Grady Jarrett

Chicago Bears, Defensive Tackle
Age: 31y-11m-3d (Apr 28, 1993)
Exp: 10 Years
Country: US
College: Clemson
Drafted: Round 5 (#137 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Todd France (Athletes First)
2025 Cap Hit
$5,400,000
2025 Cash
$15,000,000
Career Earnings
$106,173,797
2025-2027 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Grady Jarrett signed a 3 year, $42,750,000 contract with the Chicago Bears, including $12,000,000 signing bonus, $28,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $14,250,000. In 2025, Jarrett will earn a base salary of $2,250,000, a signing bonus of $12,000,000 and a workout bonus of $325,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,400,000 and a dead cap value of $27,250,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $42,750,000
Average Salary:
$14,250,000
Signing Bonus:
$12,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$27,250,000
Total GTD:
$28,500,000
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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32 | $5,400,000 | 1.93% | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $27,250,000 | |||||
2026 |
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33 | $17,400,000 | 5.67% | $15,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $22,600,000 | |||||
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $30,000,000; $7,200,000 DEAD CAP | ||||||||||||
2027 |
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34 | $15,150,000 | 4.48% | $12,750,000 | $42,750,000 | $7,200,000 | |||||
2028 |
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35 |
Void UFA |
$4,800,000 | 1.29% | - | $42,750,000 | $4,800,000 | ||||
2029 |
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Void
|
$2,400,000 | 0.59% | - | $42,750,000 | - |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Roster/Gm Bonus | Workout Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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32 | $2,250,000 | $12,000,000 | - | $425,000 | $325,000 | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $42,750,000 | ||
2026 |
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33 | $14,250,000 | - | - | $425,000 | $325,000 | $15,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $27,750,000 | ||
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $30,000,000; $7,200,000 DEAD CAP | ||||||||||||
2027 |
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34 | $11,750,000 | - | $1,000,000 | - | - | $12,750,000 | $42,750,000 | $12,750,000 | ||
2028 |
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35 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $42,750,000 | - | |
2029 |
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36 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $42,750,000 | - |
Contract Notes
- $27.25M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2025 salary + $13M of 2026 salary)
- Additional $1.25 of 2026 salary fully guarantees the 3rd league day of 2026 (injury guaranteed at signing)
- 2025-2026 Per Game Active Bonus: $25,000 ($425,000)
- 2027 Roster Bonus: $1M (5th league day of 2027)
- 2028-2029 years automatically void
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2025 Extension
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $50,470,000
Average Salary:
$16,823,333
Signing Bonus:
$16,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$34,470,000
Total GTD:
$34,470,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
2019-2022 Franchise Tag Extension
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $68,000,000
Average Salary:
$17,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$18,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$38,000,000
Total GTD:
$42,500,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2019-2019 Franchise Tag
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $15,209,000
Average Salary:
$15,209,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$15,209,000
Total GTD:
$15,209,000
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
2015-2018 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,527,853
Average Salary:
$631,963
Signing Bonus:
$247,853
GTD at Sign:
$247,853
Total GTD:
$247,853
Free Agent:
2019 / UFA
Seasons
10 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$106,173,797
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 22 |
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Active
|
$779,985 |
$779,985 |
|
2016 | 23 |
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Active
|
$525,000 |
$1,304,985 |
|
2017 | 24 |
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Active
|
$615,000 |
$1,919,985 |
|
2018 | 25 |
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Active
|
$1,907,000 |
$3,826,985 |
|
2019 | 26 |
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Active
|
$24,518,433 |
$28,345,418 |
|
2020 | 27 |
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Active
|
$13,544,257 |
$41,889,675 |
|
2021 | 28 |
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Active
|
$13,500,000 |
$55,389,675 |
|
2022 | 29 |
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Active
|
$17,970,000 |
$73,359,675 |
|
2023 | 30 |
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Injured
|
$16,515,472 |
$89,875,147 |
|
2024 | 31 |
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Active
|
$16,298,650 |
$106,173,797 |
|
Total |
$106,173,797 |
$106,173,797 |
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2025 | 32 |
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Active
