2017 Salary Cap Charge: $12,262,000 % of 2017 Team Cap: 7.26% 2017 Cash Payout: $7,400,000 % of 2017 Team Cash Spending: 4.71% 2017 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.60 Total Contract Value: $26,000,000 Annual Contract Value: $6,500,000 Position Ranking: 17/236 at TE Fully Guaranteed Money: $13,532,000 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.
Current Contract Year Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap % Of Cap Dead Money & Cap Savings
Cut (pre-June 1) Cut (post-June 1) Trade
Prorated Roster Workout Other 2017 $7,400,000 $4,862,000 $0 $0 $0 $12,262,000 7.3% 2018 $5,750,000 $0 $750,000 $0 $0 $6,500,000 3.7% 2019 $5,000,000 $0 $1,500,000 $0 $0 $6,500,000 3.4% 2020 $4,500,000 $0 $2,000,000 $0 $0 $6,500,000 3.3% 2021 $3,500,000 $0 $3,000,000 $0 $0 $6,500,000 — Total $26,150,000 $4,862,000 $7,250,000 $0 $0 $38,262,000
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $60,353,000 Years: 14 Career APY: $4,310,929 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Years 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 $0 0.0% $0
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Cowboys 14 $60,353,000 $4,310,929 $55,491,000 100.0% $0 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap % Of 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 $5,750,000 $0 $750,000 $0 $0 $6,500,000 3.7% 2019 Cowboys $5,000,000 $0 $1,500,000 $0 $0 $6,500,000 3.4% 2020 Cowboys $4,500,000 $0 $2,000,000 $0 $0 $6,500,000 3.3% 2021 Cowboys $3,500,000 $0 $3,000,000 $0 $0 $6,500,000 — Total $46,673,000 $38,830,000 $8,250,000 $0 $0 $93,753,000
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
Financial Reports Yearly Cap Charge vs. Dead Money
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Positional Comparisons to League Average
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