Samaje Perine is a running back who plays for the National Football League (NFL) team, the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners football team (University of Oklahoma). Perine was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft as the 114th overall pick.
Samaje Perine has featured for many teams in the NFL in his short seven-year career so far. He started out with the Washington Redskins and then went on to the Cincinnati Bengals and the Miami Dolphins. He returned to the Cincinnati Bengals for two seasons before joining the Denver Broncos in 2023.
Samaje Perine had a pretty impressive college career at the University of Oklahoma and set some brilliant records. In this article, we take a look at his college career and numbers. Along with that, we take a peek into his NFL contract as well.
Samaje Perine broke records during his time with Oklahoma Sooners football
Samaje Perine started out playing for Oklahoma in his freshman season back in 2014 and was an instant hit. In the very first game of his college career, he recorded 77 rushing yards on 13 carries, along with one touchdown, against Louisiana Tech University. Furthermore, he broke the NCAA FBS single-game rushing record in the same year by recording 427 yards against the Kansas Jayhawks. He was named Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and Second-Team All-American in 2014.
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In the 2015 season as well, Samaje Perine finished with impressive numbers as he recorded 1,349 rushing yards along with 16 rushing touchdowns. He played well as a wideout, with 15 receptions for 107 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. Oklahoma featured in the Orange Bowl that year against Clemson, which they lost 37-17. Perine had a decent game, as he recorded 58 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
In his junior year, Samaje Perine broke the record for most rushing yards as he went past Billy Slims in a game against Auburn University at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Perine decided not to play in his senior year and registered for the 2017 NFL Draft. Overall, he finished his college career with 4,122 rushing yards and 49 touchdowns in 36 games. He also recorded 321 receiving yards with two receiving touchdowns.
Samaje Perine signed a mammoth contract with Denver Broncos in 2023
As per Spotrac, Samaje Perine signed a rookie contract with the Washington Redskins for 4 years worth $3,059,781. It included a signing bonus of $659,781 along with an average annual salary of $764,945. With the Miami Dolphins, he signed a 2-year contract worth $1,380,000 which included an average annual salary of $690,000.
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He signed a 2-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals worth $3,300,000, which included a signing bonus of $700,000. His current contract with the Denver Broncos is the highest, worth $7,500,000. It includes a signing bonus of $3,000,000 and an average annual salary of $3,750,000. Sam Perine will have a net worth of approximately $5 million in 2023.