
Year	Games Played	Games Inactive	Defense	Special	Solo	Assist	Sacks	Yards	TFL	QB Hits	Pass Def.	INT	Yards	Forced	Rec.	Yards	TD
2014	16	0	67.4%	17.9%	38	10	9	68	18	13	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
2015	16	0	78.9%	16.4%	44	25	11	59.5	22	37	1	0	0	0	1	40	0
2016	16	0	76.1%	14.0%	36	11	8	54	17	31	5	0	0	2	0	0	0
2017	14	1	73.3%	14.4%	32	9	11	95	15	27	1	0	0	5	1	0	0
2018	16	0	90.3%	17.0%	41	18	20.5	183.5	25	41	1	0	0	4	2	0	0
2019	16	0	83.8%	15.8%	29	19	12.5	69.5	20	24	2	0	0	2	1	0	0
2020	16	0	84.5%	8.1%	27	18	13.5	86	14	26	1	0	0	4	1	0	0
2021	17	0	89.5%	0.0%	38	46	12.5	111	19	25	4	0	0	4	0	0	0
2022	11	6	56.6%	1.1%	27	22	5	42	10	11	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
2023	16	1	76.5%	1.5%	28	25	8	44.5	16	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2026	5	1	44.6%	2.7%	5	5	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

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