Jared Goff

Detroit Lions, Quarterback

Age: 30-52d (Oct 14, 1994)

Exp: 8 Years

Country: US

College: California

Drafted: Round 1 (#1 overall), 2016

Agent(s): Ryan Tollner (Excel Sports Management)

2024 Cap Hit

$27,211,000

2024 Cash

$80,611,000

Career Earnings

$241,627,068

2024-2028 Extension (CURRENT)

Three years after acquiring him from the Rams, the Detroit Lions extended QB Jared Goff to a 4 year, $134 million extension that includes $170M practically guaranteed, $113M of which is fully guaranteed at signing. At $53M per year, Goff becomes the second highest average paid player in NFL history at the time of signing, though a 20.75% allocation of the current league salary cap for 2024 ranks 10th. Goff's new deal comes with $80.6M cash in the first season, including an historic $73 million signing bonus, setting up a 4 year, $193.6M contract for practical purposes.

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $212,000,000

Average Salary:

$53,000,000

Signing Bonus:

$73,000,000

GTD at Sign:

$113,611,000

Total GTD:

$170,611,000

Free Agent:

2029 / UFA

MANAGE CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2024	30		$27,211,000	10.65%	$80,611,000	$80,611,000	$123,611,000
2025	31		$32,600,000	11.93%	$18,000,000	$98,611,000	$96,400,000
2026	32		$69,600,000	23.80%	$55,000,000	$153,611,000	$63,800,000
2027	33		$54,600,000	17.45%	$40,000,000	$193,611,000	$29,200,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2028, 4 YR, $193,611,000; $14,600,000 DEAD CAP
2028	34		$61,600,000	18.40%	$47,000,000	$240,611,000	$14,600,000
2029	35	Void UFA	-	-	-	$240,611,000	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Restructure Proration	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2024	30		$2,611,000	$14,600,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	$27,211,000	10.65%	$123,611,000	2024 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2024 Dead Cap: $123,611,000 2024 Savings: $-96,400,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2024 Dead Cap: $78,000,000 2024 Savings: $-50,789,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2024 Dead Cap: $65,211,000 2025 Dead Cap: $58,400,000 2024 Savings: $-38,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2024 Dead Cap: $19,600,000 2025 Dead Cap: $58,400,000 2024 Savings: $7,611,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2025	31		$18,000,000	$14,600,000	-	-	-	$32,600,000	11.93%	$96,400,000	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $96,400,000 2025 Savings: $-63,800,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $58,400,000 2025 Savings: $-25,800,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $52,600,000 2026 Dead Cap: $43,800,000 2025 Savings: $-20,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $14,600,000 2026 Dead Cap: $43,800,000 2025 Savings: $18,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2026	32		$55,000,000	$14,600,000	-	-	-	$69,600,000	23.80%	$63,800,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE Today → 03/15/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $63,800,000 2026 Cap Savings: $5,800,000 03/15/2026 → 06/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $98,800,000 2026 Cap Savings: $-29,200,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $43,800,000 2026 Savings: $25,800,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $34,600,000 2027 Dead Cap: $29,200,000 2026 Savings: $35,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $14,600,000 2027 Dead Cap: $29,200,000 2026 Savings: $55,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2027	33		$40,000,000	$14,600,000	-	-	-	$54,600,000	17.45%	$29,200,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $29,200,000 2027 Savings: $25,400,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $29,200,000 2027 Savings: $25,400,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $14,600,000 2028 Dead Cap: $14,600,000 2027 Savings: $40,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $14,600,000 2028 Dead Cap: $14,600,000 2027 Savings: $40,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
POTENTIAL OUT: 2028, 4 YR, $193,611,000; $14,600,000 DEAD CAP
2028	34		$39,000,000	$14,600,000	-	$7,000,000	$1,000,000	$61,600,000	18.40%	$14,600,000	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $14,600,000 2028 Savings: $47,000,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $14,600,000 2028 Savings: $47,000,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $14,600,000 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $47,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $14,600,000 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $47,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2029	35	Void UFA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	AYC Cumulative	AYC Remaining
2024	30		$2,611,000	$73,000,000	$5,000,000	-	$80,611,000	$80,611,000	$80,611,000	$48,122,200
2025	31		$18,000,000	-	-	-	$18,000,000	$98,611,000	$49,305,500	$40,000,000
2026	32		$55,000,000	-	-	-	$55,000,000	$153,611,000	$51,203,667	$47,333,333
2027	33		$40,000,000	-	-	-	$40,000,000	$193,611,000	$48,402,750	$43,500,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2028, 4 YR, $193,611,000; $14,600,000 DEAD CAP
2028	34		$39,000,000	-	$7,000,000	$1,000,000	$47,000,000	$240,611,000	$48,122,200	$47,000,000
2029	35	Void	-	-	-	-	-	$240,611,000	-	-

Contract Notes

$113.6M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2024 salary + 2025 salary + $20M of 2026 salary)
2024 Roster Bonus: 2nd league day of 2024 (guaranteed)
Remaining $35M of 2026 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2025
$18M of 2027 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2026
Additional $4M of 2027 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2027
2028 Roster Bonus: $7M (5th league day of 2028)
Full No Trade Clause
2029 year automatically voids 5 days following the 2028 Super Bowl
2028 Salary Escalator
$1M for each NFL MVP honor
or
$1M for 50% regular season snaps + Super Bowl win

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2019-2024 Rookie Extension

Jared Goff signed a 4 year , $134,000,000 contract with the Los Angeles Rams, including $25,000,000 signing bonus, $110,042,682 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $33,500,000. In 2024, Goff will earn a base salary of $22,300,064 and a roster bonus of $5,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $32,300,064 and a dead cap value of $10,000,000.

