NFL
Jaelon Darden
Jaelon Darden
Seattle Seahawks, Wide Receiver
Age: 26y-1m-8d (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)
Career Earnings
$3,304,728
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
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
25 | $273,610 | 0.11% | $273,610 | $273,610 | - | |||
| 2025 |
|
26 |
RFA |
|||||||
| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
25 | $273,610 | 0.11% | $273,610 | - | - | |||
| 2024 |
|
25 | $218,888 | 0.09% | $218,888 | - | - | |||
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | Dead Cap | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
25 | $985,000 | $273,610 | 0.11% | - | ||||
| 2025 |
|
26 |
RFA |
|||||||
| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
25 | $273,610 | $273,610 | 0.11% | - | ||||
| 2024 |
|
25 | $218,888 | $218,888 | 0.09% | - | ||||
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
25 | $273,610 | $273,610 | $273,610 | $766,108 | ||||||
| Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
25 | $273,610 | $273,610 | - | $273,610 | ||||||
| 2024 |
|
25 | $218,888 | $218,888 | - | $218,888 | ||||||
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2021-2024 Rookie
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
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Seasons
3 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$3,304,728
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$1,357,904 |
$1,357,904 |
|
| 2022 | 23 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$229,165 $595,829 |
$1,587,069 $2,182,898 |
|
| 2023 | 24 |
|
Reserve
Retained
|
$216,000 $52,222 |
$2,398,898 $2,451,120 |
|
| 2024 | 25 |
|
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Active
|
$273,610 $218,888 $75,000 $12,500 $273,610 |
$2,724,730 $2,943,618 $3,018,618 $3,031,118 $3,304,728 |
|
| Total |
$3,304,728 |
$2,724,730 $2,943,618 $3,018,618 $3,031,118 $3,304,728 |
||||
| Total |
$3,304,728 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$1,255,829 | $697,904 | - | - | - | - | $1,953,733 |
| 3 |
|
$1,077,385 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,077,385 |
| 1 |
|
$273,610 | - | - | - | - | - | $273,610 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
22 |
$660,000
|
$697,904 |
$1,357,904 |
$1,357,904 |
|||||
| 2022 |
|
23 |
$229,165 $595,829
|
$229,165 $595,829 |
$1,587,069 $2,182,898 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
24 |
$216,000 $52,222
|
$216,000 $52,222 |
$2,398,898 $2,451,120 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
25 |
$273,610 $218,888 $75,000 $12,500 $273,610
|
$273,610 $218,888 $75,000 $12,500 $273,610 |
$2,724,730 $2,943,618 $3,018,618 $3,031,118 $3,304,728 |
||||||
| Total |
$2,606,824 |
$697,904 |
$3,304,728 |
$2,724,730 $2,943,618 $3,018,618 $3,031,118 $3,304,728 |
|||||||
| Total |
$2,606,824 |
$697,904 |
$3,304,728 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$1,255,829 | $697,904 | - | - | - | - | $1,953,733 |
| 3 |
|
$1,077,385 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,077,385 |
| 1 |
|
$273,610 | - | - | - | - | - | $273,610 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
TB |
16 - 17 | COVID-19 |
-
Dec 05, 2024
Claimed off waivers by Seattle (SEA)
-
Dec 04, 2024
Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Oct 29, 2024
Signed to the active roster by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Sep 17, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Sep 14, 2024
Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Sep 07, 2024
Signed to the active roster by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Aug 28, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Aug 27, 2024
Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jan 16, 2024
Signed a reserve/future contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Aug 30, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Aug 29, 2023
Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Dec 07, 2022
Claimed off waivers by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Dec 06, 2022
Waived by Tampa Bay (TB)
-
May 19, 2021
Signed a 4 year $4.17 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
-
May 01, 2021
Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 4 (#129 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rec Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SEA | 12 | 1 | 22 | 2.50 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CLE | 14 | 0 | 60 | 5.10 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | TB | 9 | 0 | 89 | 7.50 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
