2018 Salary Cap Charge: $2,975,000 % of 2018 Team Cap: 1.61% 2018 Cash Payout: $6,500,000 % of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 4.75% 2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 2.18 Total Contract Value: $26,000,000 Annual Contract Value: $6,500,000 Position Ranking: 4/114 at TE Fully Guaranteed Money: $0 Age: 35 Height: 6' 6" Weight: 261 College: Tennessee Accrued Seasons: 15 Entry: 2003 Draft, Round 3, #69 overall (Cowboys) Year Signed: 2017 Contract Type: Extension Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)
Contract Notes
Jason Witten signed a four year contract extension worth $26 million with the Cowboys on March 30, 2017. Witten received no signing bonus and no part of the new contract impacts his 2017 salary cap figure at the time of signing. In each season of the contract Witten can earn per game roster bonuses. The bonuses increase yearly with costs of $750,000(2018), $1.5 million(2019), $2 million(2020), and $3 million(2021). According to Todd Archer of ESPN
the contract has a maximum value of $29.6 million. According to Archer the additional salary is earned as $900,000 yearly incentives which will be earned if the Cowboys make the playoffs and Witten has 70 receptions in a season. There is also a lower incentive threshold worth $450,000 per year which is earned if the Cowboys make the playoffs and Witten has at least 55 receptions in the season.
The Cowboys converted $4.7 million of Witten's 2018 salary into a signing bonus. The move reduced Witten's salary cap number by $3.525 million in 2018. His salary cap charge in each of the final three seasons of his contract will increase by $1.175 million.
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 35 $7,400,000 $4,862,000 $0 $0 $0 $12,262,000 7.3% 2018 36 $1,050,000 $1,175,000 $750,000 $0 $0 $2,975,000 1.7% $4,700,000
$1,175,000
$4,700,000
$1,175,000
$0
$0
($1,725,000)
$1,800,000
($1,725,000)
$1,800,000
$26,250
$28,000
2019 37 $5,000,000 $1,175,000 $1,500,000 $0 $0 $7,675,000 4.0% $3,525,000
$1,175,000
$3,525,000
$1,175,000
$0
$0
$4,150,000
$6,500,000
$4,150,000
$6,500,000
$2,646,667
$3,176,000
2020 38 $4,500,000 $1,175,000 $2,000,000 $0 $0 $7,675,000 3.8% $2,350,000
$1,175,000
$2,350,000
$1,175,000
$0
$0
$5,325,000
$6,500,000
$5,325,000
$6,500,000
$1,727,500
$2,764,000
2021 39 $3,500,000 $1,175,000 $3,000,000 $0 $0 $7,675,000 -- $1,175,000
$1,175,000
$1,175,000
$1,175,000
$0
$0
$6,500,000
$6,500,000
$6,500,000
$6,500,000
$0
$2,800,000
Total $21,450,000 $9,562,000 $7,250,000 $0 $0 $38,262,000
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $72,453,000 Years: 15 Career APY: $4,830,200 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Yrs Total APY Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY Cowboys Drafted Renegotiated 2003 4 $3,153,000 $788,250 $1,580,000 50.1% $526,667 Cowboys Extension Renegotiated 2006 6 $27,600,000 $4,600,000 $20,641,000 74.8% $4,128,200 Cowboys Extension Renegotiated 2011 5 $37,000,000 $7,400,000 $38,132,000 103.1% $6,355,333 Cowboys Extension Active 2017 4 $26,000,000 $6,500,000 $12,100,000 46.5% $12,100,000
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Cowboys 15 $72,453,000 $4,830,200 $67,753,000 0.0% $0 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Prorated Roster Workout Other 2003 Cowboys $225,000 $167,500 $0 $0 $0 $392,500 0.5% 2004 Cowboys $305,000 $167,500 $0 $0 $0 $472,500 0.6% 2005 Cowboys $380,000 $167,500 $0 $0 $0 $547,500 0.6% 2006 Cowboys $500,000 $1,367,500 $0 $0 $0 $1,867,500 1.8% 2007 Cowboys $595,000 $2,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,795,000 2.6% 2008 Cowboys $1,905,000 $2,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $4,105,000 3.5% 2009 Cowboys $2,500,000 $2,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $4,700,000 3.8% 2010 Cowboys $2,641,000 $2,200,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $5,341,000 -- 2011 Cowboys $1,032,000 $1,032,000 $3,500,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $5,032,000 4.2% 2012 Cowboys $2,000,000 $1,968,000 $3,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $5,500,000 4.6% 2013 Cowboys $940,000 $3,412,000 $0 $0 $0 $4,352,000 3.5% 2014 Cowboys $5,000,000 $3,412,000 $0 $0 $0 $8,412,000 6.3% 2015 Cowboys $1,500,000 $4,612,000 $0 $0 $0 $6,112,000 4.3% 2016 Cowboys $1,000,000 $4,862,000 $0 $0 $0 $5,862,000 3.8% 2017 Cowboys $7,400,000 $4,862,000 $0 $0 $0 $12,262,000 7.3% 2018 Cowboys $1,050,000 $1,175,000 $750,000 $0 $0 $2,975,000 1.7% 2019 Cowboys $5,000,000 $1,175,000 $1,500,000 $0 $0 $7,675,000 4.0% 2020 Cowboys $4,500,000 $1,175,000 $2,000,000 $0 $0 $7,675,000 3.8% 2021 Cowboys $3,500,000 $1,175,000 $3,000,000 $0 $0 $7,675,000 -- Total $41,973,000 $43,530,000 $8,250,000 $0 $0 $93,753,000
Statistics (2014-present) Year Games Played Snaps Receiving Rushing Fumbles Offense Special Rec Yards Avg TD Att Yards Avg TD Total Lost 2014 16 99.0% 19.7% 64 703 11.0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2015 16 99.2% 13.3% 77 713 9.3 3 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 2016 16 96.0% 19.1% 69 673 9.8 3 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 2017 16 98.3% 16.7% 61 543 8.9 5 0 0 0.0 0 1 1
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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