Injured Reserve (Achilles)
Alexander has suffered a torn Achilles and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2023-2024 season.
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Current Contract
Kwon Alexander signed a 1 year, $1,317,500 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including a $152,500 signing bonus, $152,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,317,500. In 2023, Alexander will earn a base salary of $1,165,000 and a signing bonus of $152,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,092,500 and a dead cap value of $1,317,500.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,317,500 Signing Bonus $152,500 Average Salary $1,317,500 Total Guarantees $152,500 Guaranteed at Signing $152,500 Free Agent: 2024 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV 2023 29 $1,165,000 $152,500 $1,092,500 $1,317,500 $1,317,500($1,317,500) $1,317,500 Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $1,317,500 2023 Cap Savings: $-225,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $152,500 2023 Cap Savings: $940,000 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $1,317,500 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2023 Cap Savings: $-225,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $152,500 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2023 Cap Savings: $940,000 2024 30 UFA Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Previous Contracts
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2022-2022
Kwon Alexander signed a 1 year, $1,272,500 contract with the New York Jets, including a $152,500 signing bonus, $152,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,272,500. In 2023, Alexander will earn a base salary of $1,165,000 and a signing bonus of $152,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,092,500 and a dead cap value of $1,317,500.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,272,500 Signing Bonus $152,500 Average Salary $1,272,500 Total Guarantees $152,500 Guaranteed at Signing $152,500 Free Agent: 2023 / UFA 2021-2021
Kwon Alexander signed a 1 year, $1,127,500 contract with the New Orleans Saints, including a $387,500 signing bonus, $387,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,127,500. In 2023, Alexander will earn a base salary of $1,165,000 and a signing bonus of $152,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,092,500 and a dead cap value of $1,317,500.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,127,500 Signing Bonus $387,500 Average Salary $1,127,500 Total Guarantees $387,500 Guaranteed at Signing $387,500 Free Agent: 2022 / UFA 2019-2022
Kwon Alexander signed a 4 year, $54,000,000 contract with the San Francisco 49ers, including a $4,000,000 signing bonus, $25,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $13,500,000. In 2023, Alexander will earn a base salary of $1,165,000 and a signing bonus of $152,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,092,500 and a dead cap value of $1,317,500.Contract: 4 yr(s) / $54,000,000 Signing Bonus $4,000,000 Average Salary $13,500,000 Total Guarantees $25,500,000 Guaranteed at Signing $14,250,000 Free Agent: 2023 / UFA 2015-2018Entry Level
Kwon Alexander signed a 4 year, $2,758,322 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including a $478,322 signing bonus, $478,322 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $689,581. In 2023, Alexander will earn a base salary of $1,165,000 and a signing bonus of $152,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,092,500 and a dead cap value of $1,317,500.Contract: 4 yr(s) / $2,758,322 Signing Bonus $478,322 Average Salary $689,581 Total Guarantees $478,322 Guaranteed at Signing $478,322 Free Agent: 2019 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2015 $332,647 $450,186 - - - - $212,721 $995,554 2016 $525,000 - - - - - $76,811 $601,811 2017 $615,000 - - - - - - $615,000 2018 $1,907,000 - - - - - - $1,907,000 2019 $1,417,000 $4,000,000 $8,875,000 - - - - $14,292,000 2020 $516,878 - $562,500 - - - - $1,079,378 2020 $459,447 - $234,375 $100,000 $10,273,675 - - $11,067,497 2021 $990,000 $137,500 - - - - - $1,127,500 2022 $1,120,000 $152,500 - - - - - $1,272,500 2023 $1,165,000 $152,500 - - - - - $1,317,500 9 seasons $9,047,972 $4,892,686 $9,671,875 $100,000 $10,273,675 - $289,532 $34,275,740 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 4 seasons $3,379,647 $450,186 - - - - $289,532 $4,119,365 2 seasons $1,876,447 $4,000,000 $9,109,375 $100,000 $10,273,675 - - $25,359,497 2 seasons $1,506,878 $137,500 $562,500 - - - - $2,206,878 1 seasons $1,120,000 $152,500 - - - - - $1,272,500 1 seasons $1,165,000 $152,500 - - - - - $1,317,500 -
Fines
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10/06/2023, $43,709
Impermissible use of the helmet against Las Vegas (LV)
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09/22/2023, $43,709
Late Hit against Cleveland (CLE)
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11/12/2021, $6,264
Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Atlanta (ATL)
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09/13/2019, $28,075
Roughing the Passer against Jameis Winston (TB)
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12/07/2015, 4 games, $130,489
PEDs
TOTAL: $252,246
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Transactions
Oct 6 2023Fined $43,709 Impermissible use of the helmet against Las Vegas (LV)Sep 22 2023Fined $43,709 Late Hit against Cleveland (CLE)Jul 30 2023Signed a contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)Jul 29 2022Signed a 1 year $1.2 million contract with New York (NYJ)Nov 12 2021Fined $6,264 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Atlanta (ATL)Aug 3 2021Signed a 1 year $1.12 million contract with New Orleans (NO)Mar 16 2021Released by New Orleans (NO), clearing $13.2 million of capNov 2 2020Traded to New Orleans (NO) from San Francisco (SF) for Kiko Alonso and 2021 5th round pick (#172 Deommodore Lenoir)Dec 31 2019Converted $10,273,675 of 2020 salary into bonus, clearing $7.77M of cap with San Francisco (SF)Sep 13 2019Fined $28,075 Roughing the Passer against Jameis Winston (TB)Mar 11 2019Signed a 4 year $54 million contract with San Francisco (SF)Dec 7 2015Suspended 4 games for violating the league's PED policy, forfeiting $130,489 in 2015 salary/bonus with Tampa Bay (TB)May 12 2015Signed a 4 year $2.758 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)May 2 2015Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 4 (#124 overall) -
2023 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Kwon Alexander 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 PIT 9 9 2 362 47.2 1 41 32 9 1 1 2022 NYJ 16 16 10 531 49.5 0.5 65 40 25 1 2021 NO 12 12 8 535 47.9 3.5 50 39 11 1 1 2020 NO 12 12 12 667 64.1 1 57 39 18 2 2019 SF 8 8 7 368 38.9 0.5 34 22 12 1 1 2018 TB 6 6 6 366 35.0 1 45 34 11 2 2017 TB 12 12 12 723 67.9 97 70 27 1 3 2016 TB 16 16 16 1022 102.3 3 145 108 37 1 1 2015 TB 12 12 12 819 74.5 3 93 59 34 2 2 Totals 103 103 85 5,393 - 14 627 443 184 12 9