Ja'whaun Bentley

Pittsburgh Steelers, Inside Linebacker
Age: 29y-8m-13d (Jun 24, 1996)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: Purdue
Drafted: Round 4 (#143 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Todd France, Ben Renzin (CAA Football)
INACTIVE

2023-2025 Extension

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $13,500,000
Average Salary:
$6,750,000
Signing Bonus:
$5,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$9,000,000
Total GTD:
$9,000,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2022-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $6,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,600,000
GTD at Sign:
$3,900,000
Total GTD:
$3,900,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2018-2021 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,763,954
Average Salary:
$690,989
Signing Bonus:
$303,954
GTD at Sign:
$303,954
Total GTD:
$303,954
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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Seasons

6 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$19,694,696

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 22
Injured
Injured
$687,601
$687,601
$687,601
$1,375,202
 Champion
2019 23
Active
$570,000
$1,945,202
2020 24
Active
Active
$1,103,497
$1,103,497
$3,048,699
$4,152,196
2021 25
Active
$920,000
$5,072,196
2022 26
Active
$4,750,000
$9,822,196
2023 27
Active
$7,220,000
$17,042,196
2024 28
Injured
$2,600,000
$19,642,196
2025 29
Retained
$52,500
$19,694,696
Total      
$19,694,696
$19,694,696
Total
$19,694,696

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $8,297,294 $7,707,908 $510,000 - $320,000 $2,206,994 $19,642,196
1 $52,500 - - - - - $52,500
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
22
$383,647
$383,647
$303,954
$303,954
$687,601
$687,601
$687,601
$1,375,202
2019
23
$570,000
$570,000
$1,945,202
2020
24
$750,000
$750,000
$353,497
$353,497
$1,103,497
$1,103,497
$3,048,699
$4,152,196
2021
25
$920,000
$920,000
$5,072,196
2022
26
$1,040,000
$1,600,000
$510,000
$100,000
$1,500,000
$4,750,000
$9,822,196
2023
27
$1,140,000
$5,500,000
$100,000
$7,220,000
$17,042,196
2024
28
$2,360,000
$120,000
$2,600,000
$19,642,196
2025
29
$52,500
$52,500
$19,694,696
Total
$8,349,794
$7,707,908
$510,000
$320,000
$2,206,994
$19,694,696
$19,694,696
Total
$8,349,794
$7,707,908
$510,000
$320,000
$2,206,994
$19,694,696

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $8,297,294 $7,707,908 $510,000 - $320,000 $2,206,994 $19,642,196
1 $52,500 - - - - - $52,500

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2024 NE 4 - 18 Pectoral
2021 NE 17 - 17 COVID-19
2018 NE 4 - 17 Undisclosed
  • Sep 17, 2025 Signed to the practice squad by Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Mar 28, 2025 Released by New England (NE), creating $4.6M of cap
  • Jun 29, 2023 Signed a 2 year $13.5 million contract extension with New England (NE)
  • Mar 18, 2022 Signed a 2 year $6 million contract with New England (NE)
  • May 12, 2018 Signed a 4 year $2.76 million contract with New England (NE)
  • Apr 28, 2018 Drafted by New England (NE): Round 4 (#143 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2024 NE 2 2 61 5.59 1 12 7 5 0 0
2023 NE 16 16 985 93.81 5 114 55 59 1 0
2022 NE 17 17 907 86.38 3 122 60 62 0 1
2021 NE 16 16 691 62.70 1 109 68 41 3 0
2020 NE 13 13 609 60.24 2 90 50 40 0 0
2019 NE 16 2 288 28.70 0 44 29 15 0 0
2018 NE 3 2 139 13.30 0 14 9 5 0 1
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