OAKLAND – In addition to a $4.25 million roster bonus and $250,000 workout bonus, Raiders cornerback Sean Smith makes a $5 million base salary this season. The salary was fully guaranteed when he signed a four-year, $38 million contract last offseason.
The base salary is paid in 17 installments, one for each week of the regular season. That means the Raiders paid Smith $294,117 to do nothing in Sunday’s 17-16 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
He was active as an emergency option but wasn’t needed, and did not play a single snap on defense or special teams.