2017 Salary Cap Charge: $12,047,000 % of 2017 Team Cap: 7.36% 2017 Cash Payout: $7,100,000 % of 2017 Team Cash Spending: 4.71% 2017 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.59 Total Contract Value: $55,000,000 Annual Contract Value: $11,000,000 Position Ranking: 7/218 at 43DE Fully Guaranteed Money: $22,969,000 Age: 28 Height: 6′ 4″ Weight: 287 College: California Accrued Seasons: 6 Entry: 2011 Draft, Round 1, #24 overall (Saints) Year Signed: 2015 Contract Type: Extension Free Agency: 2021 (UFA) Contract Notes
Cam Jordan signed a five year, $55 million contract extension with the Saints on June 2, 2015. Jordan received a $16 million signing bonus and his $969,000 2015 base salary is also fully guaranteed. According to Nick Underhill of the Advocate,
Jordan will receive a $6,000,000 roster bonus in 2016 and yearly roster bonuses of $500,000 in the final three years of the contract. Jordan is also eligible for $300,000 in per game roster bonuses in 2018 and $500,000 in per game bonuses from 2018 through 2020. His salaries in 2015 and 2016 are guaranteed for injury only and will become fully guaranteed if on the roster the 3rd day of that respective League Year. Another $1.25 million in sack incentives per year is available from 2017 to 2020. The Saints created $2.8 million in 2015 cap space with the extension.
According to ESPN’s Field Yates,
the Saints converted Jordan’s $6 million roster bonus into a signing bonus . The move saves $4.8 million in 2016 cap space and will add $1.2 million per year to his future cap charges. According to Evan Woodbury the Saints later converted
$2.73 million of base salary to a signing bonus for cap relief . The move saved just under $2.2 million on the 2016 cap and increased future charges by $547,000.
Current Contract Year Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap % Of Cap Dead Money & Cap Savings
Cut (pre-June 1) Cut (post-June 1) Trade
Prorated Roster Workout Other 2015 $969,000 $969,000 $3,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $4,169,000 2.9% 2016 $765,000 $765,000 $4,947,000 $0 $100,000 $0 $5,812,000 3.7% 2017 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $4,947,000 $0 $100,000 $0 $12,047,000 7.2% 2018 $8,400,000 $4,947,000 $800,000 $100,000 $0 $14,247,000 8.0% 2019 $8,000,000 $4,947,000 $1,000,000 $100,000 $0 $14,047,000 7.4% 2020 $8,800,000 $1,747,000 $1,000,000 $100,000 $0 $11,647,000 5.8% Total $33,934,000 $24,735,000 $2,800,000 $500,000 $0 $61,969,000
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $34,300,400 Years: 6 Career APY: $5,716,733 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Years Total APY Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY Saints Drafted Renegotiated 2011 5 $11,760,320 $2,940,080 $7,731,400 65.7% $1,932,850 Saints Extension Active 2015 5 $55,000,000 $11,000,000 $26,569,000 48.3% $13,284,500
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Saints 6 $34,300,400 $5,716,733 $17,712,400 100.0% $0 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap % Of Cap Prorated Roster Workout Other 2011 Saints $375,000 $1,030,709 $0 $0 $0 $1,405,709 1.2% 2012 Saints $726,427 $1,030,709 $0 $0 $0 $1,757,136 1.5% 2013 Saints $1,077,855 $1,077,855 $1,030,709 $0 $0 $0 $2,108,564 1.7% 2014 Saints $1,429,282 $1,030,709 $0 $0 $0 $2,459,991 1.8% 2015 Saints $969,000 $969,000 $3,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $4,169,000 2.9% 2016 Saints $765,000 $765,000 $4,947,000 $0 $100,000 $0 $5,812,000 3.7% 2017 Saints $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $4,947,000 $0 $100,000 $0 $12,047,000 7.2% 2018 Saints $8,400,000 $4,947,000 $800,000 $100,000 $0 $14,247,000 8.0% 2019 Saints $8,000,000 $4,947,000 $1,000,000 $100,000 $0 $14,047,000 7.4% 2020 Saints $8,800,000 $1,747,000 $1,000,000 $100,000 $0 $11,647,000 5.8% Total $37,542,564 $28,857,836 $2,800,000 $500,000 $0 $69,700,400
Traditional Statistics (2014-present) Year Games Played Tackles Negative Plays Interceptions Fumbles TD Solo Assist Sacks Yards TFL QB Hits Pass Def. INT Yards Forced Recovered Yards 2014 15 32 19 7.5 49 8 10 5 1 6 0 1 0 0 2015 16 32 13 10 67 15 20 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2016 16 40 18 7.5 51.5 17 24 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 2017 1 2 2 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Financial Reports Yearly Cap Charge vs. Dead Money
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Positional Comparisons to League Average
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