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Current Contract
John Brown signed a 3 year, $27,000,000 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including a $4,800,000 signing bonus, $11,700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $9,000,000. In 2021, Brown will earn a base salary of $7,050,000, a roster bonus of $781,250 and a workout bonus of $100,000, while carrying a cap hit of $9,531,250 and a dead cap value of $1,600,000.
Contract: 3 yr(s) / $27,000,000 Signing Bonus $4,800,000 Average Salary $9,000,000 Total Guarantees $11,700,000 Guaranteed at Signing $10,100,000 Free Agent: 2022 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Roster Workout Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash 2019 29 $3,800,000 $1,600,000 $1,968,750 $100,000 $7,468,750 $10,200,000 $10,699,683($10,699,683) Pre-6/1 Release 2019 Dead Cap: $10,200,000 2019 Cap Savings: $-2,731,250 Pre-6/1 Trade 2019 Dead Cap: $6,400,000 2019 Cap Savings: $1,068,750 Post-6/1 Release 2019 Dead Cap: $7,000,000 2020 Dead Cap: $3,200,000 2019 Cap Savings: $468,750 Post-6/1 Trade 2019 Dead Cap: $3,200,000 2020 Dead Cap: $3,200,000 2019 Cap Savings: $4,268,750 2020 30 $7,050,000 $1,600,000 $781,250 $100,000 $9,531,250 $10,850,000 $7,931,250($18,630,933) Pre-6/1 Release 2020 Dead Cap: $10,850,000 2020 Cap Savings: $-1,318,750 Pre-6/1 Trade 2020 Dead Cap: $3,800,000 2020 Cap Savings: $5,731,250 Post-6/1 Release 2020 Dead Cap: $9,250,000 2021 Dead Cap: $1,600,000 2020 Cap Savings: $281,250 Post-6/1 Trade 2020 Dead Cap: $2,200,000 2021 Dead Cap: $1,600,000 2020 Cap Savings: $7,331,250 2021 31 $7,050,000 $1,600,000 $781,250 $100,000 $9,531,250 $1,600,000 $7,931,250($26,562,183) Pre-6/1 Release 2021 Dead Cap: $1,600,000 2021 Cap Savings: $7,931,250 Pre-6/1 Trade 2021 Dead Cap: $1,600,000 2021 Cap Savings: $7,931,250 Post-6/1 Release 2021 Dead Cap: $1,600,000 2022 Dead Cap: $0 2021 Cap Savings: $7,931,250 Post-6/1 Trade 2021 Dead Cap: $1,600,000 2022 Dead Cap: $0 2021 Cap Savings: $7,931,250 2022 32 UFA Contract Notes:- $10.1M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2019 salary + 2019 roster bonus)
- $1.5M of 2020 salary fully guarantees on t3/22/2020 (injury guaranteed now)
- 2019 Roster Bonus: $1.5M (guaranteed)
- 2020 Roster Bonus: $500,000 (3/22/2020)
- 2021 Roster Bonus: $500,000 (5th league day of 2021, 3/21/2021)
- Per Game 46-Man Roster Bonus: $31,250 ($500,000, 9 LTBE in 2021)
- Workout Bonus: $100,000
Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Previous Contracts
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2018-2018
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $5,000,000 Signing Bonus $4,000,000 Average Salary $5,000,000 Total Guarantees $4,000,000 Guaranteed at Signing $4,000,000 Free Agent: 2019 / UFA 2014-2017Entry Level
Contract: 4 yr(s) / $2,798,900 Signing Bonus $542,900 Average Salary $699,725 Total Guarantees $542,900 Guaranteed at Signing $542,900 Free Agent: 2018 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2014 $420,000 $542,900 - - - - - $962,900 2015 $522,000 - - - - - $190,406 $712,406 2016 $612,000 - - - - - - $612,000 2017 $1,797,000 - - - - - - $1,797,000 2018 $1,000,000 $4,000,000 - - - - - $5,000,000 2019 $3,800,000 $4,800,000 $1,968,750 $100,000 - - $30,933 $10,699,683 2020 $7,050,000 - $781,250 $100,000 - - - $7,931,250 7 seasons $15,201,000 $9,342,900 $2,750,000 $200,000 - - $221,339 $27,715,239 2021 $7,050,000 - $781,250 $100,000 - - - $7,931,250 $22,251,000 $9,342,900 $3,531,250 $300,000 - - $221,339 $35,646,489 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 4 seasons $3,351,000 $542,900 - - - - $190,406 $4,084,306 1 seasons $1,000,000 $4,000,000 - - - - - $5,000,000 2 seasons $10,850,000 $4,800,000 $2,750,000 $200,000 - - $30,933 $18,630,933 -
Transactions
Mar 12 2019Signed a 3 year $27 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)Mar 13 2018Signed a 1 year $5 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)May 15 2014Signed a 4 year $2.7989 million contract with Arizona (ARI)May 9 2014Drafted by Arizona (ARI): Round 3 (#91 overall) -
2021 Player Rankings
A visual look at how John Brown ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Tgt Rec Rec Yds Yds/Rec Yds/Gm Rec TD Fum Drops Prod Pts 2020 BUF 9 9 7 453 41.6 52 33 458 13.9 50.89 3 0 2 63.8 2019 BUF 15 15 15 939 85.6 115 72 1060 14.7 70.67 6 0 4 147.82 2018 BAL 16 16 15 758 63.7 97 42 715 17 44.69 5 0 7 101.9 2017 ARI 10 10 5 491 43.7 55 21 299 14.2 29.90 3 0 3 48.9 2016 ARI 15 15 6 596 51.8 72 39 517 13.3 34.47 2 1 1 64.7 2015 ARI 16 15 11 780 70.7 101 65 1003 15.4 66.87 7 2 5 142.5 2014 ARI 16 16 5 653 61.7 103 48 696 14.5 43.50 5 0 3 99 Totals 97 96 64 4,670 - 595 320 4,748 14.8 49.46 31 3 27 668.62