Josh Sweat

Arizona Cardinals, Outside Linebacker

Age: 27y-11m-26d (Mar 29, 1997)

Exp: 7 Years

Country: US

College: Florida State

Drafted: Round 4 (#130 overall), 2018

Agent(s): Drew Rosenhaus, Ryan Matha (Rosenhaus Sports)

2025 Cap Hit

$7,300,000

2025 Cash

$22,100,000

Career Earnings

$39,796,937

2025-2028 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Josh Sweat signed a 4 year, $76,400,000 contract with the Arizona Cardinals, including $18,500,000 signing bonus, $38,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $19,100,000. In 2025, Sweat will earn a base salary of $2,500,000, a signing bonus of $18,500,000 and a workout bonus of $100,000, while carrying a cap hit of $7,300,000 and a dead cap value of $38,000,000.

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $76,400,000

Average Salary:

$19,100,000

Signing Bonus:

$18,500,000

GTD at Sign:

$38,000,000

Total GTD:

$38,000,000

Free Agent:

2029 / UFA

MANAGE CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2025	28		$7,300,000	2.61%	$22,100,000	$22,100,000	$38,000,000
2026	29		$16,385,000	5.34%	$18,100,000	$40,200,000	$31,800,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $40,200,000; $16,515,000 DEAD CAP
2027	30		$23,605,000	6.99%	$18,100,000	$58,300,000	$16,515,000
2028	31		$23,605,000	6.35%	$18,100,000	$76,400,000	$11,010,000
2029	32	Void UFA	$5,505,000	1.35%	-	$76,400,000	$5,505,000

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Roster/Gm Bonus	Option Proration	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2025	28		$2,500,000	$3,700,000	$1,000,000	-	$100,000	$7,300,000	2.61%	$38,000,000	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $38,000,000 2025 Savings: $-30,700,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $25,720,000 2025 Savings: $-18,420,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $15,980,000 2026 Dead Cap: $22,020,000 2025 Savings: $-8,680,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $3,700,000 2026 Dead Cap: $22,020,000 2025 Savings: $3,600,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2026	29		$9,780,000	$3,700,000	$1,000,000	$1,805,000	$100,000	$16,385,000	5.34%	$31,800,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $31,800,000 2026 Savings: $-15,415,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $22,020,000 2026 Savings: $-5,635,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $15,285,000 2027 Dead Cap: $16,515,000 2026 Savings: $1,100,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $5,505,000 2027 Dead Cap: $16,515,000 2026 Savings: $10,880,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $40,200,000; $16,515,000 DEAD CAP
2027	30		$17,000,000	$3,700,000	$1,000,000	$1,805,000	$100,000	$23,605,000	6.99%	$16,515,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $16,515,000 2027 Savings: $7,090,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $16,515,000 2027 Savings: $7,090,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $5,505,000 2028 Dead Cap: $11,010,000 2027 Savings: $18,100,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $5,505,000 2028 Dead Cap: $11,010,000 2027 Savings: $18,100,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2028	31		$17,000,000	$3,700,000	$1,000,000	$1,805,000	$100,000	$23,605,000	6.35%	$11,010,000	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $11,010,000 2028 Savings: $12,595,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $11,010,000 2028 Savings: $12,595,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $5,505,000 2029 Dead Cap: $5,505,000 2028 Savings: $18,100,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $5,505,000 2029 Dead Cap: $5,505,000 2028 Savings: $18,100,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2029	32	Void UFA	-	$3,700,000	-	$1,805,000	-	$5,505,000	1.35%	$5,505,000	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $5,505,000 2029 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $5,505,000 2029 Savings: $0 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $5,505,000 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $5,505,000 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster/Gm Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2025	28		$2,500,000	$18,500,000	$1,000,000	-	$100,000	$22,100,000	$22,100,000	$76,400,000
2026	29		$9,780,000	-	$1,000,000	$7,220,000	$100,000	$18,100,000	$40,200,000	$54,300,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $40,200,000; $16,515,000 DEAD CAP
2027	30		$17,000,000	-	$1,000,000	-	$100,000	$18,100,000	$58,300,000	$36,200,000
2028	31		$17,000,000	-	$1,000,000	-	$100,000	$18,100,000	$76,400,000	$18,100,000
2029	32	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$76,400,000	-

