Patrick Jones

Carolina Panthers, Outside Linebacker
Age: 26y-5m-23d (Sep 29, 1998)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
College: Pittsburgh
Drafted: Round 3 (#90 overall), 2021
Agent(s): Tory Dandy (CAA Football)
2025 Cap Hit

$4,885,000

2025 Cash

$8,500,000

Career Earnings

$4,870,101

2025-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Patrick Jones signed a 2 year, $15,000,000 contract with the Carolina Panthers, including $7,230,000 signing bonus, $10,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $7,500,000. In 2025, Jones will earn a base salary of $1,170,000, a signing bonus of $7,230,000 and a workout bonus of $100,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,885,000 and a dead cap value of $10,250,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $15,000,000
Average Salary:
$7,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$7,230,000
GTD at Sign:
$10,250,000
Total GTD:
$10,250,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 27 $4,885,000 1.75% $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $10,250,000
2026 28 $10,115,000 3.29% $6,500,000 $15,000,000 $5,365,000
2027 29
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Cap Dead Cap
2025 27 $1,170,000 $3,615,000 $100,000 $4,885,000 1.75% $10,250,000
2026 28 $6,400,000 $3,615,000 $100,000 $10,115,000 3.29% $5,365,000
2027 29
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 27 $1,170,000 $7,230,000 $100,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $15,000,000
2026 28 $6,400,000 - $100,000 $6,500,000 $15,000,000 $6,500,000
Contract Notes

  • $10.25M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2025 compensation + $1.75M of 2026 salary)
  • Annual Incentives: $2M

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2024 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,870,102
Average Salary:
$1,217,526
Signing Bonus:
$901,892
GTD at Sign:
$901,892
Total GTD:
$901,892
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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Seasons

4 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$4,870,101

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2021 23
Active
$1,561,892
$1,561,892
2022 24
Active
$881,368
$2,443,260
2023 25
Active
$1,102,736
$3,545,996
2024 26
Active
$1,324,105
$4,870,101
Total      
$4,870,101
$4,870,101
2025 27
Active
$8,500,000
2026 28
Active
$6,500,000
Total
$19,870,101

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $3,968,209 $901,892 - - - - $4,870,101
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2021
23
$660,000
$901,892
$1,561,892
$1,561,892
2022
24
$881,368
$881,368
$2,443,260
2023
25
$1,102,736
$1,102,736
$3,545,996
2024
26
$1,324,105
$1,324,105
$4,870,101
Total
$3,968,209
$901,892
$4,870,101
$4,870,101
2025
27
$1,170,000
$7,230,000
$100,000
$8,500,000
2026
28
$6,400,000
$100,000
$6,500,000
Total
$11,538,209
$8,131,892
$200,000
$19,870,101

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $3,968,209 $901,892 - - - - $4,870,101

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2021 MIN 17 - 17 COVID-19
  • Mar 10, 2025 Signed a 2 year $15 million contract with Carolina (CAR)
  • Jul 26, 2021 Signed a 4 year $4.87 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Apr 30, 2021 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 3 (#90 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2024 MIN 15 1 459 40.50 7 39 19 20 1 0
2023 MIN 17 4 635 56.10 1 31 21 10 0 0
2022 MIN 16 0 306 26.40 4 21 12 9 0 0
2021 MIN 9 0 99 8.20 0 7 4 3 0 0

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 10, 2025
Signed a 2 year $15 million contract with Carolina (CAR)
Jul 26, 2021
Signed a 4 year $4.87 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
Apr 30, 2021
Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 3 (#90 overall)

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