Jihad Ward

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Vikings, DE Age: 29-330d Exp: 7 Years
Drafted: Round 2 (#44 overall), 2016 College: Illinois Agent(s): CAA Sports

 
  • Current Contract

    Jihad Ward signed a 1 year, $1,790,000 contract with the Minnesota Vikings, including a $400,000 signing bonus, $1,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,790,000. In 2024, Ward will earn a base salary of $1,340,000, a signing bonus of $400,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,790,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,790,000
    Signing Bonus $400,000
    Average Salary $1,790,000
    Total Guarantees $1,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $1,000,000
    Free Agent: 2025 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Workout Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2024 Contract details by year 30 $1,340,000 $400,000 $50,000 $1,790,000 $1,000,000 $1,790,000($1,790,000) $1,790,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $1,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $790,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $400,000 2024 Cap Savings: $1,390,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $1,000,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $790,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $400,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $1,390,000
    2025 Free Agent Year 31 UFA  
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2023-2023

    Jihad Ward signed a 1 year, $1,500,000 contract with the New York Giants, including a $300,000 signing bonus, $500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,500,000. In 2024, Ward will earn a base salary of $1,340,000, a signing bonus of $400,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,790,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,500,000
    Signing Bonus $300,000
    Average Salary $1,500,000
    Total Guarantees $500,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $500,000
    Free Agent: 2024 / UFA

    2022-2022

    Jihad Ward signed a 1 year, $1,187,500 contract with the New York Giants, including a $137,500 signing bonus, $137,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,187,500. In 2024, Ward will earn a base salary of $1,340,000, a signing bonus of $400,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,790,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,187,500
    Signing Bonus $137,500
    Average Salary $1,187,500
    Total Guarantees $137,500
    Guaranteed at Signing $137,500
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA

    2021-2021

    Jihad Ward signed a 1 year, $2,500,000 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including a $500,000 signing bonus, $2,450,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,500,000. In 2024, Ward will earn a base salary of $1,340,000, a signing bonus of $400,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,790,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,500,000
    Signing Bonus $500,000
    Average Salary $2,500,000
    Total Guarantees $2,450,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $2,450,000
    Free Agent: 2022 / UFA

    2020-2020

    Jihad Ward signed a 1 year, $1,047,500 contract with the Baltimore Ravens, including a $137,500 signing bonus, $637,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,047,500. In 2024, Ward will earn a base salary of $1,340,000, a signing bonus of $400,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,790,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,047,500
    Signing Bonus $137,500
    Average Salary $1,047,500
    Total Guarantees $637,500
    Guaranteed at Signing $637,500
    Free Agent: 2021 / UFA

    2019-2019

    Jihad Ward signed a 1 year, $720,000 contract with the Baltimore Ravens, including an average annual salary of $720,000. In 2024, Ward will earn a base salary of $1,340,000, a signing bonus of $400,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,790,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $720,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $720,000
    Total Guarantees -
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2020 / UFA

    2018-2019

    Jihad Ward signed a 2 year, $1,350,000 contract with the Indianapolis Colts, including an average annual salary of $675,000. In 2024, Ward will earn a base salary of $1,340,000, a signing bonus of $400,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,790,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $1,350,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $675,000
    Total Guarantees -
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2020 / UFA

    2016-2019Entry Level

    Jihad Ward signed a 4 year, $5,539,800 contract with the Oakland Raiders, including a $2,228,945 signing bonus, $2,930,754 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,384,950. In 2024, Ward will earn a base salary of $1,340,000, a signing bonus of $400,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,790,000 and a dead cap value of $1,000,000.
    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $5,539,800
    Signing Bonus $2,228,945
    Average Salary $1,384,950
    Total Guarantees $2,930,754
    Guaranteed at Signing $2,930,754
    Free Agent: 2020 / UFA
  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2016 Player Cash Earnings $450,000 $2,228,945 - - - - - $2,678,945
    2017 Player Cash Earnings $701,809 - - - - - - $701,809
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $7,600 - - - - - - $7,600
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $453,530 - - - - - - $453,530
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $169,412 - - - - - - $169,412
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $508,235 - - - - - $118,636 $626,871
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $910,000 $137,500 - - - - $129,007 $1,176,507
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $1,950,000 $500,000 - $50,000 - - - $2,500,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,035,000 $137,500 - $15,000 - - - $1,187,500
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,165,000 $300,000 - $35,000 - - - $1,500,000
    8 seasons $7,350,586 $3,303,945 - $100,000 - - $247,643 $11,002,174
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $1,340,000 $400,000 - $50,000 - - - $1,790,000
    $8,690,586 $3,703,945 - $150,000 - - $247,643 $12,792,174
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,151,809 $2,228,945 - - - - - $3,380,754
    3 seasons Player Cash Earnings $630,542 - - - - - - $630,542
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,418,235 $137,500 - - - - $247,643 $1,803,378
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,950,000 $500,000 - $50,000 - - - $2,500,000
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $2,200,000 $437,500 - $50,000 - - - $2,687,500
  • Fines

    • Player contract details by year 10/06/2023, $8,139

      Unnecessary Roughness against San Francisco (SF)


    • Player contract details by year 12/16/2016, $9,115

      Excessive facemask against Spencer Ware (KC)


    • TOTAL: $17,254

  • Transactions

    Mar 20 2024Signed a 1 year $1.79 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
    Oct 6 2023Fined $8,139 Unnecessary Roughness against San Francisco (SF)
    Mar 16 2023Signed a 1 year $1.5 million contract with New York (NYG)
    Mar 21 2022Signed a 1 year $1.18 million contract with New York (NYG)
    Mar 17 2021Signed a 1 year $2.5 million contract with Jacksonville (JAC)
    Mar 20 2020Signed a 1 year $1.0475 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)
    Oct 8 2019Signed a contract with Baltimore (BAL)
    Oct 1 2019Waived by Indianapolis (IND)
    Sep 13 2018Signed to the active roster by Indianapolis (IND)
    Sep 2 2018Signed to the practice squad by Indianapolis (IND)
    Sep 2 2018Waived by Dallas (DAL)
    Apr 29 2018Traded to Dallas (DAL) from Oakland (OAK) for Ryan Switzer
    Dec 16 2016Fined $9,115 Excessive facemask against Spencer Ware (KC)
    May 18 2016Signed a 4 year $5.53 million contract with Oakland (OAK)
    Apr 29 2016Drafted by Oakland (OAK): Round 2 (#44 overall)
  • 2024 Player Rankings

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT
    2023 NYG 17 17 9 614 61.7 5 24 16 8 1
    2022 NYG 17 17 11 657 62.5 3 43 28 15 2
    2021 JAX 17 17 1 457 41.2 2 32 10 22
    2020 BAL 10 10 271 27.4 3 16 7 9
    2019 BAL 14 14 404 40.5 1 7 3 4
    2018 IND 6 6 145 13.8 3 4 4
    2017 OAK 7 5 1 127 12.2 1 2 1 1
    2016 OAK 16 16 13 636 65.4 30 16 14
    Totals 104 102 35 3,311 - 18 158 85 73 3 0