Jesse James
Tight End
Drafted: Round 5 (#160 overall), 2015
Experience: 6 Years
College: Penn State
Contract: 4 yr(s)
$22,600,000		 Signing Bonus $7,145,000 AAV$5,650,000 G'teed:$10,500,000 Free Agent:2023 / UFA
Year   Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Dead Cap
2019 Contract details by year 24 $805,000 $1,429,000 $50,000 $2,284,000 $10,550,000
2020 Contract details by year 25 $3,800,000 $1,429,000 $50,000 $5,279,000 $9,566,000
2021 Contract details by year 26 $4,950,000 $1,429,000 $50,000 $6,429,000 $4,287,000
2022 Contract details by year 27 $5,700,000 $1,429,000 $50,000 $7,179,000 $2,858,000
2023 Contract details by year 28 $5,900,000 $1,429,000 - $7,329,000 $1,429,000
Contract Notes:
  • $10.5M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2019 salary + $2.55M of 2020 salary)
  • Workout Bonus: $50,000
  • 2023 salary voids automatically 5 days after the 2023 Super Bowl
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2015 Player Cash Earnings $435,000 $208,912 - $710,464
2016 Player Cash Earnings $525,000 - - $525,000
2017 Player Cash Earnings $615,000 - - $993,793
2018 Player Cash Earnings $1,907,000 - - $1,907,000
2019 Player Cash Earnings $805,000 $7,145,000 - $8,000,000
2020 Player Cash Earnings $3,800,000 - - $3,850,000
2021 Player Cash Earnings $4,950,000 - - $5,000,000
7 seasons $13,037,000 $7,353,912 - $20,986,257

Cap Hit

#11
Tight End
#8
Detroit Lions
#286
NFL

AAV

#17
Tight End
#308
NFL

Cash

#17
Tight End
#276
NFL

  • Mar 11 2019

    Signed a 4 year $22.6 million contract with Detroit (DET)

  • May 15 2015

    Signed a 4 year $2.488 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)

  • May 2 2015

    Drafted by Pittsburgh (PIT): Round 5 (#160 overall)

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