Brent Grimes Net Worth: Know his incomes,contracts,stats,career, wife

Brent Grimes is an American football cornerback who has amassed a speculated net worth of about $8 million. Grimes has been part of NFL franchises like Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

Income Sources of Brent Grimes

Brent Grimes’s primary source of income is his successful pro football career. In 2006, he had signed a three-year contract worth $1.08 million with the Atlanta Falcons. Grimes later signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins worth $5.50 million (with $2.75 million guaranteed). Brent extended his contract with the Dolphins with a four-year contract worth $32 million with $16 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $6 million. However, Grimes did not stay with the team until his contract ended. Brent Grimes’s contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is said to be worth around $16.50 million with $7 million guaranteed. He was later resigned with an additional contract worth around $10 million along with incentives.

Career and Achievements of Brent Grimes

Brent Grimes tried out his luck during the 2006 NFL draft but was remained undrafted after the event. Grimes was then signed by the Atlanta Falcons on May 16, 2006. The Falcons was sent to a training camp where he competed against Chris Cash, Allen Rossum. And Omare Lowe for a roster spot as a backup cornerback. Grimes was eventually waived by the Atlanta Falcons after his groin injury but reserved him for the overseas game. After his recovery, Brent Grimes was acquired by the Amsterdam Admirals for the NFL Europa. Grimes kept on circulating between teams before joining the Hamburg Sea Devils with whom he won the World Bowl XV.

Brent Grimes was immediately called by the Atlanta Falcons who sent him through multiple training camps. Grimes’s contract with the Falcons finally ended on 2012 following which he was not invited back by the Georgia-based team. Brent Grimes then went on to sign with Miami Dolphins where during the training camp, Grimes was named the No. 1 cornet back on the depth chart. Brent finished his first season with Dolphins on a high note: 60 combined tackles, 4 interceptions, touchdowns in 16 games and 16 starts. After the 2013 season ended, Brent was named the second-best cornerback by Pro Football Focus and was ranked 95th on the list of NFL Top 100 players of 2014.

Brent Grimes extended his contract with the Dolphins and despite a memorable track record, Grimes was cut by the franchise after he refused to restructure his contract. Grimes then went on to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After his first season with the Buccaneers, Brent Grimes earned an overall grade of 90.2 from Pro Football Focus. The next season, his grade dropped to an 82.0 but Buccaneers still extended his contract by a single year.

Personal Life of Brent Grimes

Brent Grimes is married to the former professional basketball player and sports talk show host Miko Grimes. The couple tied the knot in 2010. The same year, the couple’s only child Aiden was born. 

Brent Grimes maintains an Instagram account by the username @bgrimey_21. The account is followed by more than 30 thousand people.