Contract Notes

$38M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2025 salary + 2026 salary/option bonus)
2026 Option Bonus: $7.22M (guaranteed, must be exercised by the 10th league day of 2026)
$3M of 2027 salary guaranteed for injury only
Per Game Active Bonus: $58,823 ($1M)
2029 year automatically voids 25 days before the 2029 league year

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 renegotiation

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

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2021-2024 Rookie Extension

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

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

7 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$39,796,937

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
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	$10,500,000	$39,796,937
Total			$39,796,937	$39,796,937
2025	28	Active	$22,100,000
2026	29	Active	$18,100,000
2027	30	Active	$18,100,000
2028	31	Active	$18,100,000
Total			$116,196,937

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
7		$5,939,346	$18,972,591	-	-	-	$500,000	$39,796,937

Year	Age	Base	Signing	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			$500,000	$10,500,000	$39,796,937
Total		$5,939,346	$18,972,591	$13,885,000		$500,000	$39,796,937	$39,796,937
2025	28	$2,500,000	$18,500,000		$100,000		$22,100,000
2026	29	$9,780,000		$7,220,000	$100,000		$18,100,000
2027	30	$17,000,000			$100,000		$18,100,000
2028	31	$17,000,000			$100,000		$18,100,000
Total		$52,219,346	$37,472,591	$21,105,000	$400,000	$500,000	$116,196,937

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
7		$5,939,346	$18,972,591	-	-	-	$500,000	$39,796,937

Injuries

Year		Weeks	Reason
2020	PHI	16 - 17	Wrist
2018	PHI	15 - 17	Ankle

Mar 10, 2025 Signed a 4 year $76.4 million contract with Arizona (ARI)
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	16	15	622	60.20	8	41	27	14	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

Calculated Market Value

$20.6M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

3 years, $61,911,585
Avg. Salary: $20,637,195
NFL Rank: 81
OLB Rank: 6

Current Contract

Free Agent: 2029
Avg. Salary: $19,100,000
NFL Rank: 107
OLB Rank: 7

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Josh Sweat to.

Player	Length	Value	Avg. Salary	Age When Signed
Brian Burns	5	$141,000,000	$28,200,000	25
Jonathan Greenard	4	$76,000,000	$19,000,000	26
Joshua Hines-Allen	5	$141,250,000	$28,250,000	26
Bryce Huff	3	$51,100,000	$17,033,333	25
Harold Landry	5	$87,500,000	$17,500,000	25
Averages	4	$99,370,000	$21,996,667	25.4

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Sweat's current age (27), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length	Value	Avg. Salary
3	$71,681,817	$23,893,939

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Sweat statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Tackles/Gm, Sacks/Gm, Stops/Gm, Catch Rate/Yr, QB Hurries/Gm, Rating

Player	GP%	Tackles/Gm	Sacks/Gm	Stops/Gm	Catch Rate/Yr	QB Hurries/Gm	Rating
Brian Burns 2022-2023	94.12	2.06	0.64	2.00	65.00	2.03	69.30
Jonathan Greenard 2022-2023	67.65	1.96	0.61	2.00	0.00	1.35	70.80
Joshua Hines-Allen 2022-2023	100.00	2.29	0.69	2.06	69.30	2.88	86.20
Bryce Huff 2022-2023	91.18	0.74	0.44	0.61	0.00	2.23	85.05
Harold Landry 2020-2021	100.00	2.88	0.53	2.18	82.20	2.21	63.50
Average	90.59	1.99	0.58	1.77	43.30	2.14	74.97
Josh Sweat 2023-2024	97.06	1.73	0.44	1.55	75.00	2.48	72.00
Pct Change	7.14	-13.07	-24.14	-12.43	-73.21	15.89	-3.96
Median Prime % Change							-12.43%
Average Prime % Change							-14.83%

Calculated Market Value: Josh Sweat

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms	Avg. Salary
3 years, $61,911,585	$20,637,195

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