James Harrison
Edge Rusher
Career Earnings: $43,939,772
Career APY: $2,929,318
Total Guarantees: $16,194,000
Largest Cash Payment: $13,350,000 (2009)
Largest Cap Number: $9,030,000 (2012)
- Date of Birth: May 4, 1978
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 242
- College: Kent State
- Entry: 2002 Undrafted Free Agent (Steelers)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Practice | Renegotiated | 2002 | 1 | $68,000 | $68,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Steelers | UDFA | Terminated | 2002 | 2 | $529,000 | $264,500 | $4,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Steelers | SFA | Terminated | 2002 | 2 | $450,000 | $225,000 | $0 | $26,471 | 5.9% | $26,471 |
| Steelers | Practice | Terminated | 2003 | 1 | $73,950 | $73,950 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Ravens | SFA | Terminated | 2004 | 1 | $305,000 | $305,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Steelers | SFA | Expired | 2004 | 2 | $535,000 | $267,500 | $0 | $535,000 | 100.0% | $267,500 |
| Steelers | ERFA | Renegotiated | 2006 | 4 | $5,500,000 | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | $4,900,000 | 89.1% | $1,633,333 |
| Steelers | Extension | Terminated | 2009 | 5 | $43,775,000 | $8,755,000 | $12,550,000 | $29,546,471 | 67.5% | $7,386,618 |
| Bengals | SFA | Terminated | 2013 | 1 | $4,450,000 | $2,225,000 | $1,200,000 | $2,981,250 | 67.0% | $2,981,250 |
| Steelers | SFA | Expired | 2014 | 1 | $1,020,000 | $1,020,000 | $65,000 | $851,471 | 83.5% | $851,471 |
| Steelers | UFA | Expired | 2015 | 2 | $2,750,000 | $1,375,000 | $500,000 | $2,750,000 | 100.0% | $1,375,000 |
| Steelers | UFA | Terminated | 2017 | 2 | $3,500,000 | $1,750,000 | $500,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | SFA | Expired | 2017 | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $58,824 | 5.9% | $58,824 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 13 | $40,899,698 | $3,146,131 | $33,972,354 | 0.0% | $7,220,285 | 0.0% |
| Ravens | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bengals | 1 | $2,981,250 | $2,981,250 | $2,381,250 | 0.0% | $600,000 | 0.0% |
| Patriots | 1 | $58,824 | $58,824 | $58,824 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Steelers | $225,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,471 | 0.0% | $26,471 | ||
| 2004 | Steelers | $230,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $230,000 | 0.3% | $230,000 | ||
| 2005 | Steelers | $305,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $305,000 | 0.4% | $305,000 | ||
| 2006 | Steelers | $425,000 | $343,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $768,750 | 0.8% | $1,800,000 | ||
| 2007 | Steelers | $1,100,000 | $343,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,443,750 | 1.3% | $1,100,000 | ||
| 2008 | Steelers | $1,200,000 | $343,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,543,750 | 1.3% | $2,000,000 | ||
| 2009 | Steelers | $800,000 | $2,343,750 | $2,550,000 | $0 | $2,550,000 | $5,693,750 | 4.6% | $13,350,000 | ||
| 2010 | Steelers | $755,000 | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,355,000 | -- | $7,555,000 | ||
| 2011 | Steelers | $1,250,000 | $3,465,000 | $650,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,291,471 | 4.4% | $3,076,471 | ||
| 2012 | Steelers | $5,565,000 | $3,465,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,030,000 | 7.5% | $5,565,000 | ||
| 2013 | Bengals | $1,400,000 | $600,000 | $300,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $2,381,250 | 1.8% | $2,981,250 | ||
| 2014 | Steelers | $955,000 | $65,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $534,412 | 0.4% | $851,471 | ||
| 2015 | Steelers | $1,000,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,250,000 | 0.9% | $1,500,000 | ||
| 2016 | Steelers | $1,250,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500,000 | 1.0% | $1,250,000 | ||
| 2017 | Patriots | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $58,824 | 0.0% | $58,824 | ||
| Total | $17,460,000 | $14,270,000 | $6,300,000 | $100,000 | $2,550,000 | $36,412,428 | $41,649,487 | ||||
Dead Money History
| Team | Year | Cap Charge | Cash Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 2002 | $2,000 | $4,000 |
| Steelers | 2002 | $60,000 | $60,000 |
| Steelers | 2003 | $13,235 | $13,235 |
| Steelers | 2003 | $13,050 | $13,050 |
| Steelers | 2003 | $2,000 | $0 |
| Steelers | 2013 | $4,930,000 | $0 |
| Bengals | 2014 | $600,000 | $0 |
| Steelers | 2017 | $1,879,412 | $2,129,412 |
| Steelers | 2017 | $70,588 | $70,588 |
| Steelers | 2018 | $250,000 | $0 | Total | $7,820,285 | $2,290,285 |
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 | |||
| 2011 | 11 | -- | -- | 67.4% | 0.0% | 48 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 13 | -- | -- | 82.4% | 16.0% | 49 | 21 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 35.2% | 13.3% | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 43.6% | 8.2% | 29 | 16 | 5.5 | 35 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 55.0% | 13.0% | 27 | 13 | 5 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 56.0% | 8.3% | 39 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |