Christian Kirk
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Jacksonville Jaguars, Wide Receiver
Age: 27-238d (Nov 18, 1996)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Texas A&M
Drafted: Round 2 (#47 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Zeke Sandhu (Klutch Sports Group)
2024 Cap Hit
$24,236,932
2024 Cash
$16,500,000
Career Earnings
$47,830,396
2022-2025 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Christian Kirk signed a 4 year , $72,000,000 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including $20,000,000 signing bonus, $37,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $18,000,000. In 2024, Kirk will earn a base salary of $14,500,000, a roster bonus of $1,000,000 and a workout bonus of $500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $24,236,932 and a dead cap value of $22,304,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $72,000,000
Average Salary:
$18,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$20,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$37,000,000
Total GTD:
$37,000,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | ||||||
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2022 |
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26 | $7,500,000 | 3.60% | $24,000,000 | $24,000,000 | $37,500,000 | ||||||
2023 |
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27 | $11,316,932 | 5.03% | $16,352,932 | $40,352,932 | $30,652,000 | ||||||
POTENTIAL OUT: 2024, 2 YR, $40,352,932; $22,304,000 DEAD CAP | |||||||||||||
2024 |
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28 | $24,236,932 | 9.49% | $16,500,000 | $56,852,932 | $22,304,000 | ||||||
2025 |
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29 | $27,268,000 | 9.98% | $16,500,000 | $73,352,932 | $13,536,000 | ||||||
2026 |
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30 |
Void UFA |
$5,768,000 | 1.97% | - | - | $5,768,000 | |||||
2027 |
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Void
|
$2,884,000 | 0.92% | - | - | - |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Restructure Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 |
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26 | $1,500,000 | $20,000,000 | - | $500,000 | $500,000 | $24,000,000 | $24,000,000 | $24,000,000 | $18,338,233 | |
2023 |
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27 | $1,080,000 | - | $14,420,000 | - | $500,000 | $16,352,932 | $40,352,932 | $20,176,466 | $16,450,977 | |
2024 |
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28 | $14,500,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $16,500,000 | $56,852,932 | $18,950,977 | $16,500,000 | |
2025 |
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29 | $15,500,000 | - | - | - | $500,000 | $16,500,000 | $73,352,932 | $18,338,233 | $16,500,000 | |
2026 |
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30 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2027 |
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31 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Contract Notes
- $37M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2022 salary + 2023 salary)
- Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000)
- 2024 Roster Bonus: $1M (3/18/2024)
- Annual Incentives: $3M
$500,000 each for 1,000, 1,100, 1,200 receiving yards ($1M earned 2022)
$500,000 each for 80, 90 100 receptions ($500,000 earned 2022)
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2018-2021 Rookie
Christian Kirk signed a 4 year , $5,894,867 contract with the Arizona Cardinals, including $2,367,176 signing bonus, $3,595,124 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,473,717.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $5,894,867
Average Salary:
$1,473,717
Signing Bonus:
$2,367,176
GTD at Sign:
$3,595,124
Total GTD:
$3,595,124
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$47,830,396
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 22 |
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Injured
|
$2,847,176 |
$2,847,176 |
|
2019 | 23 |
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Active
|
$879,028 |
$3,726,204 |
|
2020 | 24 |
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Active
|
$1,318,260 |
$5,044,464 |
|
2021 | 25 |
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Active
|
$2,433,000 |
$7,477,464 |
|
2022 | 26 |
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Active
|
$24,000,000 |
$31,477,464 |
|
2023 | 27 |
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Active
|
$16,352,932 |
$47,830,396 |
|
Total |
$47,830,396 |
$47,830,396 |
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2024 | 28 |
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Active
|
$16,500,000 |
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2025 | 29 |
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Active
|
$16,500,000 |
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Total |
$80,830,396 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 |
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22 |
$480,000
|
$2,367,176 |
$2,847,176 |
$2,847,176 |
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2019 |
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23 |
$747,948
|
$131,080 |
$879,028 |
$3,726,204 |
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2020 |
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24 |
$1,015,897
|
$302,363 |
$1,318,260 |
$5,044,464 |
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2021 |
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25 |
$2,433,000
|
$2,433,000 |
$7,477,464 |
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2022 |
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26 |
$1,500,000
|
$20,000,000 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$24,000,000 |
$31,477,464 |
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2023 |
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27 |
$1,080,000
|
$14,420,000 |
$500,000 |
$16,352,932 |
$47,830,396 |
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Total |
$7,256,845 |
$22,367,176 |
$14,420,000 |
$500,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,933,443 |
$47,830,396 |
$47,830,396 |
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2024 |
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28 |
$14,500,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$500,000 |
$16,500,000 |
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2025 |
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29 |
$15,500,000
|
$500,000 |
$16,500,000 |
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Total |
$37,256,845 |
$22,367,176 |
$14,420,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$1,933,443 |
$80,830,396 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
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$4,676,845 | $2,367,176 | - | - | - | $433,443 | $7,477,464 |
2 |
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$2,580,000 | $20,000,000 | $500,000 | $14,420,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $40,352,932 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
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2018 |
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14 - 17 | Foot |
2020 |
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17 - 17 | COVID-19 |
2023 |
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14 - 17 | Abdominal |
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Feb 28, 2023 Converted $14.42M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, adding 3 void years, clearing $11.5M of cap with Jacksonville (JAC)
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Mar 14, 2022 Signed a 4 year $72 million contract with Jacksonville (JAC)
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May 24, 2018 Signed a 4 year $5.89 million contract with Arizona (ARI)
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Apr 27, 2018 Drafted by Arizona (ARI): Round 2 (#47 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Receiving Receptions | Receiving Yards | Receiving Touchdowns | Fum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | JAX | 12 | 12 | 585 | 70.70 | 57 | 787 | 3 | 2 |
2022 | JAX | 17 | 17 | 991 | 88.20 | 84 | 1,108 | 8 | 1 |
2021 | ARI | 17 | 11 | 893 | 76.20 | 77 | 982 | 5 | 0 |
2020 | ARI | 14 | 10 | 781 | 69.10 | 48 | 621 | 6 | 1 |
2019 | ARI | 13 | 13 | 804 | 75.50 | 68 | 709 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | ARI | 12 | 7 | 542 | 79.10 | 43 | 590 | 3 | 0 |