Joe Giles-Harris

Cincinnati Bengals, Inside Linebacker
Age: 28y-11m-4d (Apr 01, 1997)
Exp: 2 Years
Country: US
College: Duke
Drafted: Undrafted, JAX, 2019
Agent(s): Neil S. Schwartz (Neil S Schwartz Associates Inc)
2026 Cap Hit

$1,235,000

2026 Cash

$1,235,000

Career Earnings

$2,793,366

2026-2026 Extension (CURRENT)

Joe Giles-Harris signed a 1 year, $1,235,000 contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, including an average annual salary of $1,235,000. In 2026, Giles-Harris will earn a base salary of $1,215,000 and a workout bonus of $20,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,235,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,235,000
Average Salary:
$1,235,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2026 29 $1,235,000 0.41% $1,235,000 $1,235,000 -
2027 30
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2026 29 $1,215,000 $20,000 $1,235,000 0.41% -
2027 30
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2026 29 $1,215,000 $20,000 $1,235,000 $1,235,000 $1,235,000
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,100,000
Average Salary:
$1,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2024-2024

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $985,000
Average Salary:
$985,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2023-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $940,000
Average Salary:
$940,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / RFA
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2022-2022

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $895,000
Average Salary:
$895,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
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2021-2021 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $850,000
Average Salary:
$850,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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2020-2021

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,525,000
Average Salary:
$762,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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2019-2021

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,080,000
Average Salary:
$540,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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2019-2021 Rookie

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,755,000
Average Salary:
$585,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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Seasons

2 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$2,793,366

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 22
Active
Retained
Retained
Retained
$116,470
$56,000
$32,000
$29,117
$116,470
$172,470
$204,470
$233,587
2020 23
Active
Retained
$449,166
$163,411
$682,753
$846,164
2021 24
Retained
Retained
$204,844
$36,800
$1,051,008
$1,087,808
2022 25
Reserve
Retained
$207,000
$49,722
$1,294,808
$1,344,530
2023 26
Reserve
$216,000
$1,560,530
2024 27
Retained
Retained
Active
Retained
$164,166
$162,500
$109,444
$25,000
$1,724,696
$1,887,196
$1,996,640
$2,021,640
2025 28
Active
Retained
Retained
$611,110
$152,111
$8,505
$2,632,750
$2,784,861
$2,793,366
Total      
$2,793,366
$2,632,750
$2,784,861
$2,793,366
2026 29
Active
$1,235,000
Total
$4,028,366

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $784,386 - - - - $171,225 $955,608
2 $498,366 - - - - - $498,366
2 $542,666 - - - - - $542,666
2 $788,221 - - - $8,505 - $796,726
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
22
$116,471
$56,000
$32,000
$29,118
$116,470
$56,000
$32,000
$29,117
$116,470
$172,470
$204,470
$233,587
2020
23
$277,941
$163,412
$171,225
$449,166
$163,411
$682,753
$846,164
2021
24
$204,844
$36,800
$204,844
$36,800
$1,051,008
$1,087,808
2022
25
$207,000
$49,722
$207,000
$49,722
$1,294,808
$1,344,530
2023
26
$216,000
$216,000
$1,560,530
2024
27
$164,166
$162,500
$109,444
$25,000
$164,166
$162,500
$109,444
$25,000
$1,724,696
$1,887,196
$1,996,640
$2,021,640
2025
28
$611,110
$152,111
$8,505
$611,110
$152,111
$8,505
$2,632,750
$2,784,861
$2,793,366
Total
$2,613,639
$8,505
$171,225
$2,793,366
$2,632,750
$2,784,861
$2,793,366
2026
29
$1,215,000
$20,000
$1,235,000
Total
$3,828,639
$28,505
$171,225
$4,028,366

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $784,386 - - - - $171,225 $955,608
2 $498,366 - - - - - $498,366
2 $542,666 - - - - - $542,666
2 $788,221 - - - $8,505 - $796,726

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2020 JAX 6 - 6 COVID-19
  • Jan 06, 2026 Signed a 1 year $1.235 million contract extension with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Oct 30, 2025 Signed to the active roster by Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Aug 28, 2025 Signed to the practice squad by Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Aug 26, 2025 Released by Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Apr 09, 2025 Signed a 1 year $1.1 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Dec 24, 2024 Signed to the active roster by Jacksonville (JAX)
  • Dec 18, 2024 Signed to the practice squad by Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Sep 02, 2024 Signed to the practice squad by New England (NE)
  • Aug 27, 2024 Released by New England (NE)
  • Jan 09, 2024 Signed a reserve/future contract with New England (NE)
  • Aug 30, 2023 Signed to the practice squad by New England (NE)
  • Aug 29, 2023 Released by New England (NE)
  • Aug 09, 2023 Signed a contract with New England (NE)
  • Aug 31, 2022 Signed to the practice squad by Buffalo (BUF)
  • Aug 30, 2022 Waived by Buffalo (BUF)
  • Jan 24, 2022 Signed a reserve/future contract with Buffalo (BUF)
  • Sep 02, 2021 Signed to the practice squad by Buffalo (BUF)
  • Aug 31, 2021 Waived by Buffalo (BUF)
  • May 16, 2021 Signed a 1 year $850,000 contract with Buffalo (BUF)
  • May 04, 2021 Waived by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Nov 21, 2020 Signed to the active roster by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Nov 16, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Nov 14, 2020 Signed to the active roster by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Nov 09, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Nov 08, 2020 Signed to the active roster by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Sep 07, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Sep 05, 2020 Waived by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Dec 05, 2019 Signed to the active roster by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Nov 05, 2019 Signed to the practice squad by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Nov 02, 2019 Waived by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Oct 21, 2019 Signed to the active roster by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Sep 06, 2019 Signed to the practice squad by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Sep 04, 2019 Waived by Jacksonville (JAC)
  • Apr 27, 2019 Signed a contract with Jacksonville (JAC)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2025 CIN 10 0 32 2.88 0 7 4 3 0 0
2024 JAX 5 0 17 1.65 0 2 1 1 0 0
2022 BUF 1 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 BUF 2 0 42 3.51 0 2 1 1 0 0
2020 JAX 9 3 204 19.67 1 20 10 10 0 0
2019 JAX 5 0 4 0.40 0 3 2 1 0 0
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