Chauncey Gardner-Johnson

2024-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2024	27		$2,770,588	1.08%	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$10,000,000
2025	28		$4,311,000	1.58%	$8,000,000	$16,000,000	$6,700,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $16,000,000; $3,525,000 DEAD CAP
2026	29		$5,831,000	1.99%	$10,500,000	$26,500,000	$3,525,000
2027	30	Void UFA	$4,281,000	1.37%	-	$26,500,000	$2,350,000
2028		Void	$4,281,000	1.28%	-	$26,500,000	-
2029		Void	$3,306,000	0.92%	-	$26,500,000	-
2030		Void	$1,890,000	0.49%	-	$26,500,000	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Roster/Gm Bonus	Option Proration	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2024	27		$1,375,000	$1,175,000	$120,588	-	$100,000	$2,770,588	1.08%	$10,000,000	2024 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2024 Dead Cap: $10,000,000 2024 Savings: $-7,229,412 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2024 Dead Cap: $5,875,000 2024 Savings: $-3,104,412 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2024 Dead Cap: $5,300,000 2025 Dead Cap: $4,700,000 2024 Savings: $-2,529,412 POST-6/1 TRADE 2024 Dead Cap: $1,175,000 2025 Dead Cap: $4,700,000 2024 Savings: $1,595,588 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2025	28		$1,170,000	$1,175,000	$500,000	$1,216,000	$250,000	$4,311,000	1.58%	$6,700,000	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $6,700,000 2025 Savings: $-2,389,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $4,700,000 2025 Savings: $-389,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $3,175,000 2026 Dead Cap: $3,525,000 2025 Savings: $1,136,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $1,175,000 2026 Dead Cap: $3,525,000 2025 Savings: $3,136,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $16,000,000; $3,525,000 DEAD CAP
2026	29		$1,300,000	$1,175,000	-	$3,106,000	$250,000	$5,831,000	1.99%	$3,525,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $3,525,000 2026 Savings: $2,306,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $3,525,000 2026 Savings: $2,306,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $1,175,000 2027 Dead Cap: $2,350,000 2026 Savings: $4,656,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $1,175,000 2027 Dead Cap: $2,350,000 2026 Savings: $4,656,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2027	30	Void UFA	-	$1,175,000	-	$3,106,000	-	$4,281,000	1.37%	$2,350,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $2,350,000 2027 Savings: $1,931,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $2,350,000 2027 Savings: $1,931,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $2,350,000 2027 Savings: $4,281,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $2,350,000 2027 Savings: $4,281,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2028		Void	-	$1,175,000	-	$3,106,000	-	$4,281,000	1.28%	-	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $4,281,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $4,281,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $4,281,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $4,281,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2029		Void	-	-	-	$3,306,000	-	$3,306,000	0.92%	-	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $3,306,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $3,306,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $3,306,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $3,306,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2030		Void	-	-	-	$1,890,000	-	$1,890,000	0.49%	-	2030 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $1,890,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $1,890,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $1,890,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $1,890,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2024	27		$1,375,000	$5,775,000	-	$100,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$26,500,000
2025	28		$1,170,000	-	$6,080,000	$250,000	$8,000,000	$16,000,000	$18,500,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $16,000,000; $3,525,000 DEAD CAP
2026	29		$1,300,000	-	$8,950,000	$250,000	$10,500,000	$26,500,000	$10,500,000
2027	30	Void	-	-	-	-	-	$26,500,000	-
2028	31	Void	-	-	-	-	-	$26,500,000	-
2029	32	Void	-	-	-	-	-	$26,500,000	-
2030	33	Void	-	-	-	-	-	$26,500,000	-

Contract Notes

$10M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary/bonus + $2M of 2025 salary)
2025 Option Bonus: $7.08M
2026 Option Bonus: $8.95M
Annual All-Pro OR Pro Bowl Bonus & Escalator: $500,000
Annual Interceptions Bonus & Escalator (non-cumulative)
4: $250,000
6: $500,000

