Age: 29
Free Agency: 2025 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 7
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 208
- College: Boston College
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 3, #91 overall (Rams)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $1,152,500 (0.45% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $1,377,500 (0.64% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.20
- Contract Value: $1,377,500 ($1,377,500 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $750,000
- Contract Ranking: 81/201 at S
Current Contract
(SFA, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | $1,210,000 | $135,000 | $32,500 | $615,000 | $1,152,500 | 0.4% | |||||
| Total | $1,210,000 | $135,000 | $32,500 | $615,000 | $1,152,500 | |||||||
Contract Notes
John Johnson signed a three year, $33.75 million contract with the Browns on March 15, 2021. Johnson received $24 million in guarantees of which $20 million is fully guaranteed at signing. Johnson has a guarantee on his 2021 base salary and he received a $12 million signing bonus. In 2022 Johnson will earn a protected option bonus worth $6.75 million. His 2022 salary is injury guaranteed and will be fully guaranteed on the third day of the 2022 league year. On the 3rd day of the 2023 league year he can earn a $1 million roster bonus. The Browns used three void years for cap purposes in the contract.
Cash Flows
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $1,377,500 |
| Running Cash | $1,377,500 |
Career Earnings: $29,696,913
Career APY: $4,242,416
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | Drafted | Expired | 2017 | 4 | $3,259,490 | $814,873 | $757,752 | $4,616,913 | 141.6% | $1,154,228 |
| Browns | UFA | June 1 Terminated | 2021 | 3 | $33,750,000 | $11,250,000 | $20,000,000 | $24,000,000 | 71.1% | $12,000,000 |
| Rams | SFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 | $0 | $1,080,000 | 100.0% | $1,080,000 |
| Rams | SFA | Active | 2024 | 1 | $1,377,500 | $1,377,500 | $750,000 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 5 | $5,696,913 | $1,139,383 | $5,556,913 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Browns | 2 | $24,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $11,400,000 | 0.0% | $12,600,000 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rams | $465,000 | $189,438 | $0 | $0 | $654,438 | 0.4% | $1,222,752 | ||
| 2018 | Rams | $583,385 | $189,438 | $0 | $0 | $772,823 | 0.4% | $583,385 | ||
| 2019 | Rams | $677,776 | $189,438 | $0 | $0 | $867,214 | 0.5% | $677,776 | ||
| 2020 | Rams | $2,133,000 | $189,438 | $0 | $0 | $2,322,438 | 1.1% | $2,133,000 | ||
| 2021 | Browns | $1,250,000 | $2,400,000 | $0 | $1,250,000 | $3,650,000 | 1.7% | $13,250,000 | ||
| 2022 | Browns | $4,000,000 | $3,750,000 | $0 | $4,000,000 | $7,750,000 | 3.6% | $10,750,000 | ||
| 2023 | Rams | $1,080,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $940,000 | 0.4% | $1,080,000 | ||
| 2024 | Rams | $1,210,000 | $135,000 | $32,500 | $615,000 | $1,152,500 | 0.4% | $1,377,500 | ||
| Total | $11,399,161 | $7,042,752 | $32,500 | $5,865,000 | $18,109,413 | $31,074,413 | ||||
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 | |||
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 66.6% | 35.4% | 52 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 95.2% | 7.4% | 82 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 35.9% | 4.0% | 24 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 93.9% | 16.4% | 73 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 80.8% | 21.6% | 36 | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 96.9% | 31.3% | 70 | 26 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 45.7% | 22.6% | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $0 | $0 |
| Injury Adjusted | $0 | $0 |
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