Jaelon Darden
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Cleveland Browns, Wide Receiver
Age: 25-243d (Jan 14, 1999)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: US
College: North Texas
Drafted: Round 4 (#129 overall), 2021
Agent(s): David Canter, Ness Mugrabi (GSE Worldwide)
2024-2024
Jaelon Darden signed a 1 year , $985,000 contract with the Cleveland Browns, including an average annual salary of $985,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $985,000
Average Salary:
$985,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / RFA
2021-2024 Rookie
Jaelon Darden signed a 4 year , $4,177,904 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including $697,904 signing bonus, $697,904 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,044,476.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,177,904
Average Salary:
$1,044,476
Signing Bonus:
$697,904
GTD at Sign:
$697,904
Total GTD:
$697,904
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$2,451,120
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 22 |
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Active
|
$1,357,904 |
$1,357,904 |
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2022 | 23 |
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Retained
Active
|
$595,829 $229,165 |
$1,953,733 $2,182,898 |
|
2023 | 24 |
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Reserve
Retained
|
$216,000 $52,222 |
$2,398,898 $2,451,120 |
|
Total |
$2,451,120 |
$2,398,898 $2,451,120 |
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2024 | 25 |
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Reserve
|
$225,000 |
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Total |
$2,676,120 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 |
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22 |
$660,000
|
$697,904 |
$1,357,904 |
$1,357,904 |
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2022 |
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23 |
$595,829 $229,165
|
$595,829 $229,165 |
$1,953,733 $2,182,898 |
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2023 |
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24 |
$216,000 $52,222
|
$216,000 $52,222 |
$2,398,898 $2,451,120 |
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Total |
$1,753,216 |
$697,904 |
$2,451,120 |
$2,398,898 $2,451,120 |
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2024 |
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25 |
$225,000
|
$225,000 |
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Total |
$1,978,216 |
$697,904 |
$2,676,120 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$1,255,829 | $697,904 | - | - | - | - | $1,953,733 |
2 |
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$497,387 | - | - | - | - | - | $497,387 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 |
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16 - 17 | COVID-19 |
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Aug 28, 2024 Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
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Aug 27, 2024 Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
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Jan 16, 2024 Signed a reserve/future contract with Cleveland (CLE)
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Aug 30, 2023 Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
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Aug 29, 2023 Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
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Dec 07, 2022 Claimed off waivers by Cleveland (CLE)
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Dec 06, 2022 Waived by Tampa Bay (TB)
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May 19, 2021 Signed a 4 year $4.17 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
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May 01, 2021 Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 4 (#129 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Receiving Receptions | Receiving Yards | Receiving Touchdowns | Fum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | CLE | 14 | 60 | 5.10 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | TB | 9 | 89 | 7.50 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 |