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2019	22	Active	$1,279,100	$1,279,100
2020	23	Active	$675,000	$1,954,100
2021	24	Active	$850,000	$2,804,100
2022	25	Active	$2,540,000	$5,344,100
2023	26	Active	$6,500,000	$11,844,100
2024	27	Active	$8,000,000	$19,844,100
Total			$19,844,100	$19,844,100
2025	28	Active	$8,000,000
2026	29	Active	$10,500,000
Total			$38,344,100

Earnings Per Team

Years	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
3	$2,020,000	$784,100	-	-	-	-	$2,804,100
2	$3,915,000	$5,775,000	-	-	$100,000	-	$10,540,000
1	$2,500,000	$4,000,000	-	-	-	-	$6,500,000

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Option	Workout	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2019	22	$495,000	$784,100			$1,279,100	$1,279,100
2020	23	$675,000				$675,000	$1,954,100
2021	24	$850,000				$850,000	$2,804,100
2022	25	$2,540,000				$2,540,000	$5,344,100
2023	26	$2,500,000	$4,000,000			$6,500,000	$11,844,100
2024	27	$1,375,000	$5,775,000		$100,000	$8,000,000	$19,844,100
Total		$8,435,000	$10,559,100		$100,000	$19,844,100	$19,844,100
2025	28	$1,170,000		$6,080,000	$250,000	$8,000,000
2026	29	$1,300,000		$8,950,000	$250,000	$10,500,000
Total		$10,905,000	$10,559,100	$15,030,000	$600,000	$38,344,100

Earnings Per Team

Years	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
3	$2,020,000	$784,100	-	-	-	-	$2,804,100
2	$3,915,000	$5,775,000	-	-	$100,000	-	$10,540,000
1	$2,500,000	$4,000,000	-	-	-	-	$6,500,000

Cap Hit

$2,770,588 / 748th

Cash Total

$8,000,000 / 296th

Contract Value

$27,000,000 / 256th

Contract Average

$9,000,000 / 286th

AAV% of Cap

3.52% / 309th

Signing Bonus

$0 / 1642nd

2-Year Cash

$16,000,000 / 291st

3-Year Cash

$26,500,000 / 247th

Total Guaranteed

$10,000,000 / 419th

Guaranteed at Signing

$10,000,000 / 403rd

Sep 27, 2024 Fined $16,883 Taunting against New Orleans (NO)
Sep 27, 2024 Fined $16,883 Taunting against New Orleans (NO)
Sep 27, 2024 Fined $11,255 Late Hit against New Orleans (NO)
Sep 20, 2024 Fined $11,255 Taunting against Atlanta (ATL)
Mar 12, 2024 Signed a 3 year $27 million contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
Mar 20, 2023 Signed a 1 year $6.5 million contract with Detroit (DET)
Feb 16, 2023 Fined $14,111 Impermissible use of the head against Kansas City (KC)
Aug 30, 2022 Traded to Philadelphia (PHI) from New Orleans (NO) with 2025 7th round pick for 2023 5th round pick (#165 - traded) and 2024 6th round pick (#199 Khristian Boyd)
Jan 15, 2021 Fined $15,000 Fighting against Chicago (CHI)
Dec 18, 2020 Fined $5,128 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Philadelphia (PHI)
Dec 11, 2020 Fined $5,128 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Atlanta (ATL)
Nov 06, 2020 Fined $5,128 Fighting against Chicago (CHI)
Dec 13, 2019 Fined $28,075 Hit to the head against Kyle Juszczyk (SF)
Oct 25, 2019 Fined $21,056 Roughing the Passer against Mitchell Trubisky (CHI)
May 10, 2019 Signed a 4 year $3.3 million contract with New Orleans (NO)
Apr 27, 2019 Drafted by New Orleans (NO): Round 4 (#105 overall)