Jon Gaines

Left Guard

Age: 25
Free Agency: 2027 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 1
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $978,060 (0.36% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $795,000 (0.36% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.81
  • Contract Value: $4,572,240 ($1,143,060 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $732,240
  • Contract Ranking: 41/82 at LG

Current Contract

(Drafted, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202324$750,000$183,060$633,0600.3%
202425$795,000$183,060$978,0600.4%
202526$1,030,000$183,060$1,213,0600.5%
202627$1,145,000$183,060$1,328,0600.5%
Total$3,720,000$732,240$4,152,240

Contract Notes

Jon Gaines signed a four year contract worth $4,572,240 with the Cardinals on May 12, 2023. The contract has $732,240 in guarantees. He received a signing bonus worth $732,240.

Cash Flows

- old money
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$1.1M
$2.3M
$3.4M
$4.6M
Old Money2023202420252026
Cash Due$420,000$1,182,240$795,000$1,030,000$1,145,000
Running Cash$1,602,240$2,397,240$3,427,240$4,572,240
Career Earnings: $1,182,240
Career APY: $1,182,240
Potential Earnings: $4,152,240
Total Guarantees: $732,240
Largest Cash Payment: $1,182,240 (2023)
Largest Cap Number: $1,328,060 (2026)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
CardinalsDraftedActive20234$4,572,240$1,143,060$732,240$1,182,24025.9%$1,182,240
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Cardinals1$1,182,240$1,182,240$633,0600.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2023Cardinals$750,000$183,060$633,0600.3%$1,182,240
2024Cardinals$795,000$183,060$978,0600.4%$795,000
2025Cardinals$1,030,000$183,060$1,213,0600.5%$1,030,000
2026Cardinals$1,145,000$183,060$1,328,0600.5%$1,145,000
Total$3,720,000$732,240$4,152,240$4,152,240

Statistics

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Valuation Diamond

The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.

OTC ValuationAPY
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Injury Adjusted$0$0
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OTC Valuation $1.7M $3.4M $5M $6.7M $8.4M APY $3.5M $7M $10.5M $14M $17.5M $4,390,000 $3,686,670

Weekly Valuation Trends

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