Jayron Kearse
Dallas Cowboys, Safety
Age: 30-295d (Feb 11, 1994)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Clemson
Drafted: Round 7 (#244 overall), 2016
INACTIVE
2022-2023 Free Agent
Jayron Kearse signed a 2 year , $10,000,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including $3,500,000 signing bonus, $5,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $10,000,000
Average Salary:
$5,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$3,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$5,000,000
Total GTD:
$5,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | 28 | $3,720,576 | 1.79% | $5,411,754 | $5,411,754 | $5,000,000 | |
2023 | 29 | $6,220,576 | 2.77% | $4,470,576 | $9,882,330 | $5,750,000 | |
2024 | 30 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Signing Proration | Roster Bonus | Roster/Gm Bonus | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | Dead Cap | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | 28 | $1,500,000 | $1,750,000 | $470,576 | - | $3,720,576 | 1.79% | $5,000,000 | ||
2023 | 29 | $4,000,000 | $1,750,000 | - | $470,576 | $6,220,576 | 2.77% | $5,750,000 | ||
2024 | 30 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | 28 | $1,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $411,754 | $5,411,754 | $5,411,754 | $5,411,754 | $4,941,165 | |
2023 | 29 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,470,576 | $9,882,330 | $4,941,165 | $4,470,576 |
Contract Notes
- $5M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2022 salary)
- Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000, 14 LTBE in 2023)
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2021-2021 Free Agent
Jayron Kearse signed a 1 year , $1,127,500 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including $137,500 signing bonus, $137,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,127,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,127,500
Average Salary:
$1,127,500
Signing Bonus:
$137,500
GTD at Sign:
$137,500
Total GTD:
$137,500
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2020-2020
Jayron Kearse signed a 1 year , $2,000,000 contract with the Detroit Lions, including $500,000 signing bonus, $500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$500,000
GTD at Sign:
$500,000
Total GTD:
$500,000
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
2016-2019 Rookie
Jayron Kearse signed a 4 year , $2,404,224 contract with the Minnesota Vikings, including $64,224 signing bonus, $64,224 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $601,056.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,404,224
Average Salary:
$601,056
Signing Bonus:
$64,224
GTD at Sign:
$64,224
Total GTD:
$64,224
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
Seasons
7 Years
Career Earnings thru 2024
$15,557,938
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 22 |
Active
|
$646,941 |
$646,941 |
||
2017 | 23 |
Active
|
$540,000 |
$1,186,941 |
||
2018 | 24 |
Active
|
$630,000 |
$1,816,941 |
||
2019 | 25 |
Active
|
$720,000 |
$2,536,941 |
||
2020 | 26 |
Retained
Retained
|
$12,000 $1,999,167 |
$2,548,941 $4,548,108 |
||
2021 | 27 |
Active
|
$1,127,500 |
$5,675,608 |
||
2022 | 28 |
Active
|
$5,411,754 |
$11,087,362 |
||
2023 | 29 |
Active
|
$4,470,576 |
$15,557,938 |
||
Total |
$15,557,938 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | $2,340,000 | $64,224 | - | - | - | $132,717 | $2,536,941 | |
1 | $12,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $12,000 | |
1 | $1,050,000 | $411,765 | $375,000 | - | - | $162,402 | $1,999,167 | |
3 | $6,490,000 | $3,637,500 | $411,754 | - | - | - | $11,009,830 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 22 |
$450,000
|
$64,224 |
$132,717 |
$646,941 |
$646,941 |
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2017 | 23 |
$540,000
|
$540,000 |
$1,186,941 |
|||||||
2018 | 24 |
$630,000
|
$630,000 |
$1,816,941 |
|||||||
2019 | 25 |
$720,000
|
$720,000 |
$2,536,941 |
|||||||
2020 | 26 |
$12,000 $1,050,000
|
$411,765 |
$375,000 |
$162,402 |
$12,000 $1,999,167 |
$2,548,941 $4,548,108 |
||||
2021 | 27 |
$990,000
|
$137,500 |
$1,127,500 |
$5,675,608 |
||||||
2022 | 28 |
$1,500,000
|
$3,500,000 |
$411,754 |
$5,411,754 |
$11,087,362 |
|||||
2023 | 29 |
$4,000,000
|
$4,470,576 |
$15,557,938 |
|||||||
Total |
$9,892,000 |
$4,113,489 |
$786,754 |
$295,119 |
$15,557,938 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | $2,340,000 | $64,224 | - | - | - | $132,717 | $2,536,941 | |
1 | $12,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $12,000 | |
1 | $1,050,000 | $411,765 | $375,000 | - | - | $162,402 | $1,999,167 | |
3 | $6,490,000 | $3,637,500 | $411,754 | - | - | - | $11,009,830 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | DAL | 18 - 18 | COVID-19 |
- Oct 20, 2023 Fined $21,855 Unnecessary Roughness against Los Angeles (LAC)
- Oct 13, 2023 Fined $10,927 Taunting against San Francisco (SF)
- Mar 21, 2022 Signed a 2 year $10 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
- Mar 24, 2021 Signed a 1 year $1.12 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
- Dec 31, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Baltimore (BAL)
- Dec 28, 2020 Waived by Detroit (DET)
- Jul 31, 2020 Suspended 3 games for violating the league's substance abuse policy, forfeiting $358,455 in 2020 salary with Detroit (DET)
- Mar 19, 2020 Signed a 1 year $2 million contract with Detroit (DET)
- May 04, 2016 Signed a 4 year $2.4 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
- Apr 30, 2016 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 7 (#244 overall)
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 13, 2023 | Taunting against San Francisco (SF) | $10,927 | ||
Oct 20, 2023 | Unnecessary Roughness against Los Angeles (LAC) | $21,855 |
Suspensions
Date | Reason | Games Suspended | Fine Amount | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 31, 2020 | Substance Abuse | 3 | $358,455 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | DAL | 16 | 13 | 820 | 77.40 | 2 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | DAL | 14 | 14 | 815 | 71.10 | 2 | 77 | 55 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | DAL | 16 | 15 | 1,013 | 88.70 | 1 | 101 | 67 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | DET | 11 | 7 | 503 | 60.30 | 0 | 59 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | MIN | 15 | 3 | 275 | 25.00 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | MIN | 16 | 1 | 202 | 19.50 | 1 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | MIN | 15 | 0 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | MIN | 16 | 1 | 78 | 7.60 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |