Joel Bitonio
Guard
Drafted: Round 2 (#35 overall), 2014
Experience: 9 Years
College: Nevada
Contract: 3 yr(s)
$48,000,000
Signing Bonus $10,500,000 AAV$16,000,000 G'teed:$22,102,942 Free Agent:2026 / UFA
Year   Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Cap Hit Dead Cap
2021 Contract details by year 30 $5,794,118 $2,100,000 $264,706 - - - $8,158,824 $11,544,118
2022 Contract details by year 31 $3,058,824 $2,100,000 - $1,500,000 - - $6,658,824 $29,958,824
2023 Contract details by year 32 $1,165,000 $2,100,000 - $1,500,000 - $1,967,000 $6,732,000 $23,300,000
2024 Contract details by year 33 $1,210,000 $2,100,000 $3,000,000 $3,858,000 - $1,967,000 $12,135,000 $16,568,000
2025 Contract details by year 34 $12,000,000 $2,100,000 $3,000,000 $3,858,000 - $1,967,000 $22,925,000 $11,001,000
2026 Contract details by year 35 - - - $3,858,000 - $1,967,000 $5,825,000 $5,434,000
2027 Contract details by year 36 - - - $2,358,000 - $1,967,000 $4,325,000 $1,967,000
2028 Contract details by year 37 - - - $2,358,000 - - $2,358,000 -
Contract Notes:
  • $22M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2021 salary + 2022 salary + 2022 option bonus)
  • 2022 Option Bonus: $7.5M
  • 2023 salary fully guarantees 3/18/2022
  • 2024 Roster Bonus: $3M
  • 2024 Option Bonus: $11.79M
  • 2025 Roster Bonus: $3M
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2014 Player Cash Earnings $420,000 $2,292,144 - $2,712,144
2015 Player Cash Earnings $668,259 - - $668,259
2016 Player Cash Earnings $916,518 - - $916,518
2017 Player Cash Earnings $3,164,777 - $8,500,000 $11,664,777
2018 Player Cash Earnings $5,500,000 - $500,000 $6,000,000
2019 Player Cash Earnings $6,500,000 - $535,650 $7,035,650
2020 Player Cash Earnings $8,500,000 - $581,959 $9,081,959
2021 Player Cash Earnings $5,794,118 $10,500,000 $264,706 $16,558,824
2022 Player Cash Earnings $3,058,824 - - $10,558,824
2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,165,000 - - $11,000,000
10 seasons $35,687,496 $12,792,144 $27,717,315 $76,196,955

Cap Hit

#14
Guard
#7
Cleveland Browns
#228
NFL

AAV

#10
Guard
#117
NFL

Cash

#10
Guard
#184
NFL
  • Aug 22 2023

    Converted $9.835M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, adding 1 void year, clearing $7.868M of cap with Cleveland (CLE)

  • Nov 10 2021

    Signed a 3 year $48 million contract extension with Cleveland (CLE)

  • Mar 9 2017

    Signed a 6 year $51.2 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)

  • Sep 25 2015

    Fined $8,681 Clipping against Tennessee (TEN)

  • Jun 22 2014

    Signed a 4 year $5.46 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)

  • May 9 2014

    Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 2 (#35 overall)