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Current Contract
Austin Johnson signed a 1 year, $3,500,000 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including a $1,835,000 signing bonus, $3,045,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,500,000. In 2024, Johnson will earn a base salary of $1,210,000, a signing bonus of $1,835,000 and a workout bonus of $200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,276,666 and a dead cap value of $4,710,000.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,500,000 Signing Bonus $1,835,000 Average Salary $3,500,000 Total Guarantees $3,045,000 Guaranteed at Signing $3,045,000 Free Agent: 2025 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Roster/Gm Workout Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV 2024 30 $1,210,000 $611,667 $255,000 $200,000 $2,276,666 $4,710,000 $3,500,000($3,500,000) $3,500,000 Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $4,710,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-2,433,334 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $3,500,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-1,223,334 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $1,821,667 2025 Dead Cap: $2,888,333 2024 Cap Savings: $454,999 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $611,667 2025 Dead Cap: $2,888,333 2024 Cap Savings: $1,664,999 2025 31 - $611,667 - - $611,666 $1,223,334 - Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $1,223,334 2025 Cap Savings: $-611,668 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $1,223,334 2025 Cap Savings: $-611,668 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $1,223,334 2025 Cap Savings: $611,666 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $1,223,334 2025 Cap Savings: $611,666 2026 32 - $611,668 - - $611,668 - - Pre-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $611,668 Pre-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $611,668 Post-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $611,668 Post-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $611,668 2025 33 UFA Contract Notes:- $3.045M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary)
Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Previous Contracts
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2022-2023
Austin Johnson signed a 2 year, $14,000,000 contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, including a $5,500,000 signing bonus, $10,625,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $7,000,000. In 2024, Johnson will earn a base salary of $1,210,000, a signing bonus of $1,835,000 and a workout bonus of $200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,276,666 and a dead cap value of $4,710,000.Contract: 2 yr(s) / $14,000,000 Signing Bonus $5,500,000 Average Salary $7,000,000 Total Guarantees $10,625,000 Guaranteed at Signing $10,625,000 Free Agent: 2024 / UFA 2021-2021
Austin Johnson signed a 1 year, $3,000,000 contract with the New York Giants, including $3,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,000,000. In 2024, Johnson will earn a base salary of $1,210,000, a signing bonus of $1,835,000 and a workout bonus of $200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,276,666 and a dead cap value of $4,710,000.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $3,000,000 Total Guarantees $3,000,000 Guaranteed at Signing $3,000,000 Free Agent: 2022 / UFA 2020-2020
Austin Johnson signed a 1 year, $1,500,000 contract with the New York Giants, including a $137,500 signing bonus, $887,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,500,000. In 2024, Johnson will earn a base salary of $1,210,000, a signing bonus of $1,835,000 and a workout bonus of $200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,276,666 and a dead cap value of $4,710,000.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,500,000 Signing Bonus $137,500 Average Salary $1,500,000 Total Guarantees $887,500 Guaranteed at Signing $887,500 Free Agent: 2021 / UFA 2016-2019Entry Level
Austin Johnson signed a 4 year, $5,662,229 contract with the Tennessee Titans, including a $2,317,985 signing bonus, $3,025,359 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,415,557. In 2024, Johnson will earn a base salary of $1,210,000, a signing bonus of $1,835,000 and a workout bonus of $200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,276,666 and a dead cap value of $4,710,000.Contract: 4 yr(s) / $5,662,229 Signing Bonus $2,317,985 Average Salary $1,415,557 Total Guarantees $3,025,359 Guaranteed at Signing $3,025,359 Free Agent: 2020 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2016 $450,000 $2,317,985 - - - - - $2,767,985 2017 $707,374 - - - - - - $707,374 2018 $964,748 - - - - - - $964,748 2019 $1,222,122 - - - - - - $1,222,122 2020 $1,362,500 $137,500 - - - - - $1,500,000 2021 $1,500,000 - $1,500,000 - - - - $3,000,000 2022 $1,750,000 $5,500,000 - - - - - $7,250,000 2023 $6,750,000 - - - - - - $6,750,000 8 seasons $14,706,744 $7,955,485 $1,500,000 - - - - $24,162,229 2024 $1,210,000 $1,835,000 - $200,000 - - - $3,500,000 $15,916,744 $9,790,485 $1,500,000 $200,000 - - - $27,662,229 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 4 seasons $3,344,244 $2,317,985 - - - - - $5,662,229 2 seasons $2,862,500 $137,500 $1,500,000 - - - - $4,500,000 2 seasons $8,500,000 $5,500,000 - - - - - $14,000,000 -
Fines
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11/24/2023, $10,927
Unnecessary Roughness against Green Bay (GB)
TOTAL: $10,927
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11/24/2023, $10,927
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Transactions
Mar 23 2024Signed a 1 year $3.5 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)Nov 24 2023Fined $10,927 Unnecessary Roughness against Green Bay (GB)Mar 14 2022Signed a 2 year $14 million contract with Los Angeles (LAC)Mar 15 2021Signed a 1 year $3 million contract extension with New York (NYG)Mar 26 2020Signed a 1 year $1.5 million contract with New York (NYG)May 9 2016Signed a 4 year $5.66 million contract with Tennessee (TEN)Apr 29 2016Drafted by Tennessee (TEN): Round 2 (#43 overall) -
2024 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Austin Johnson 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 LAC 17 17 16 622 56.9 46 24 22 2022 LAC 8 8 8 286 29.1 1 21 16 5 2021 NYG 17 17 17 664 56.8 3.5 72 30 42 2020 NYG 16 16 231 21.2 1 18 8 10 2019 TEN 16 16 1 326 29.2 23 11 12 2018 TEN 16 16 9 396 37.9 1 22 13 9 2017 TEN 16 16 3 319 29.3 1 24 15 9 2016 TEN 10 10 190 17.7 0.5 14 7 7 Totals 116 116 54 3,034 - 8 240 124 116 0 0