Age: 29
Free Agency: 2023 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 7
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 222
- College: LSU
- Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 2, #52 overall (Falcons)
- 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $0 (0.00% of cap)
- 2023 Cash Payout: $0 (0.00% of spending)
- 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0
- Contract Value: $57,000,000 ($14,250,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $18,800,000
- Contract Ranking: 7/219 at LB
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2019)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 28 | $1,140,000 | $942,059 | $500,000 | $823,333 | $1,765,392 | 0.8% | |||||
| Total | $1,140,000 | $942,059 | $500,000 | $823,333 | $1,765,392 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Deion Jones signed a four year extension with the Atlanta Falcons on July 20, 2019. The extension is worth $57 million in new money with $18.8 million fully guaranteed at signing and a total guarantee of $34 million. Jones base salaries in 2019 & 2020 are fully guaranteed. Jones can earn a $7 million option bonus (due date unknown at this time) in 2020. Jones' 2021 base salary is guaranteed for injury only at signing and will vest into a full guarantee on the 5th day of the 2021 league year. If the team does not activate the player option, Jones will receive $12.85 million in guarantees via base salaries.
Jones moved $4 million of his 2021 salary to 2022.
Cash Flows
| Old Money | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $55,381,233 | $1,618,767 |
| Running Cash | $57,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $51,532,673
Career APY: $7,361,810
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2016 | 4 | $4,545,640 | $1,136,410 | $2,612,540 | $3,475,780 | 76.5% | $1,158,593 |
| Browns | Extension | Active | 2019 | 4 | $57,000,000 | $14,250,000 | $18,800,000 | $1,618,767 | 2.8% | $1,618,767 |
| Falcons | Extension | Traded | 2019 | 4 | $57,000,000 | $14,250,000 | $18,800,000 | $31,982,353 | 56.1% | $10,660,784 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 6 | $49,913,906 | $8,318,984 | $24,776,564 | 0.0% | $23,498,235 | 0.0% |
| Browns | 1 | $1,618,767 | $1,618,767 | $1,765,392 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Falcons | $450,000 | $376,480 | $0 | $0 | $450,000 | $826,480 | 0.5% | $1,955,920 | ||
| 2017 | Falcons | $656,620 | $376,480 | $0 | $0 | $656,620 | $1,033,100 | 0.6% | $656,620 | ||
| 2018 | Falcons | $863,240 | $376,480 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,239,720 | 0.7% | $863,240 | ||
| 2019 | Falcons | $1,950,000 | $2,576,480 | $0 | $500,000 | $1,950,000 | $5,026,480 | 2.7% | $13,450,000 | ||
| 2020 | Falcons | $5,850,000 | $3,950,000 | $0 | $520,000 | $5,850,000 | $10,320,000 | 5.1% | $13,370,000 | ||
| 2021 | Falcons | $990,000 | $5,340,784 | $482,353 | $480,000 | $4,200,000 | $6,330,784 | 3.4% | $5,162,353 | ||
| 2022 | Browns | $1,140,000 | $942,059 | $0 | $500,000 | $823,333 | $1,765,392 | 0.8% | $1,618,767 | ||
| Total | $11,899,860 | $13,938,763 | $482,353 | $2,000,000 | $13,929,953 | $26,541,956 | $37,076,900 | ||||
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 | |||
| 2016 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 80.7% | 11.4% | 75 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 96.7% | 18.9% | 86 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 35.2% | 5.0% | 34 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 91.4% | 17.8% | 68 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 96.2% | 22.1% | 73 | 33 | 4.5 | 38.5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 91.5% | 0.5% | 87 | 50 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 38.8% | 0.0% | 25 | 19 | 2.5 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $2,128,000 | $14,250,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $2,128,000 | $14,250,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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