2018 Salary Cap Charge: $1,700,000 % of 2018 Team Cap: 0.92% 2018 Cash Payout: $1,200,000 % of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 0.88% 2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.71 Total Contract Value: $8,700,000 Annual Contract Value: $2,175,000 Position Ranking: 8/25 at P Fully Guaranteed Money: $2,500,000 Age: 28 Height: 6' 0" Weight: 197 College: Carson-Newman Accrued Seasons: 6 Entry: 2011 Undrafted Free Agent (Cowboys) Year Signed: 2017 Contract Type: Extension Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)
Contract Notes
Chris Jones signed an $8.7 million contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys on August 7, 2017. Jones received a $2.5 million signing bonus. The Cowboys created $200,000 in 2017 cap space with the extension.
Current Contract Year Age Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Dead Money & Cap Savings
Cut (pre-June 1) Cut (post-June 1) Trade (pre-June 1) Trade (post-June 1) Restructure Extension
Prorated Roster Workout Other 2017 28 $800,000 $750,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,550,000 0.9% 2018 29 $1,200,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,700,000 1.0% $2,000,000
$500,000
$2,000,000
$500,000
$0
$0
($300,000)
$1,200,000
($300,000)
$1,200,000
$307,500
$328,000
2019 30 $1,800,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,300,000 1.2% $1,500,000
$500,000
$1,500,000
$500,000
$0
$0
$800,000
$1,800,000
$800,000
$1,800,000
$663,333
$796,000
2020 31 $1,900,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,400,000 1.2% $1,000,000
$500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$0
$0
$1,400,000
$1,900,000
$1,400,000
$1,900,000
$540,000
$864,000
2021 32 $2,000,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,500,000 -- $500,000
$500,000
$500,000
$500,000
$0
$0
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
$1,600,000
Total $7,700,000 $2,750,000 $0 $0 $0 $10,450,000
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $8,040,000 Years: 7 Career APY: $1,148,571 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Yrs Total APY Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY Cowboys 2011 4 $2,040,000 $510,000 $2,040,000 100.0% $510,000 Cowboys Extension Renegotiated 2015 2 $2,658,000 $1,329,000 $2,700,000 101.6% $1,350,000 Cowboys Extension Active 2017 4 $8,700,000 $2,175,000 $3,300,000 37.9% $3,300,000
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Cowboys 7 $8,040,000 $1,148,571 $6,040,000 0.0% $0 0.0% Texans $0 $0 $0 0.0% $92,512 0.0% Buccaneers $0 $0 $0 0.0% $23,824 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Prorated Roster Workout Other 2011 Cowboys $375,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $375,000 0.3% 2012 Cowboys $465,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $465,000 0.4% 2013 Cowboys $555,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $555,000 0.5% 2014 Cowboys $645,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $645,000 0.5% 2015 Cowboys $750,000 $250,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,000,000 0.7% 2016 Cowboys $1,200,000 $250,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,450,000 0.9% 2017 Cowboys $800,000 $750,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,550,000 0.9% 2018 Cowboys $1,200,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,700,000 1.0% 2019 Cowboys $1,800,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,300,000 1.2% 2020 Cowboys $1,900,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,400,000 1.2% 2021 Cowboys $2,000,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,500,000 -- Total $11,690,000 $3,250,000 $0 $0 $0 $14,940,000
Dead Money History Team Year Cap Charge Cash Paid Texans 2013 $23,128 $92,512 Buccaneers 2013 $23,824 $23,824 Texans 2014 $69,384 $0 Total $116,336 $116,336
Statistics (2014-present) Year Games Played Snaps Special 2014 16 32.3% 2015 16 29.1% 2016 16 30.2% 2017 17 31.2%
Financial Reports Yearly Cap Charge vs. Dead Money (pre-June 1 cut)
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Positional Comparisons to League Average
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