Aaron Jones

Minnesota Vikings, Running Back
Age: 31y-3m-4d (Dec 02, 1994)
Exp: 9 Years
Country: US
College: Texas El-Paso
Drafted: Round 5 (#182 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Drew Rosenhaus (Rosenhaus Sports)
2026 Cap Hit

$14,550,000

2026 Cash

$10,000,000

Career Earnings

$51,585,332

2025-2026 Pending Free Agent Extension (CURRENT)

Aaron Jones signed a 2 year, $20,000,000 contract with the Minnesota Vikings, including $8,000,000 signing bonus, $13,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,000,000. In 2026, Jones will earn a base salary of $9,000,000 and a workout bonus of $150,000, while carrying a cap hit of $14,550,000 and a dead cap value of $6,800,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $20,000,000
Average Salary:
$10,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$8,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$11,500,000
Total GTD:
$13,500,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 31 $8,400,000 3.01% $9,897,059 $9,897,059 $16,450,000
2026 32 $14,550,000 4.79% $10,000,000 $19,897,059 $6,800,000
2027 33
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Restructure Proration Active/GM Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2025 31 $1,500,000 $4,000,000 $2,400,000 $350,000 $150,000 $8,400,000 3.01% $16,450,000
2026 32 $9,000,000 $4,000,000 $800,000 $600,000 $150,000 $14,550,000 4.79% $6,800,000
2027 33
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Active/Gm Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 31 $1,500,000 $8,000,000 $247,059 $150,000 $9,897,059 $9,897,059 $19,897,059
2026 32 $9,000,000 - $850,000 $150,000 $10,000,000 $19,897,059 $10,000,000
Contract Notes
  • $11M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2025 salary + $2M of 2026 salary)
  • Additional $2M of 2026 salary fully guarantees the 3rd league day of 2026 (injury guaranteed at sign)
  • 2025 Per Game Active Bonus: $20,588 ($350,000)
  • 2026 Per Game Active Bonus: $50,000 ($850,000)
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $7,000,000
Average Salary:
$7,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$4,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$7,000,000
Total GTD:
$7,000,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2021-2024 Pending Free Agent Extension

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $48,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$13,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$13,000,000
Total GTD:
$13,000,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2017-2020 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,601,937
Average Salary:
$650,484
Signing Bonus:
$201,937
GTD at Sign:
$201,937
Total GTD:
$201,937
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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Seasons

9 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$51,585,332

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 23
Active
$660,998
$660,998
2018 24
Injured
$474,822
$1,135,820
2019 25
Active
$645,000
$1,780,820
2020 26
Active
$2,283,641
$4,064,461
2021 27
Active
$14,226,460
$18,290,921
2022 28
Active
$5,750,000
$24,040,921
2023 29
Active
$10,647,352
$34,688,273
2024 30
Active
$7,000,000
$41,688,273
2025 31
Active
$9,897,059
$51,585,332
Total      
$51,585,332
$51,585,332
2026 32
Active
$10,000,000
Total
$61,585,332

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $6,797,822 $13,195,998 $576,460 $12,335,000 $1,050,000 $150,641 $34,688,273
2 $3,500,000 $12,000,000 - - $300,000 - $16,897,059
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
23
$465,000
$195,998
$660,998
$660,998
2018
24
$474,822
$474,822
$1,135,820
2019
25
$645,000
$645,000
$1,780,820
2020
26
$2,133,000
$150,641
$2,283,641
$4,064,461
2021
27
$1,000,000
$13,000,000
$176,460
$50,000
$14,226,460
$18,290,921
2022
28
$1,000,000
$3,850,000
$400,000
$500,000
$5,750,000
$24,040,921
2023
29
$1,080,000
$8,485,000
$500,000
$10,647,352
$34,688,273
2024
30
$2,000,000
$4,000,000
$150,000
$7,000,000
$41,688,273
2025
31
$1,500,000
$8,000,000
$150,000
$9,897,059
$51,585,332
Total
$10,297,822
$25,195,998
$12,335,000
$576,460
$1,350,000
$150,641
$51,585,332
$51,585,332
2026
32
$9,000,000
$150,000
$10,000,000
Total
$19,297,822
$25,195,998
$12,335,000
$576,460
$1,500,000
$150,641
$61,585,332

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $6,797,822 $13,195,998 $576,460 $12,335,000 $1,050,000 $150,641 $34,688,273
2 $3,500,000 $12,000,000 - - $300,000 - $16,897,059

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2025 MIN 3 - 7 Hamstring
2018 GB 16 - 17 Knee
  • Nov 07, 2025 Fined $23,186 Impermissible Use of the Helmet against Detroit (DET)
  • Mar 09, 2025 Signed a 2 year $20 million contract extension with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Nov 01, 2024 Fined $11,817 Low Block against Los Angeles (LAR)
  • Mar 12, 2024 Signed a 1 year $7 milion contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Mar 11, 2024 Released by Green Bay (GB), clearing $5.2M of cap
  • Feb 17, 2023 Accepted a $5M pay cut for 2023, while also converting $8.52M of salary & roster bonus into signing bonus, adding one void year, freeing up $11.816M of cap space with Green Bay (GB)
  • Feb 24, 2022 Converted his $3.75M roster bonus plus $100,000 of base salary into signing bonus, adding two void years, freeing up $3.08M of cap space with Green Bay (GB)
  • Mar 14, 2021 Signed a 4 year $48 million contract extension with Green Bay (GB)
  • Oct 11, 2019 Fined $10,527 Taunting against Dallas (DAL)
  • Jul 03, 2018 Suspended 2 games for violating the league's substance abuse policy, forfeiting $71,233 in 2018 salary/bonus with Green Bay (GB)
  • May 05, 2017 Signed a 4 year $2.6 million contract with Green Bay (GB)
  • Apr 29, 2017 Drafted by Green Bay (GB): Round 5 (#182 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Nov 07, 2025 Impermissible Use of the Helmet against Detroit (DET) $23,186
Nov 01, 2024 Low Block against Los Angeles (LAR) $11,817
Oct 11, 2019 Taunting against Dallas (DAL) $10,527
Fines: 3 $45,530

Suspensions

Date Reason Games Suspended Fine Amount
Jul 03, 2018 Substance Abuse 2 $71,233
Suspensions: 1 $71,233
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Rush Attempts Rush Yards Rush Yards/Gm Rush Touchdowns Rec Targets Rec Receptions Rec Yards Rec Yards/Rec Rec Yards/Gm Rec Touchdowns Fum
2025 MIN 12 12 366 36.56 132 548 45.7 2 41 28 199 7.1 16.6 1 2
2024 MIN 17 16 660 59.09 255 1,138 66.9 5 62 51 408 8.0 24.0 2 5
2023 GB 11 11 354 32.30 142 656 59.6 2 43 30 233 7.8 21.2 1 2
2022 GB 17 17 630 57.59 213 1,121 65.9 2 72 59 395 6.7 23.2 5 5
2021 GB 15 15 578 51.79 171 799 53.3 4 65 52 391 7.5 26.1 6 2
2020 GB 14 14 539 51.88 201 1,104 78.9 9 63 47 355 7.6 25.4 2 2
2019 GB 16 16 679 61.30 236 1,084 67.8 16 68 49 474 9.7 29.6 3 3
2018 GB 12 8 376 35.00 133 728 60.7 8 35 26 206 7.9 17.2 1 1
2017 GB 12 4 236 22.50 81 448 37.3 4 18 9 22 2.4 1.8 0 0
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