Josh Sweat

Philadelphia Eagles, Outside Linebacker
Age: 27y-8m-25d (Mar 29, 1997)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: Florida State
Drafted: Round 4 (#130 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Chris Coy (Klutch Sports Group)
2024 Cap Hit

$8,077,000

2024 Cash

$10,000,000

Career Earnings

$39,296,937

2024-2024 renegotiation (CURRENT)

Josh Sweat signed a 1 year , $10,000,000 contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, including $8,375,000 signing bonus, $9,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,000,000. In 2024, Sweat will earn a base salary of $1,125,000 and a signing bonus of $8,375,000, while carrying a cap hit of $8,077,000 and a dead cap value of $24,015,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,000,000
Average Salary:
$10,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$8,375,000
GTD at Sign:
$9,500,000
Total GTD:
$9,500,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2024 27 $8,077,000 3.16% $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $24,015,000
2025 28
Void
UFA
$16,438,000 6.01% - $10,000,000 $16,438,000
2026
Void
$4,452,000 1.52% - $10,000,000 -
2027
Void
$3,859,000 1.23% - $10,000,000 -
2028
Void
$1,675,000 0.50% - $10,000,000 -
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Roster/Gm Bonus Option Proration Cap Hit Cap % League Cap Dead Cap
2024 27 $1,125,000 $3,675,000 $500,000 $2,777,000 $8,077,000 3.16% $24,015,000
2025 28
Void
UFA
- $3,675,000 - $2,777,000 $16,438,000 6.01% $16,438,000
2026
Void
- $1,675,000 - $2,777,000 $4,452,000 1.52% -
2027
Void
- $1,675,000 - $2,184,000 $3,859,000 1.23% -
2028
Void
- $1,675,000 - - $1,675,000 0.50% -
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2024 27 $1,125,000 $8,375,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000
2025 28
Void
- - - $10,000,000 -
2026 29
Void
- - - $10,000,000 -
2027 30
Void
- - - $10,000,000 -
2028 31
Void
- - - $10,000,000 -
Contract Notes

  • $9.5M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary)
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000)
  • 2025-2028 years automatically void 23 days before the start of the 2025 league year
  • Pro Bowl: $500,000
  • All-Pro: $1M
  • Sacks Incentive (non-cumulative)
    8: $500,000
    10: $1M
    11: $1.5M
    12: $2M

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2024 Rookie Extension

Josh Sweat signed a 3 year , $40,000,000 contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, including $10,000,000 signing bonus, $26,900,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $13,333,333. In 2024, Sweat will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $14,625,000 and a workout bonus of $250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $9,077,000 and a dead cap value of $14,515,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $40,000,000
Average Salary:
$13,333,333
Signing Bonus:
$10,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$14,920,000
Total GTD:
$26,900,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2018-2021 Rookie

Josh Sweat signed a 4 year , $3,057,591 contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, including $597,591 signing bonus, $597,591 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $764,398.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,057,591
Average Salary:
$764,398
Signing Bonus:
$597,591
GTD at Sign:
$597,591
Total GTD:
$597,591
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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Seasons

6 Years

Career Earnings thru 2024

$39,296,937

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 21
Injured
$1,056,937
$1,056,937
2019 22
Active
$570,000
$1,626,937
2020 23
Injured
$750,000
$2,376,937
2021 24
Active
$10,920,000
$13,296,937
2022 25
Active
$4,000,000
$17,296,937
2023 26
Active
$12,000,000
$29,296,937
2024 27
Active
$10,000,000
$39,296,937
Total      
$39,296,937
$39,296,937
Total
$39,296,937

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $5,939,346 $18,972,591 - - - - $39,296,937
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
21
$459,346
$597,591
$1,056,937
$1,056,937
2019
22
$570,000
$570,000
$1,626,937
2020
23
$750,000
$750,000
$2,376,937
2021
24
$920,000
$10,000,000
$10,920,000
$13,296,937
2022
25
$1,035,000
$2,965,000
$4,000,000
$17,296,937
2023
26
$1,080,000
$10,920,000
$12,000,000
$29,296,937
2024
27
$1,125,000
$8,375,000
$10,000,000
$39,296,937
Total
$5,939,346
$18,972,591
$13,885,000
$39,296,937
$39,296,937
Total
$5,939,346
$18,972,591
$13,885,000
$39,296,937

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $5,939,346 $18,972,591 - - - - $39,296,937

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2020 PHI 16 - 17 Wrist
2018 PHI 15 - 17 Ankle
  • Mar 15, 2024 Signed a 1 year $10 million restructured contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
  • Oct 20, 2023 Fined $16,391 Low Hit against New York (NYJ)
  • Sep 18, 2021 Signed a 3 year $40 million contract extension with Philadelphia (PHI)
  • May 09, 2018 Signed a 4 year $3.05 million contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
  • Apr 28, 2018 Drafted by Philadelphia (PHI): Round 4 (#130 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Oct 20, 2023 Low Hit against New York (NYJ) $16,391
Fines: 1 $16,391
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2024 PHI 15 14 585 63.00 8 36 24 12 0 0
2023 PHI 17 17 828 71.30 7 43 30 13 2 0
2022 PHI 16 16 587 53.10 11 48 31 17 1 1
2021 PHI 16 13 655 58.50 8 45 19 26 1 0
2020 PHI 14 2 421 43.50 6 38 24 14 3 0
2019 PHI 16 0 355 34.20 4 21 16 5 0 0
2018 PHI 9 0 68 8.10 0 1 1 0 0 0
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