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Current Contract
Chris Jones signed a 1 year, $19,500,000 contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, including $18,416,667 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $19,500,000. In 2023, Jones will earn a base salary of $18,416,667, while carrying a cap hit of $26,808,355 and a dead cap value of $7,041,668.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $19,500,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $19,500,000 Total Guarantees $18,416,667 Guaranteed at Signing $18,416,667 Free Agent: 2024 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Restructure Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV 2023 29 $18,416,667 $1,350,020 $7,041,668 $26,808,355 $7,041,668 $18,416,667($18,416,667) $18,416,667 Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $7,041,668 2023 Cap Savings: $19,766,687 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $7,041,668 2023 Cap Savings: $19,766,687 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $7,041,668 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2023 Cap Savings: $19,766,687 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $7,041,668 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2023 Cap Savings: $19,766,687 2024 30 - $1,350,020 - $5,400,080 $5,400,080 - Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $5,400,080 2024 Cap Savings: $0 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $5,400,080 2024 Cap Savings: $0 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Dead Cap: $5,400,080 2024 Cap Savings: $5,400,080 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Dead Cap: $5,400,080 2024 Cap Savings: $5,400,080 2025 31 - $1,350,020 - $1,350,020 - - Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $1,350,020 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $1,350,020 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $1,350,020 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $1,350,020 2026 32 - $1,350,020 - $1,350,020 - - Pre-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $1,350,020 Pre-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $1,350,020 Post-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $1,350,020 Post-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $1,350,020 2027 33 - $1,350,020 - $1,350,020 - - Pre-6/1 Release 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,350,020 Pre-6/1 Trade 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,350,020 Post-6/1 Release 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,350,020 Post-6/1 Trade 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,350,020 2024 34 UFA Contract Notes:- 35% Snaps: $1M (LTBE)
- 50% Snaps: $1M (LTBE)
- 10 Sacks: $1.25M (LTBE)
- 15 Sacks: $500,000 (LTBE)
- 1st Team All-Pro + Super Bowl Appearance: $1M (LTBE)
- DPOY + Super Bowl Win: $2M (LTBE)
- Incentives treated as option bonus for cap purposes (cap to be refunded for any incentive not earned)
- 2024-2027 years automatically void
Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Previous Contracts
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2020-2023
Chris Jones signed a 4 year, $80,000,000 contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, including $60,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $20,000,000. In 2023, Jones will earn a base salary of $18,416,667, while carrying a cap hit of $26,808,355 and a dead cap value of $7,041,668.Contract: 4 yr(s) / $80,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $20,000,000 Total Guarantees $60,000,000 Guaranteed at Signing $37,626,000 Free Agent: 2024 / UFA 2020-2020
Chris Jones signed a 1 year, $16,126,000 contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, including an average annual salary of $16,126,000. In 2023, Jones will earn a base salary of $18,416,667, while carrying a cap hit of $26,808,355 and a dead cap value of $7,041,668.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $16,126,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $16,126,000 Total Guarantees - Guaranteed at Signing - Free Agent: 2021 / UFA 2016-2019Entry Level
Chris Jones signed a 4 year, $6,231,229 contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, including a $2,731,801 signing bonus, $3,440,039 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,557,807. In 2023, Jones will earn a base salary of $18,416,667, while carrying a cap hit of $26,808,355 and a dead cap value of $7,041,668.Contract: 4 yr(s) / $6,231,229 Signing Bonus $2,731,801 Average Salary $1,557,807 Total Guarantees $3,440,039 Guaranteed at Signing $3,440,039 Free Agent: 2020 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2016 $450,000 $2,731,801 - - - - - $3,181,801 2017 $708,238 - - $25,000 - - - $733,238 2018 $916,476 - - $100,000 - - - $1,016,476 2019 $1,199,714 - - $100,000 - - - $1,299,714 2020 $14,626,000 - - - $1,500,000 - $25,062 $16,151,062 2021 ALL NFL (2ND) $1,000,000 - - $500,000 $20,000,000 - - $21,500,000 2022 ALL NFL (1ST) $3,750,000 - $18,124,000 $500,000 - - $1,250,000 $23,624,000 2023 $18,416,667 - - - - - - $18,416,667 8 seasons $41,067,095 $2,731,801 $18,124,000 $1,225,000 $21,500,000 - $1,275,062 $85,922,958 $41,067,095 $2,731,801 $18,124,000 $1,225,000 $21,500,000 - $1,275,062 $85,922,958 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 8 seasons $41,067,095 $2,731,801 $18,124,000 $1,225,000 $21,500,000 - $1,275,062 $85,922,958 -
Fines
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10/01/2022, $10,609
Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Indianapolis (IND)
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10/12/2018, $10,026
Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Jacksonville (JAC)
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12/30/2016, $18,231
Roughing the Passer against Trevor Siemian (DEN)
TOTAL: $38,866
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Transactions
Sep 11 2023Signed a 1 year $19.5 million restructured contract with Kansas City (KC)Oct 1 2022Fined $10,609 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Indianapolis (IND)Mar 15 2021Converted a $20M roster bonus into signing bonus, clearing $13.3M of cap with Kansas City (KC)Jul 14 2020Signed a 4 year $80 million contract extension with Kansas City (KC)Mar 16 2020Offered a 1 year $16.126 million franchise tag by Kansas City (KC)Oct 12 2018Fined $10,026 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Jacksonville (JAC)Dec 30 2016Fined $18,231 Roughing the Passer against Trevor Siemian (DEN)May 8 2016Signed a 4 year $6.23 million contract with Kansas City (KC)Apr 29 2016Drafted by Kansas City (KC): Round 2 (#37 overall) -
2023 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Chris Jones ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT 2023 KC 11 11 11 500 72.5 7.5 24 15 9 2022 KC 17 17 15 870 76.3 15.5 44 29 15 2 2021 KC 14 14 14 628 56.4 9 27 18 9 1 2020 KC 15 15 14 693 68.8 7.5 36 23 13 2 2019 KC 13 13 12 656 58.6 9 36 23 13 1 2018 KC 16 16 11 776 69.7 15.5 40 35 5 2 1 2017 KC 16 16 7 680 61.7 6.5 34 23 11 4 1 2016 KC 16 16 11 573 51.3 2 28 17 11 Totals 118 118 95 5,376 - 73 269 183 86 12 2