Julio Jones Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Julio Jones

Wide Receiver

2018 Salary Cap Charge: $12,866,666
% of 2018 Team Cap: 7.30%
2018 Cash Payout: $13,400,000
% of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 6.41%
2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.04
Total Contract Value: $71,250,000
Annual Contract Value: $14,250,000
Position Ranking: 2/138 at WR
Fully Guaranteed Money: $35,500,000

Age: 29
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 220
College: Alabama
Accrued Seasons: 7
Entry: 2011 Draft, Round 1, #6 overall (Falcons)
Year Signed: 2015
Contract Type: Extension
Free Agency: 2021 (UFA)

Contract Notes

Receiver Julio Jones signed a five year, $71.25 million contract extension with the Atlanta Falcons on August 31, 2015. Jones reeived $47 million in guarantees including $35.5 million in full guarantees. The guarantee consists of a $12 million signing bonus and Jones' salary that is paid in 2015 and 2016. If Jone is on the roster the 3rd day of the 2016 League Year, his 2017 salary of $11.5 million will become fully guaranteed. The Falcons increased Jones' 2015 salary cap charge by $2.224 million.

Jones and the Falcons agreed to a restructured contract in July of 2018. Per PFT the Falcons moved $2.9 million of Jones' 2019 into 2018 as part of a $4.4 million signing bonus. The restructured contract should create $33,334 in cap room in 2018 and $1,433,334 in cap room in 2019 for the Falcons. Jones' 2020 cap figure will increase by $1,466,668.

Current Contract

Year	Age	Base Salary (Guaranteed)	Bonuses				Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
Year	Age	Base Salary (Guaranteed)	Prorated	Roster	Workout	Other	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
2015	26	$2,500,000 $10,000,000	$2,400,000	$7,500,000	$0	$0	$12,400,000	8.7%
2016	27	$9,500,000 $13,500,000	$2,400,000	$4,000,000	$0	$0	$15,900,000	10.2%
2017	28	$11,500,000 $11,500,000	$2,400,000	$0	$0	$0	$13,900,000	8.3%
2018	29	$9,000,000	$3,866,666	$0	$0	$0	$12,866,666	7.3%	$9,200,000 $3,866,666 $9,200,000 $3,866,666 $0 $0	$3,666,666 $9,000,000 $3,666,666 $9,000,000 $5,390,000 $6,468,000
2019	30	$9,600,000	$3,866,666	$0	$0	$0	$13,466,666	7.1%	$5,333,334 $3,866,666 $5,333,334 $3,866,666 $0 $0	$8,133,332 $9,600,000 $8,133,332 $9,600,000 $4,335,000 $6,936,000
2020	31	$11,426,000	$1,466,668	$0	$0	$0	$12,892,668	6.4%	$1,466,668 $1,466,668 $1,466,668 $1,466,668 $0 $0	$11,426,000 $11,426,000 $11,426,000 $11,426,000 $0 $8,384,800
Total		$53,526,000	$16,400,000	$11,500,000	$0	$0	$81,426,000

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Career Earnings: $67,583,750

Career APY: $9,654,821

Potential Earnings: $97,609,750

Total Guarantees: $51,683,750

Largest Cash Payment: $22,000,000 (2015)

Largest Cap Hit: $15,900,000 (2016)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Falcons	Drafted	Renegotiated	2011	5	$26,359,750	$5,271,950	$16,183,750	61.4%	$4,045,938
Falcons	Extension	Active	2015	5	$71,250,000	$14,250,000	$51,400,000	72.1%	$17,133,333

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Falcons	7	$67,583,750	$9,654,821	$58,383,750	0.0%	$0	0.0%

Salary Cap History

Year	Team	Base Salary (Guaranteed)	Bonuses				Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Due
Year	Team	Base Salary (Guaranteed)	Prorated	Roster	Workout	Other	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Due
2011	Falcons	$375,000 $375,000	$2,567,500	$0	$0	$0	$2,942,500	2.5%	$10,645,000
2012	Falcons	$1,110,625 $1,110,625	$2,567,500	$0	$0	$0	$3,678,125	3.0%	$1,110,625
2013	Falcons	$1,846,250 $1,846,250	$2,567,500	$0	$0	$0	$4,413,750	3.6%	$1,846,250
2014	Falcons	$2,581,875 $2,581,875	$2,567,500	$0	$0	$0	$5,149,375	3.9%	$2,581,875
2015	Falcons	$2,500,000 $10,000,000	$2,400,000	$7,500,000	$0	$0	$12,400,000	8.7%	$22,000,000
2016	Falcons	$9,500,000 $13,500,000	$2,400,000	$4,000,000	$0	$0	$15,900,000	10.2%	$13,500,000
2017	Falcons	$11,500,000 $11,500,000	$2,400,000	$0	$0	$0	$13,900,000	8.3%	$11,500,000
2018	Falcons	$9,000,000	$3,866,666	$0	$0	$0	$12,866,666	7.3%	$13,400,000
2019	Falcons	$9,600,000	$3,866,666	$0	$0	$0	$13,466,666	7.1%	$9,600,000
2020	Falcons	$11,426,000	$1,466,668	$0	$0	$0	$12,892,668	6.4%	$11,426,000
Total		$59,439,750	$26,670,000	$11,500,000	$0	$0	$97,609,750		$97,609,750

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Snaps		Receiving				Rushing				Fumbles
Year	Games Played	Offense	Special	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Att	Yards	Avg	TD	Total	Lost
2011	12	62.8%	0.0%	54	959	17.8	8	6	56	9.3	0	1	1
2012	16	78.9%	0.7%	79	1198	15.2	10	6	30	5.0	0	0	0
2013	5	27.4%	0.2%	41	580	14.1	2	1	7	7.0	0	2	1
2014	15	80.3%	0.7%	104	1593	15.3	6	1	1	1.0	0	2	1
2015	16	85.1%	0.0%	136	1871	13.8	8	0	0	0.0	0	3	1
2016	14	67.9%	3.4%	83	1409	17.0	6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2017	15	74.5%	0.8%	83	1364	16.4	3	1	15	15.0	0	0	0
2018	6	77.3%	1.7%	44	707	16.1	0	1	11	11.0	0	0	0

Financial Reports

Yearly Cap Charge vs. Dead Money (pre-June 1 cut)

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Positional Comparisons to League Average

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