Jason Witten
Tight End
- 2017 Salary Cap Charge: $12,262,000
- % of 2017 Team Cap: 7.26%
- 2017 Cash Payout: $7,400,000
- % of 2017 Team Cash Spending: 4.67%
- 2017 Salary Cap Charge: $12,262,000
- Total Contract Value: $26,000,000
- Annual Contract Value: $6,500,000
- Position Ranking: 15/206 at TE
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Age: 35
- Height: 6′ 6″
- Weight: 261
- College: Tennessee
- Accrued Seasons: 14
- 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.Salary Cap Breakdown
| Year | Base Salary (Guaranteed) | Bonuses | Cap Number | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prorated | Roster | Workout | Other | ||||||
| 2011 | $1,032,000 $1,032,000 | $3,500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,032,000 | |||
| 2012 | $2,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,500,000 | |||
| 2013 | $940,000 | $3,412,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,352,000 | |||
| 2014 | $5,000,000 | $3,412,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,412,000 | |||
| 2015 | $1,500,000 | $4,612,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,112,000 | |||
| 2016 | $1,000,000 | $4,862,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,862,000 | |||
| 2017 | $7,400,000 | $4,862,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,262,000 | |||
| 2018 | $5,750,000 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,500,000 | |||
| 2019 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,500,000 | |||
| 2020 | $4,500,000 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,500,000 | |||
| 2021 | $3,500,000 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,500,000 | |||
Traditional Statistics (2013-present)
| Year | Games Played | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2013 | 16 | 73 | 851 | 11.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 64 | 703 | 11.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 77 | 713 | 9.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 15 | 69 | 673 | 9.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |