Joe Flacco's 1 year, $4.25M contract with the Browns includes $3M fully guaranteed at signing, and incentives that can max out at $12.55M in total. We'll break down the facts & figures of the deal here.

Cap Structure
The $4.25M base value contract comes with a $2.854M cap hit in 2025 thanks to the use of 4 voidable years that allow the signing bonus to spread out the maximum 5 years for cap purposes. The Browns will be on the hook for a $1.396M dead cap hit for the 2026 season once the contract voids on the final league day of 2025.

Base Guarantees
The deal includes a fully guaranteed $1.255M minimum base salary, and a $1.745M signing bonus ($1M to be paid by May 22nd, $745k before July 31st).

Roster Bonuses
Flacco will earn $58,823 for each game he's active in 2025, accounting for a $1M bonus in total. Additionally, a somewhat rare $250,000 "end-of-season" bonus was added. If Flacco is on the 90-man roster for the final regular season game of the season, he'll earn this bonus. Otherwise, the Browns will be cap-credited this amount for the 2026 season.

Team Win Incentives (Max $1.05M)
Flacco can earn $75,000 for every regular season game that he takes at least 50% of the offensive snaps AND the team wins the game. However, this bonus won't kick in until the 4th instance of this occurring. In other words, Flacco will need to play & win three games before this incentive can activate.

Playing Time Incentives (Max $1.5M)
More traditionally, Flacco will earn bonuses for regular season snaps taken.
60%: $500,000
70%: $1M
80$: $1.5M
The earned figure would double if his team garners a Playoff Berth.

Playoff Incentives (Max $3.75M)
Flacco must take at least 50% of the snaps in these games to earn the following:
Wild Card Win: $250,000
Divisional Win: $500,000
Conference Champ Win: $1M
Super Bowl Win: $2M

All-Pro Incentive ($500k)
Finally, if Flacco is selected to either the 1st or 2nd All-Pro team for 2025, he'll earn a $500,000 bonus. He's yet to make an All-Pro roster in 17 NFL seasons.

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