Patrick Mekari

Jacksonville Jaguars, Guard
Age: 28y-6m-28d (Aug 13, 1997)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: California
Drafted: Undrafted, BAL, 2019
Agent(s): Noel LaMontagne
2026 Cap Hit

$7,385,098

2026 Cash

$11,500,000

Career Earnings

$31,100,263

2025-2027 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Patrick Mekari signed a 3 year, $37,500,000 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including $10,000,000 signing bonus, $22,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,500,000. In 2026, Mekari will earn a base salary of $1,300,000, a restructure bonus of $9,200,000 and a workout bonus of $500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $7,385,098 and a dead cap value of $17,166,668.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $37,500,000
Average Salary:
$12,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$10,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$20,000,000
Total GTD:
$22,500,000
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 28 $6,333,333 2.27% $12,911,765 $12,911,765 $20,500,000
2026 29 $7,385,098 2.45% $11,500,000 $24,411,765 $17,166,668
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $24,411,765; $10,693,334 DEAD CAP
2027 30 $18,173,334 5.63% $13,000,000 $37,411,765 $10,693,334
2028 31
Void
UFA
 $5,520,000 1.55% - $37,411,765 $5,520,000
2029
Void
 - - - $37,411,765 -
2030
Void
 - - - $37,411,765 -
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Restructure Proration Active/GM Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2025 28 $2,000,000 $3,333,333 - $500,000 $500,000 $6,333,333 2.27% $20,500,000
2026 29 $1,300,000 $3,333,333 $1,840,000 $411,765 $500,000 $7,385,098 2.45% $17,166,668
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $24,411,765; $10,693,334 DEAD CAP
2027 30 $12,000,000 $3,333,334 $1,840,000 $500,000 $500,000 $18,173,334 5.63% $10,693,334
2028 31
Void
UFA
 - - $1,840,000 - - $5,520,000 1.55% $5,520,000
2029
Void
 - - $1,840,000 - - - - -
2030
Void
 - - $1,840,000 - - - - -
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Restructure Bonus Active/Gm Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 28 $2,000,000 $10,000,000 - $411,765 $500,000 $12,911,765 $12,911,765 $37,411,765
2026 29 $1,300,000 - $9,200,000 $500,000 $500,000 $11,500,000 $24,411,765 $24,500,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $24,411,765; $10,693,334 DEAD CAP
2027 30 $12,000,000 - - $500,000 $500,000 $13,000,000 $37,411,765 $13,000,000
2028 31
Void
 - - - - - - $37,411,765 -
2029 32
Void
 - - - - - - $37,411,765 -
2030 33
Void
 - - - - - - $37,411,765 -
Contract Notes
  • $20M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2025 salary + $8M of 2026 salary)
  • Additional $2.5M of 2026 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2026 (injury guaranteed at signing)
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000)
  • Pro Bowl: $500,000
  • 2028-2030 years automatically void 23 days before the 2028 league year
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2024 Rookie Extension

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $15,450,000
Average Salary:
$5,150,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$7,100,000
Total GTD:
$7,100,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2019-2021 Rookie

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,763,000
Average Salary:
$587,667
Signing Bonus:
$8,000
GTD at Sign:
$58,000
Total GTD:
$58,000
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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Seasons

7 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$31,100,263

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 22
Active
$701,803
$701,803
2020 23
Active
$996,860
$1,698,663
2021 24
Active
$850,000
$2,548,663
2022 25
Active
$7,100,000
$9,648,663
2023 26
Active
$4,000,000
$13,648,663
2024 27
Active
$4,539,835
$18,188,498
2025 28
Active
$12,911,765
$31,100,263
Total      
$31,100,263
$31,100,263
2026 29
Active
$11,500,000
2027 30
Active
$13,000,000
Total
$55,600,263

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $11,470,000 $8,000 - - - $710,498 $18,188,498
1 $2,000,000 $10,000,000 - - $500,000 - $12,911,765
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
22
$495,000
$8,000
$198,803
$701,803
$701,803
2020
23
$675,000
$321,860
$996,860
$1,698,663
2021
24
$850,000
$850,000
$2,548,663
2022
25
$1,100,000
$6,000,000
$7,100,000
$9,648,663
2023
26
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$13,648,663
2024
27
$4,350,000
$189,835
$4,539,835
$18,188,498
2025
28
$2,000,000
$10,000,000
$500,000
$12,911,765
$31,100,263
Total
$13,470,000
$10,008,000
$6,000,000
$500,000
$710,498
$31,100,263
$31,100,263
2026
29
$1,300,000
$9,200,000
$500,000
$11,500,000
2027
30
$12,000,000
$500,000
$13,000,000
Total
$26,770,000
$10,008,000
$9,200,000
$6,000,000
$1,500,000
$710,498
$55,600,263

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $11,470,000 $8,000 - - - $710,498 $18,188,498
1 $2,000,000 $10,000,000 - - $500,000 - $12,911,765

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2020 BAL 12 - 12 COVID-19
  • Mar 06, 2026 Converted $9.2M of 2026 salary into signing bonus, adding 3 void years, clearing $7.36M of cap with Jacksonville (JAX)
  • Mar 10, 2025 Signed a 3 year $37.5 million contract with Jacksonville (JAX)
  • Dec 30, 2021 Signed a 3 year $15.45 million contract extension with Baltimore (BAL)
  • May 03, 2019 Signed a contract with Baltimore (BAL)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps%
2025 JAX 14 14 871 75.87
2024 BAL 17 17 998 89.91
2023 BAL 17 7 581 51.64
2022 BAL 16 4 379 34.64
2021 BAL 13 12 764 61.61
2020 BAL 11 5 415 40.45
2019 BAL 11 5 442 39.10
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