|
$15,000,000 |
||
2026 | 33 |
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Active
|
$15,000,000 |
||
2027 | 34 |
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Active
|
$12,750,000 |
||
Total |
$148,923,797 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 |
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$61,703,000 | $34,747,853 | $1,000,000 | $5,499,000 | - | $223,944 | $106,173,797 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 |
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22 |
$435,000
|
$247,853 |
$97,132 |
$779,985 |
$779,985 |
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2016 |
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23 |
$525,000
|
$525,000 |
$1,304,985 |
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2017 |
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24 |
$615,000
|
$615,000 |
$1,919,985 |
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2018 |
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25 |
$1,907,000
|
$1,907,000 |
$3,826,985 |
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2019 |
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26 |
$6,500,000
|
$18,000,000 |
$18,433 |
$24,518,433 |
$28,345,418 |
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2020 |
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27 |
$5,001,000
|
$5,499,000 |
$3,000,000 |
$44,257 |
$13,544,257 |
$41,889,675 |
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2021 |
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28 |
$13,500,000
|
$13,500,000 |
$55,389,675 |
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2022 |
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29 |
$1,470,000
|
$16,500,000 |
$17,970,000 |
$73,359,675 |
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2023 |
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30 |
$16,500,000
|
$15,472 |
$16,515,472 |
$89,875,147 |
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2024 |
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31 |
$15,250,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$48,650 |
$16,298,650 |
$106,173,797 |
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Total |
$61,703,000 |
$34,747,853 |
$5,499,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
$223,944 |
$106,173,797 |
$106,173,797 |
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2025 |
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32 |
$2,250,000
|
$12,000,000 |
$325,000 |
$15,000,000 |
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2026 |
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33 |
$14,250,000
|
$325,000 |
$15,000,000 |
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2027 |
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34 |
$11,750,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$12,750,000 |
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Total |
$89,953,000 |
$46,747,853 |
$5,499,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
$650,000 |
$223,944 |
$148,923,797 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 |
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$61,703,000 | $34,747,853 | $1,000,000 | $5,499,000 | - | $223,944 | $106,173,797 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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9 - 18 | Knee (ACL) |
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Mar 10, 2025 Signed a 3 year $42.75 million contract with Chicago (CHI)
-
Mar 10, 2025 Released by Atlanta (ATL), creating $16.25M of cap
-
May 03, 2022 Signed a 3 year $50.47 million contract extension with Atlanta (ATL)
-
Jan 11, 2020 Converted $5.499M of 2020 salary into bonus, clearing $3.66M cap with Atlanta (ATL)
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Jul 15, 2019 Signed a 4 year $68 million contract extension with Atlanta (ATL)
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Mar 04, 2019 Offered 1 year $15.209 million franchise tag by Atlanta (ATL)
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May 08, 2015 Signed a 4 year $2.527 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)
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May 02, 2015 Drafted by Atlanta (ATL): Round 5 (#137 overall)
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
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Oct 20, 2017 |
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Roughing the Passer against Jay Cutler (MIA) | $18,231 | |
Fines: 1 | $18,231 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
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2024 | ATL | 17 | 17 | 744 | 66.80 | 3 | 53 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | ATL | 8 | 8 | 318 | 62.00 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | ATL | 17 | 17 | 856 | 76.30 | 6 | 61 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | ATL | 17 | 17 | 865 | 74.40 | 1 | 59 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 851 | 79.30 | 4 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 821 | 78.30 | 8 | 69 | 38 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | ATL | 14 | 14 | 710 | 73.70 | 6 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
2017 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 794 | 75.50 | 4 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | ATL | 16 | 14 | 630 | 56.70 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | ATL | 15 | 2 | 267 | 25.40 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |