NFL
John Kelly
John Kelly
Cleveland Browns, Running Back
Age: 28y-4m-18d (Oct 04, 1996)
Exp: 1 Years
Country: US
College: Tennessee
Drafted: Round 6 (#176 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Blake Baratz (The Institute for Athletes)
Career Earnings
$2,032,110
2024-2024
John Kelly signed a 1 year, $1,055,000 contract with the Cleveland Browns, including an average annual salary of $1,055,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,055,000
Average Salary:
$1,055,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / ERFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
28 | $58,611 | 0.02% | $58,611 | $58,611 | - |
| 2025 |
|
29 |
ERFA |
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | Dead Cap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
28 | $1,055,000 | $58,611 | 0.02% | - | |
| 2025 |
|
29 |
ERFA |
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
28 | $58,611 | $58,611 | $58,611 | $58,611 |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
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2022-2022
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $965,000
Average Salary:
$965,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
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2021-2021
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $850,000
Average Salary:
$850,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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2020-2021
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,670,000
Average Salary:
$835,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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2019-2019
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,000
Average Salary:
$570,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2020 / ERFA
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2018-2021 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,648,291
Average Salary:
$662,073
Signing Bonus:
$188,291
GTD at Sign:
$188,291
Total GTD:
$188,291
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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Seasons
1 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$2,032,110
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$668,291 |
$668,291 |
|
| 2019 | 23 |
|
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$201,176 $48,000 $40,000 |
$869,467 $917,467 $957,467 |
|
| 2020 | 24 |
|
Retained
Retained
|
$117,600 $25,200 |
$1,075,067 $1,100,267 |
|
| 2021 | 25 |
|
Retained
Injured
|
$318,910 $27,600 |
$1,419,177 $1,446,777 |
|
| 2022 | 26 |
|
Reserve
Retained
|
$207,000 $53,611 |
$1,653,777 $1,707,388 |
|
| 2023 | 27 |
|
Reserve
Retained
|
$72,000 $48,000 |
$1,779,388 $1,827,388 |
|
| 2024 | 28 |
  |
Retained
Retained
Active
Retained
|
$58,611 $50,000 $58,611 $37,500 |
$1,885,999 $1,935,999 $1,994,610 $2,032,110 |
|
| Total |
$2,032,110 |
$1,885,999 $1,935,999 $1,994,610 $2,032,110 |
||||
| Total |
$2,032,110 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$769,176 | $188,291 | - | - | - | - | $957,467 |
| 5 |
|
$928,532 | - | - | - | - | - | $928,532 |
| 1 |
|
$108,611 | - | - | - | - | - | $108,611 |
| 1 |
|
$37,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $37,500 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
|
22 |
$480,000
|
$188,291 |
$668,291 |
$668,291 |
|||||
| 2019 |
|
23 |
$201,176 $48,000 $40,000
|
$201,176 $48,000 $40,000 |
$869,467 $917,467 $957,467 |
||||||
| 2020 |
|
24 |
$117,600 $25,200
|
$117,600 $25,200 |
$1,075,067 $1,100,267 |
||||||
| 2021 |
|
25 |
$318,910 $27,600
|
$318,910 $27,600 |
$1,419,177 $1,446,777 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
26 |
$207,000 $53,611
|
$207,000 $53,611 |
$1,653,777 $1,707,388 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
27 |
$72,000 $48,000
|
$72,000 $48,000 |
$1,779,388 $1,827,388 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
28 |
$58,611 $50,000 $58,611 $37,500
|
$58,611 $50,000 $58,611 $37,500 |
$1,885,999 $1,935,999 $1,994,610 $2,032,110 |
||||||
| Total |
$1,843,819 |
$188,291 |
$2,032,110 |
$1,885,999 $1,935,999 $1,994,610 $2,032,110 |
|||||||
| Total |
$1,843,819 |
$188,291 |
$2,032,110 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$769,176 | $188,291 | - | - | - | - | $957,467 |
| 5 |
|
$928,532 | - | - | - | - | - | $928,532 |
| 1 |
|
$108,611 | - | - | - | - | - | $108,611 |
| 1 |
|
$37,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $37,500 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
CLE |
10 - 10 | COVID-19 |
| 2021 |
CLE |
17 - 18 | Undisclosed |
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Dec 31, 2024
Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Dec 03, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by Los Angeles (LAC)
-
Aug 28, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Aug 27, 2024
Waived by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Aug 13, 2024
Signed a contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Aug 12, 2024
Released by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jan 16, 2024
Signed a reserve/future contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Nov 28, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Oct 27, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Aug 29, 2023
Released by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jan 09, 2023
Signed a reserve/future contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Aug 31, 2022
Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Aug 30, 2022
Waived by Cleveland (CLE), clearing $965,000 of cap
-
Jan 19, 2022
Signed a reserve/future contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Nov 23, 2021
Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Nov 20, 2021
Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Oct 19, 2021
Signed to the active roster by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Sep 02, 2021
Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Aug 31, 2021
Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jan 19, 2021
Signed a reserve/future contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Dec 16, 2020
Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Sep 08, 2020
Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Sep 04, 2020
Waived by Los Angeles (LAR)
-
Nov 19, 2019
Signed to the practice squad by Los Angeles (LAR)
-
Nov 18, 2019
Waived by Los Angeles (LAR)
-
Oct 12, 2019
Signed to the active roster by Los Angeles (LAR)
-
Sep 01, 2019
Signed to the practice squad by Los Angeles (LAR)
-
Aug 31, 2019
Waived by Los Angeles (LAR)
-
Jun 09, 2018
Signed a 4 year $2.64 million contract with Los Angeles (LA)
-
Apr 28, 2018
Drafted by Los Angeles (LA): Round 6 (#176 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rush Attempts | Rush Yards | Rush Yards/Gm | Rush Touchdowns | Rec Targets | Rec Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec Yards/Rec | Rec Yards/Gm | Rec Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | CLE | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | LAR | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | LAR | 4 | 0 | 50 | 7.20 | 27 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
