Stephon Stiles Gilmore is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football for South Carolina and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills tenth overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Stephon Gilmore: What team is on| PFF| Career earnings
What team is on:
Gilmore becomes the second veteran addition to the Colts’ secondary this week, after Indianapolis signed safety Rodney McLeod on Thursday.
Cornerback was a position of need for the Colts after they traded starter Rock Ya-Sin to the Las Vegas Raiders for pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue and did not re-sign starter Xavier Rhodes.
The Colts have reshaped their defense after the departure of coordinator Matt Eberflus, who is now the head coach in Chicago, and hired Gus Bradley as his replacement.
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Gilmore, 31, was on the physically unable to perform list when he arrived in Carolina, still recovering from offseason surgery on a torn quad and not eligible to return until Week 6. He was activated in Week 8 and played the final eight games, starting three.
He had an interception in his Carolina debut at Atlanta to preserve a 19-13 victory then followed that with another in his home debut against New England. After the season, he was added to the Pro Bowl as an alternate.
He said after the trade that he did not appreciate the way New England handled his quad injury, suffered in Week 15 of the 2020 season.
Career Earnings:
| Year | Salary | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $4,500,000 | $16,906,250 |
| 2018 | $3,550,000 | $15,000,000 |
| 2019 | $1,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 2020 | $13,000,000 | $14,736,972 |
Stephon Gilmore signed a five year, $65 million contract with the Patriots on March 10, 2017. Gilmore’s contract has $40 million in guaranteed salary, $31 million of which is guaranteed at signing, including a $18 million signing bonus. He has annual per game bonuses of $500,000.
On October 18, 2018 Gilmore converted $4.95 million of his contract to a signing bonus to provide the Patriots with $3,712,500 in salary cap space. His cap number will rise by $1.2375 million in each of the final contract years to account for the savings.
On March 20, 2019 Gilmore converted $8.5 million in salary to a signing bonus. The move reduced his cap charge by $5.67 million in 2019 and increased his 2020 and 2021 cap charges by $2.83 million.
