Jermaine Kearse
Wide Receiver
Career Earnings: $19,066,571
Career APY: $2,383,321
Total Guarantees: $12,958,500
Largest Cash Payment: $6,300,000 (2016)
Largest Cap Number: $5,550,000 (2018)
- Date of Birth: February 6, 1990
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 209
- College: Washington
- Entry: 2012 Undrafted Free Agent (Seahawks)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | UDFA | Terminated | 2012 | 3 | $1,448,500 | $482,833 | $8,500 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Seahawks | Practice | Renegotiated | 2012 | 1 | $96,900 | $96,900 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Seahawks | SFA | Expired | 2012 | 3 | $1,440,000 | $480,000 | $0 | $1,256,471 | 87.3% | $418,824 |
| Seahawks | RFA | Expired | 2015 | 1 | $2,356,000 | $2,356,000 | $0 | $2,356,000 | 100.0% | $2,356,000 |
| Jets | UFA | Expired | 2016 | 3 | $13,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $6,300,000 | $7,750,000 | 57.4% | $3,875,000 |
| Seahawks | UFA | Traded | 2016 | 3 | $13,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $6,300,000 | $6,300,000 | 46.7% | $6,300,000 |
| Lions | SFA | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | $350,000 | $1,350,000 | 100.0% | $1,350,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 5 | $9,966,571 | $1,993,314 | $6,245,804 | 0.0% | $3,720,767 | 0.0% |
| Jets | 2 | $7,750,000 | $3,875,000 | $7,750,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Lions | 1 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | $1,337,500 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Seahawks | $390,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $206,471 | 0.2% | $206,471 | ||
| 2013 | Seahawks | $480,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480,000 | 0.3% | $480,000 | ||
| 2014 | Seahawks | $570,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $570,000 | 0.4% | $570,000 | ||
| 2015 | Seahawks | $2,356,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,356,000 | 1.6% | $2,356,000 | ||
| 2016 | Seahawks | $800,000 | $1,833,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $800,000 | $2,633,333 | 1.7% | $6,300,000 | ||
| 2017 | Jets | $2,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,200,000 | 1.3% | $2,750,000 | ||
| 2018 | Jets | $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $550,000 | $0 | $5,550,000 | 2.9% | $5,000,000 | ||
| 2019 | Lions | $930,000 | $250,000 | $70,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $1,337,500 | 0.7% | $1,350,000 | ||
| Total | $12,726,000 | $2,083,333 | $70,000 | $100,000 | $550,000 | $900,000 | $15,333,304 | $19,012,471 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2012 | 7 | -- | -- | 7.6% | 21.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 46.4% | 34.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 22 | 346 | 15.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 74.8% | 25.2% | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 38 | 537 | 14.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 71.4% | 10.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 49 | 685 | 14.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 78.4% | 4.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 41 | 511 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 84.7% | 0.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 60 | 751 | 12.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 62.5% | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 37 | 371 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |