Age: 33
Free Agency: 2025 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 11
- Height: 6'5"
- Weight: 265
- College: Syracuse
- Entry: 2012 Draft, Round 1, #21 overall (Patriots)
- 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $14,244,000 (6.08% of cap)
- 2023 Cash Payout: $17,000,000 (6.99% of spending)
- 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.19
- Contract Value: $51,000,000 ($17,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $32,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 11/247 at EDGE
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2022)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32 | $4,000,000 | $2,400,000 | $0 | $748,000 | $252,000 | $500,000 | $4,000,000 | $7,812,000 | 3.8% | |||||
| 2023 | 33 | $1,165,000 | $3,667,000 | $8,500,000 | $748,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $9,665,000 | $14,244,000 | 6.1% | |||||
| 2024
February 10: Contract voids
| 34 | $16,000,000 | $3,667,000 | $0 | $748,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $0 | $20,667,000 | 8.1% | |||||
| 2025 | 35 | Void | $3,667,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | Void | $8,601,000 | 3.1% | |||||
| 2026 | 36 | Void | $3,667,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| 2027 | 37 | Void | $1,267,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $21,165,000 | $18,335,000 | $8,500,000 | $2,244,000 | $756,000 | $500,000 | $13,665,000 | $51,324,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Chandler Jones signed a three year, $51 million contract with the Raiders. The contract has $32 million in guarantees including a $12 million signing bonus. Jones' 2022 and 2023 salary and roster bonus are fully guaranteed. There are per game roster bonuses in each year of the contract. The max contract value is $52.5 million.
Cash Flows
- old money
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$17M
$34M
$51M
| Old Money | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $88,000 | $16,912,000 | $17,000,000 | $17,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $17,000,000 | $34,000,000 | $51,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $115,384,499
Career APY: $10,489,500
Potential Earnings: $149,384,499
Total Guarantees: $77,842,430
Largest Cash Payment: $22,000,000 (2017)
Largest Cap Number: $21,333,333 (2020)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots | Drafted | Traded | 2012 | 5 | $15,972,499 | $3,194,500 | $7,421,215 | $8,173,499 | 51.2% | $2,043,375 |
| Cardinals | Drafted | Expired | 2016 | 5 | $15,972,499 | $3,194,500 | $7,421,215 | $7,799,000 | 48.8% | $7,799,000 |
| Cardinals | Franchise | Expired | 2017 | 5 | $82,500,000 | $16,500,000 | $31,000,000 | $82,500,000 | 100.0% | $16,500,000 |
| Raiders | UFA | Active | 2022 | 3 | $51,000,000 | $17,000,000 | $32,000,000 | $16,912,000 | 33.2% | $16,912,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots | 4 | $8,173,499 | $2,043,375 | $8,173,499 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Cardinals | 6 | $90,299,000 | $15,049,833 | $89,642,054 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Raiders | 1 | $16,912,000 | $16,912,000 | $7,812,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Patriots | $390,000 | $1,096,091 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,486,091 | 1.2% | $4,774,364 | ||
| 2013 | Patriots | $761,522 | $1,096,091 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $761,522 | $1,857,613 | 1.5% | $761,522 | ||
| 2014 | Patriots | $1,133,045 | $1,096,091 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,133,045 | $2,229,136 | 1.6% | $1,133,045 | ||
| 2015 | Patriots | $1,504,568 | $1,096,091 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $752,284 | $2,600,659 | 1.8% | $1,504,568 | ||
| 2016 | Cardinals | $7,799,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,799,000 | $7,799,000 | 4.9% | $7,799,000 | ||
| 2017 | Cardinals | $7,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 5.8% | $22,000,000 | ||
| 2018 | Cardinals | $12,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,500,000 | $15,500,000 | 8.7% | $12,500,000 | ||
| 2019 | Cardinals | $9,500,000 | $5,333,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,500,000 | $14,833,333 | 7.7% | $16,500,000 | ||
| 2020 | Cardinals | $16,000,000 | $5,333,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $21,333,333 | 10.9% | $16,000,000 | ||
| 2021 | Cardinals | $15,500,000 | $4,676,388 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,176,388 | 10.5% | $15,500,000 | ||
| 2022 | Raiders | $4,000,000 | $2,400,000 | $0 | $748,000 | $252,000 | $500,000 | $4,000,000 | $7,812,000 | 3.8% | $16,912,000 | ||
| 2023 | Raiders | $1,165,000 | $3,667,000 | $8,500,000 | $748,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $9,665,000 | $14,244,000 | 6.1% | $17,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Raiders | $16,000,000 | $3,667,000 | $0 | $748,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $0 | $20,667,000 | 8.1% | $17,000,000 | ||
| 2025 | Raiders | $0 | $3,667,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,601,000 | 3.1% | $0 | ||
| 2026 | Raiders | $0 | $3,667,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2027 | Raiders | $0 | $1,267,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $93,253,135 | $44,062,418 | $8,500,000 | $2,244,000 | $756,000 | $500,000 | $55,110,851 | $149,139,553 | $149,384,499 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2012 | 14 | -- | -- | 66.8% | 11.3% | 24 | 21 | 6 | 33 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 93.1% | 26.2% | 40 | 39 | 11.5 | 73.5 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 52.2% | 14.2% | 30 | 13 | 6 | 49.5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 78.8% | 29.3% | 31 | 13 | 12.5 | 89.5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 87.3% | 17.4% | 38 | 11 | 11 | 85.5 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 98.5% | 13.3% | 47 | 6 | 15 | 104 | 25 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 81.5% | 19.5% | 38 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 106.5% | 29.6% | 42 | 11 | 19 | 146 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19.9% | 0.5% | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 75.0% | 7.2% | 31 | 10 | 10.5 | 79.5 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 64.2% | 0.0% | 21 | 17 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $7,540,000 | $17,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $7,540,000 | $17,000,000 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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