Age: 28
Free Agency: 2025 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 4
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 201
- College: Alabama
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 4, #112 overall (Bears)
- 2021 Salary Cap Charge: $5,090,000 (2.68% of cap)
- 2021 Cash Payout: $9,050,000 (4.68% of spending)
- 2021 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.78
- Contract Value: $58,400,000 ($14,600,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $22,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 5/185 at S
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | $1,050,000 | $2,566,452 | $100,000 | $1,050,000 | $3,716,452 | 1.7% | |||||
| 2021 | 28 | $1,000,000 | $3,990,000 | $100,000 | $1,000,000 | $5,090,000 | 2.7% | |||||
| 2022
March 20: $11 million injury guarantee (salary) vests to a full guarantee for skill/cap/injury.
| 29 | $11,000,000 | $3,990,000 | $100,000 | $5,000,000 | $15,090,000 | 7.2% | |||||
| 2023 | 30 | $13,000,000 | $3,990,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $17,090,000 | 7.6% | |||||
| 2024 | 31 | $14,050,000 | $3,990,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $18,140,000 | 7.1% | |||||
| 2025 | 32 | Void | $1,590,000 | Void | Void | $1,590,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $40,100,000 | $20,116,452 | $500,000 | $7,050,000 | $60,716,452 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Eddie Jackson signed a 5 year contract extension on January 3, 2020 with the Chicago Bears. The contract is worth $58,400,000 in new money with $22,000,000 virtually guaranteed at signing. Jackson was due $735,000 in 2020 under his rookie contract. Jackson will receive a $12 million signing bonus, virtually guaranteed salaries in 2020 and 2021 (the two salaries will become full guaranteed on the 3rd day of the 2020 waiver period, February 5, 2020). Jackson has an injury guarantee in 2022, worth $11 million, which will vest to a full guarantee on the 3rd day of the 2022 league year. The total new money amount listed for this contract is based that Jackson was slated to earn the Proven Performance Escalator (PPE) for 2020, which would have raised his salary to ~$2.144 to ~$2.150 million from the previous $735,000. Using this new money total aligns with the reports from the player's agency.
The Bears converted $7.95 million of Jackson's salary into a signing bonus in 2021 to create $6.36 million in cap space. They also added a void contract year for cap purposes. His cap number will increase by $1.59 million in each season of his contract.
Cash Flows
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $11,000,000 | $9,050,000 | $11,100,000 | $13,100,000 | $14,150,000 |
| Running Cash | $11,000,000 | $20,050,000 | $31,150,000 | $44,250,000 | $58,400,000 |
Career Earnings: $23,430,808
Career APY: $5,857,702
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2017 | 4 | $3,065,808 | $766,452 | $665,808 | $2,330,808 | 76.0% | $776,936 |
| Bears | Extension | Active | 2020 | 4 | $58,400,000 | $14,600,000 | $22,000,000 | $21,100,000 | 36.1% | $21,100,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 4 | $23,430,808 | $5,857,702 | $5,880,808 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bears | $465,000 | $166,452 | $0 | $0 | $631,452 | 0.4% | $1,130,808 | ||
| 2018 | Bears | $555,000 | $166,452 | $0 | $0 | $721,452 | 0.4% | $555,000 | ||
| 2019 | Bears | $645,000 | $166,452 | $0 | $0 | $811,452 | 0.4% | $645,000 | ||
| 2020 | Bears | $1,050,000 | $2,566,452 | $100,000 | $1,050,000 | $3,716,452 | 1.7% | $13,150,000 | ||
| 2021 | Bears | $1,000,000 | $3,990,000 | $100,000 | $1,000,000 | $5,090,000 | 2.7% | $9,050,000 | ||
| 2022 | Bears | $11,000,000 | $3,990,000 | $100,000 | $5,000,000 | $15,090,000 | 7.2% | $11,100,000 | ||
| 2023 | Bears | $13,000,000 | $3,990,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $17,090,000 | 7.6% | $13,100,000 | ||
| 2024 | Bears | $14,050,000 | $3,990,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $18,140,000 | 7.1% | $14,150,000 | ||
| 2025 | Bears | $0 | $1,590,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,590,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $41,765,000 | $20,615,808 | $500,000 | $7,050,000 | $62,880,808 | $62,880,808 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | 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 | |||
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.7% | 30.6% | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 2 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 86.0% | 7.2% | 41 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 3 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 98.7% | 5.2% | 51 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.0% | 2.3% | 63 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | $1,590,000 | $14,600,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $1,590,000 | $14,600,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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