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $134,000,000

Average Salary:

$33,500,000

Signing Bonus:

$25,000,000

GTD at Sign:

$57,042,682

Total GTD:

$110,042,682

Free Agent:

2025 / UFA

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2016-2020 Rookie

Jared Goff signed a 4 year , $27,937,673 contract with the Los Angeles Rams, including $18,518,308 signing bonus, $27,487,673 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,984,418.

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $27,937,673

Average Salary:

$6,984,418

Signing Bonus:

$18,518,308

GTD at Sign:

$27,487,673

Total GTD:

$27,487,673

Free Agent:

2021 / UFA

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Seasons

8 Years

Career Earnings thru 2024

$241,627,068

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2016	22	Active	$18,968,308	$18,968,308
2017	23	Active	$1,719,894	$20,688,202
2018	24	Active	$2,989,788	$23,677,990
2019	25	Active	$26,000,000	$49,677,990
2020	26	Active	$31,063,078	$80,741,068
2021	27	Retained Active	$2,500,000 $25,650,000	$83,241,068 $108,891,068
2022	28	Active	$26,150,000	$135,041,068
2023	29	Active	$25,975,000	$161,016,068
2024	30	Active	$80,611,000	$241,627,068
Total			$241,627,068	$241,627,068
2025	31	Active	$18,000,000
2026	32	Active	$55,000,000
2027	33	Active	$40,000,000
2028	34	Active	$47,000,000
Total			$401,627,068

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
6		$7,202,364	$43,518,308	$23,500,000	$9,000,000	-	$20,396	$83,241,068
4		$39,886,000	$73,000,000	$25,500,000	$20,000,000	-	-	$158,386,000

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2016	22	$450,000	$18,518,308					$18,968,308	$18,968,308
2017	23	$1,719,894						$1,719,894	$20,688,202
2018	24	$2,989,788						$2,989,788	$23,677,990
2019	25	$1,000,000	$25,000,000					$26,000,000	$49,677,990
2020	26	$1,042,682		$9,000,000	$21,000,000		$20,396	$31,063,078	$80,741,068
2021	27	$5,650,000		$20,000,000	$2,500,000			$2,500,000 $25,650,000	$83,241,068 $108,891,068
2022	28	$10,650,000			$15,500,000			$26,150,000	$135,041,068
2023	29	$20,975,000			$5,000,000			$25,975,000	$161,016,068
2024	30	$2,611,000	$73,000,000		$5,000,000			$80,611,000	$241,627,068
Total		$47,088,364	$116,518,308	$29,000,000	$49,000,000		$20,396	$241,627,068	$241,627,068
2025	31	$18,000,000						$18,000,000
2026	32	$55,000,000						$55,000,000
2027	33	$40,000,000						$40,000,000
2028	34	$39,000,000			$7,000,000	$1,000,000		$47,000,000
Total		$199,088,364	$116,518,308	$29,000,000	$56,000,000	$1,000,000	$20,396	$401,627,068

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
6		$7,202,364	$43,518,308	$23,500,000	$9,000,000	-	$20,396	$83,241,068
4		$39,886,000	$73,000,000	$25,500,000	$20,000,000	-	-	$158,386,000

Injuries

Year		Weeks	Reason
2021	DET	16 - 16	COVID-19

May 13, 2024 Signed a 4 year $212 million contract extension with Detroit (DET)
Mar 24, 2021 Converted $20M of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $15M of cap space with Detroit (DET)
Jan 30, 2021 Traded to Detroit (DET) from Los Angeles (LAR) with 2023 1st round pick (#6 - traded), 2022 1st round pick (#32 - traded) and 2021 3rd round pick (#101 Ifeatu Melifonwu) for Matthew Stafford
Apr 24, 2020 Converted $9M of 2020 salary into bonus, clearing $7.2M of cap with Los Angeles (LAR)
Sep 03, 2019 Signed a 4 year $134 million contract extension with Los Angeles (LAR)
Apr 20, 2019 Los Angeles (LAR) exercised a $22.783 million option for 2020
Jun 09, 2016 Signed a 4 year $27.9 million contract with Los Angeles (LAR)
Apr 28, 2016 Drafted by Los Angeles (LAR): Round 1 (#1 overall)

Year	Team	GP	GS	Snaps	Snaps%	Pass Attempts	Pass Completions	Pass Completion %	Pass Yards	Pass Yards/Gm	Pass Touchdowns	Pass Interceptions	Pass Rating	Rush Attempts	Rush Yards	Rush Touchdowns	Fum
2024	DET	11	10	608	94.90	306	223	72.9	2,761	251.0	20	9	109.94	24	39	0	5
2023	DET	17	17	1,175	99.70	605	407	67.3	4,575	269.1	30	12	97.92	32	21	2	6
2022	DET	17	17	1,133	99.20	587	382	65.1	4,438	261.1	29	7	99.32	29	73	0	7
2021	DET	14	14	918	83.30	494	332	67.2	3,245	231.8	19	8	91.53	17	87	0	9
2020	LAR	15	15	1,047	93.50	552	370	67.0	3,952	263.5	20	13	90.04	51	99	4	7
2019	LAR	16	16	1,122	98.90	626	394	62.9	4,638	289.9	22	16	86.47	33	40	2	10
2018	LAR	16	16	1,064	96.70	561	364	64.9	4,688	293.0	32	12	101.07	43	108	2	12
2017	LAR	15	15	939	90.20	477	296	62.1	3,804	253.6	28	7	100.48	28	51	1	8

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