NFL
Zay Jones
Zay Jones
Arizona Cardinals, Wide Receiver
Age: 29-51d (Mar 30, 1995)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: East Carolina
Drafted: Round 2 (#37 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Zeke Sandhu (Klutch Sports Group)
2024 Cash
$8,000,000
Career Earnings
$25,918,352
2022-2024 Free Agent
Zay Jones signed a 3 year , $24,000,000 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including $5,500,000 signing bonus, $14,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,000,000. In 2024, Jones will earn a base salary of $7,000,000 and a workout bonus of $500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $10,752,628 and a dead cap value of $6,569,334.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $24,000,000
Average Salary:
$8,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$5,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$14,000,000
Total GTD:
$14,000,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2021-2021 pending-free-agent-extension
Zay Jones signed a 1 year , $2,500,000 contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, including $1,500,000 signing bonus, $2,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,500,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,500,000
Total GTD:
$2,500,000
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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2017-2020 Rookie
Zay Jones signed a 4 year , $6,779,831 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including $3,070,786 signing bonus, $3,843,960 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,694,958.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $6,779,831
Average Salary:
$1,694,958
Signing Bonus:
$3,070,786
GTD at Sign:
$3,843,960
Total GTD:
$3,843,960
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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Career Earnings thru 2024
$25,918,352
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$3,535,786 |
$3,535,786 |
|
| 2018 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$773,174 |
$4,308,960 |
|
| 2019 | 24 |
 |
Retained
Active
|
$353,337 $745,655 |
$4,662,297 $5,407,952 |
|
| 2020 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$1,525,125 |
$6,933,077 |
|
| 2021 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$2,500,000 |
$9,433,077 |
|
| 2022 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$8,720,576 |
$18,153,653 |
|
| 2023 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$7,764,699 |
$25,918,352 |
|
| Total |
$25,918,352 |
$25,918,352 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
|
22 |
$465,000
|
$3,070,786 |
$3,535,786 |
$3,535,786 |
|||||
| 2018 |
|
23 |
$773,174
|
$773,174 |
$4,308,960 |
||||||
| 2019 |
|
24 |
$303,337 $728,009
|
$50,000 |
$17,646 |
$353,337 $745,655 |
$4,662,297 $5,407,952 |
||||
| 2020 |
|
25 |
$1,339,522
|
$50,000 |
$135,603 |
$1,525,125 |
$6,933,077 |
||||
| 2021 |
|
26 |
$1,000,000
|
$1,500,000 |
$2,500,000 |
$9,433,077 |
|||||
| 2022 |
|
27 |
$1,500,000
|
$5,500,000 |
$470,576 |
$500,000 |
$750,000 |
$8,720,576 |
$18,153,653 |
||
| 2023 |
|
28 |
$1,080,000
|
$5,920,000 |
$500,000 |
$7,764,699 |
$25,918,352 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$1,541,511 | $3,070,786 | - | - | $50,000 | - | $4,662,297 |
| 3 |
|
$3,067,531 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $50,000 | $153,249 | $4,770,780 |
| 2 |
|
$2,580,000 | $5,500,000 | $470,576 | $5,920,000 | $1,000,000 | $750,000 | $16,485,275 |
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May 10, 2024
Signed a 1 year $4.25 million contract with Arizona (ARI)
-
Apr 30, 2024
Released by Jacksonville (JAC), clearing $4.1M of cap
-
Feb 28, 2023
Converted $5.92M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, adding 3 void years, clearing $4.73M of cap with Jacksonville (JAC)
-
Mar 14, 2022
Signed a 3 year $24 million contract with Jacksonville (JAC)
-
Mar 17, 2021
Signed a 1 year $2.5 million contract extension with Las Vegas (LV)
-
Oct 05, 2020
Fined $15,000 Conduct Detrimental to the league
-
Oct 07, 2019
Traded to Oakland (OAK) from Buffalo (BUF) for 2021 5th round pick (#161 Tommy Doyle)
-
May 18, 2017
Signed a 4 year $6.77 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)
-
Apr 28, 2017
Drafted by Buffalo (BUF): Round 2 (#37 overall)
Fines
| Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 05, 2020 |
|
Conduct Detrimental to the league | $15,000 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Receiving Receptions | Receiving Yards | Receiving Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | JAX | 9 | 6 | 409 | 37.40 | 34 | 321 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | JAX | 16 | 15 | 930 | 82.80 | 82 | 823 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | LV | 17 | 9 | 640 | 56.10 | 47 | 546 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | LV | 16 | 2 | 288 | 26.60 | 14 | 154 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | OAK | 15 | 9 | 643 | 59.20 | 27 | 216 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | BUF | 16 | 15 | 941 | 88.90 | 56 | 652 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | BUF | 15 | 10 | 793 | 75.20 | 27 | 316 | 2 | 0 |
