Justin Hardee
Browns, CB
Age: 30-80d Exp: 6 Years
Undrafted: 2017, Texans
College: Illinois
Agent(s):
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Current Contract
Justin Hardee signed a 1 year, $1,377,500 contract with the Cleveland Browns, including a $167,500 signing bonus, $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,377,500. In 2024, Hardee will earn a base salary of $1,210,000 and a signing bonus of $167,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,152,500 and a dead cap value of $800,000.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,377,500 Signing Bonus $167,500 Average Salary $1,377,500 Total Guarantees $800,000 Guaranteed at Signing $800,000 Free Agent: 2025 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV 2024 30 $1,210,000 $167,500 $1,152,500 $800,000 $1,377,500($1,377,500) $1,377,500 Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $800,000 2024 Cap Savings: $352,500 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $167,500 2024 Cap Savings: $985,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $800,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $352,500 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $167,500 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $985,000 2025 31 UFA Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Previous Contracts
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2021-2023
Justin Hardee signed a 3 year, $6,750,000 contract with the New York Jets, including $1,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,250,000. In 2024, Hardee will earn a base salary of $1,210,000 and a signing bonus of $167,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,152,500 and a dead cap value of $800,000.Contract: 3 yr(s) / $6,750,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $2,250,000 Total Guarantees $1,000,000 Guaranteed at Signing $1,000,000 Free Agent: 2024 / UFA 
2020-2020
Justin Hardee signed a 1 year, $1,500,000 contract with the New Orleans Saints, including a $365,000 signing bonus, $365,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,500,000. In 2024, Hardee will earn a base salary of $1,210,000 and a signing bonus of $167,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,152,500 and a dead cap value of $800,000.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,500,000 Signing Bonus $365,000 Average Salary $1,500,000 Total Guarantees $365,000 Guaranteed at Signing $365,000 Free Agent: 2021 / UFA
2019-2019
Justin Hardee signed a 1 year, $645,000 contract with the New Orleans Saints, including an average annual salary of $645,000. In 2024, Hardee will earn a base salary of $1,210,000 and a signing bonus of $167,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,152,500 and a dead cap value of $800,000.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $645,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $645,000 Total Guarantees - Guaranteed at Signing - Free Agent: 2020 / UFA 
2017-2019
Justin Hardee signed a 3 year, $1,667,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including a $2,000 signing bonus, $8,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,667. In 2024, Hardee will earn a base salary of $1,210,000 and a signing bonus of $167,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,152,500 and a dead cap value of $800,000.Contract: 3 yr(s) / $1,667,000 Signing Bonus $2,000 Average Salary $555,667 Total Guarantees $8,000 Guaranteed at Signing $8,000 Free Agent: 2020 / RFA
2017-2018Entry Level
Justin Hardee signed a 2 year, $1,020,000 contract with the New Orleans Saints, including an average annual salary of $510,000. In 2024, Hardee will earn a base salary of $1,210,000 and a signing bonus of $167,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,152,500 and a dead cap value of $800,000.Contract: 2 yr(s) / $1,020,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $510,000 Total Guarantees - Guaranteed at Signing - Free Agent: 2019 / ERFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2017 $6,000 $2,000 - - - - - $8,000 2017 $14,400 - - - - - - $14,400 2017 $410,294 - - - - - - $410,294 2018 $555,000 - - - - - - $555,000 2019 $645,000 - - - - - - $645,000 2020 $1,135,000 $365,000 - - - - - $1,500,000 2021 $1,350,000 - $1,000,000 - - - - $2,350,000 2022 $1,800,000 - $235,280 - - - - $2,035,280 2023 $2,100,000 - - - - - - $2,261,755 7 seasons $8,015,694 $367,000 $1,235,280 - - - - $9,779,729 2024 $1,210,000 $167,500 - - - - - $1,377,500 $9,225,694 $534,500 $1,235,280 - - - - $11,157,229 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 1 seasons $6,000 $2,000 - - - - - $8,000 5 seasons $2,759,694 $365,000 - - - - - $3,124,694 3 seasons $5,250,000 - $1,235,280 - - - - $6,647,035 -
Transactions
Apr 2 2024Signed a 1 year $1.37 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)Mar 16 2021Signed a 3 year $6.75 million contract with New York (NYJ)Mar 20 2020Signed a 1 year $1.5 million contract with New Orleans (NO)Feb 12 2019Signed a contract with New Orleans (NO)Sep 23 2017Signed to the active roster by New Orleans (NO)Sep 2 2017Waived by Houston (HOU)Apr 30 2017Signed a 3 year $1.667 million contract with Houston (HOU) -
2024 Player Rankings
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Statistics
Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT 2023 NYJ 11 11 1 1 2022 NYJ 17 17 1 1 1 2021 NYJ 16 16 349 29.4 12 5 7 2020 NO 10 10 1 0.1 8 6 2 2019 NO 16 16 37 3.4 11 10 1 2018 NO 16 16 78 7.7 19 17 2 1 2017 NO 14 14 8 7 1 Totals 100 100 0 465 - 0 60 46 14 1 1