Tony Jefferson
Safety
Age: 32
Free Agency: 2025 (SFA)
Accrued Seasons: 9
- Height: 5'11"
- Weight: 212
- College: Oklahoma
- Entry: 2013 Undrafted Free Agent (Cardinals)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $298,200 (0.11% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $298,200 (0.13% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
- Contract Value: $383,400 ($383,400 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 166/198 at S
Current Contract
(Practice, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | $383,400 | $298,200 | 0.1% | ||||
| Total | $383,400 | $298,200 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Tony Jefferson signed a $34 million contract with the Ravens on March 11, 2017. Jefferson received $19 million in full guarantees, including a $10 million signing bonus. The maximum value of the contract is $37 million.
Following the second game of the season, Jefferson agreed to reduce his salary to the minimum with the balance paid as a signing bonus to provide the Ravens salary cap relief. The move created $1.47 million in cap room for Baltimore and increases Jefferson's cap charges by just under $491,000 in each of the remaining contract years.
The Ravens converted $5 million of Jefferson's 2019 salary to a signing bonus for cap relief. The move reduced Jefferson's 2018 salary cap charge by $3.33 million. His 2019 and 2020 salary cap numbers will increase by $1.67 million.
Cash Flows
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $383,400 |
| Running Cash | $383,400 |
Career Earnings: $31,896,775
Career APY: $3,544,086
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | UDFA | Expired | 2013 | 3 | $1,495,100 | $498,367 | $10,100 | $1,495,100 | 100.0% | $498,367 |
| Cardinals | RFA | Expired | 2016 | 1 | $1,671,000 | $1,671,000 | $0 | $1,671,000 | 100.0% | $1,671,000 |
| Ravens | UFA | Terminated | 2017 | 4 | $34,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $19,000,000 | $27,000,000 | 79.4% | $9,000,000 |
| 49ers | SFA | Terminated | 2021 | 1 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 49ers | Practice | Elevated | 2021 | 1 | $252,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 49ers | Practice | Elevated | 2021 | 1 | $252,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 49ers | Practice | Terminated | 2021 | 1 | $252,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Ravens | Practice | Elevated | 2021 | 1 | $252,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $147,444 | 58.5% | $147,444 |
| Ravens | Practice | Renegotiated | 2021 | 1 | $252,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Ravens | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $0 | $59,722 | 5.6% | $59,722 |
| Ravens | UFA | Terminated | 2022 | 1 | $1,272,500 | $1,272,500 | $152,500 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | Practice | Elevated | 2022 | 1 | $400,522 | $400,522 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | Practice | Elevated | 2022 | 1 | $358,200 | $358,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | Practice | Renegotiated | 2022 | 1 | $442,844 | $442,844 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | SFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,120,000 | $1,120,000 | $0 | $661,111 | 59.0% | $661,111 |
| Chargers | SFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $1,210,000 | $1,210,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | Practice | Renegotiated | 2024 | 1 | $429,322 | $429,322 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $383,400 | $383,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | SFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $1,210,000 | $1,210,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | Practice | Active | 2024 | 1 | $383,400 | $383,400 | $0 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 4 | $3,166,100 | $791,525 | $3,166,100 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Ravens | 5 | $27,538,832 | $5,507,766 | $22,537,187 | 0.0% | $4,989,145 | 0.0% |
| 49ers | 0 | $189,444 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $189,444 | 0.0% |
| Giants | 1 | $825,355 | $825,355 | $534,722 | 0.0% | $139,244 | 0.0% |
| Chargers | 0 | $177,044 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $152,044 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cardinals | $405,000 | $3,366 | $0 | $408,366 | 0.3% | $415,100 | ||
| 2014 | Cardinals | $495,000 | $3,366 | $0 | $498,366 | 0.4% | $495,000 | ||
| 2015 | Cardinals | $585,000 | $3,368 | $0 | $588,368 | 0.4% | $585,000 | ||
| 2016 | Cardinals | $1,671,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,671,000 | 1.0% | $1,671,000 | ||
| 2017 | Ravens | $775,000 | $2,990,808 | $1,036,765 | $4,027,573 | 2.5% | $13,000,000 | ||
| 2018 | Ravens | $1,000,000 | $4,657,474 | $1,000,000 | $5,657,474 | 3.2% | $6,000,000 | ||
| 2019 | Ravens | $8,000,000 | $4,657,474 | $0 | $12,657,474 | 6.7% | $8,000,000 | ||
| 2021 | Ravens | $1,075,000 | $0 | $0 | $47,222 | 0.0% | $59,722 | ||
| 2022 | Giants | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $534,722 | 0.3% | $661,111 | ||
| 2024 | Chargers | $383,400 | $0 | $0 | $298,200 | 0.1% | $298,200 | ||
| Total | $15,761,400 | $12,315,856 | $2,036,765 | $26,536,209 | $31,332,577 | ||||
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 | |||
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.3% | 44.1% | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64.3% | 54.2% | 70 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 72.1% | 32.0% | 58 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.4% | 42.1% | 78 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.1% | 14.2% | 51 | 23 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 83.4% | 10.1% | 53 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 28.9% | 5.3% | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.4% | 13.6% | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14.5% | 17.6% | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $1,484,000 | $383,400 |
| Injury Adjusted | $1,484,000 | $383,400 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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