NFL
Ja'whaun Bentley
Ja'whaun Bentley
New England Patriots, Inside Linebacker
Age: 28y-9m-8d (Jun 24, 1996)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: Purdue
Drafted: Round 4 (#143 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Todd France, Ben Renzin (CAA Football)
INACTIVE
2023-2025 Extension
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $13,500,000
Average Salary:
$6,750,000
Signing Bonus:
$5,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$9,000,000
Total GTD:
$9,000,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2022-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $6,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,600,000
GTD at Sign:
$3,900,000
Total GTD:
$3,900,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2018-2021 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,763,954
Average Salary:
$690,989
Signing Bonus:
$303,954
GTD at Sign:
$303,954
Total GTD:
$303,954
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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Seasons
6 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$17,851,098
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 22 |
|
Injured
|
$687,601 |
$687,601 |
Champion |
| 2019 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$570,000 |
$1,257,601 |
|
| 2020 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$1,103,497 |
$2,361,098 |
|
| 2021 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$920,000 |
$3,281,098 |
|
| 2022 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$4,750,000 |
$8,031,098 |
|
| 2023 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$7,220,000 |
$15,251,098 |
|
| 2024 | 28 |
|
Injured
|
$2,600,000 |
$17,851,098 |
|
| Total |
$17,851,098 |
$17,851,098 |
||||
| Total |
$17,851,098 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
|
$7,163,647 | $7,403,954 | $510,000 | - | $320,000 | $1,853,497 | $17,851,098 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
|
22 |
$383,647
|
$303,954 |
$687,601 |
$687,601 |
|||||
| 2019 |
|
23 |
$570,000
|
$570,000 |
$1,257,601 |
||||||
| 2020 |
|
24 |
$750,000
|
$353,497 |
$1,103,497 |
$2,361,098 |
|||||
| 2021 |
|
25 |
$920,000
|
$920,000 |
$3,281,098 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
26 |
$1,040,000
|
$1,600,000 |
$510,000 |
$100,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$4,750,000 |
$8,031,098 |
||
| 2023 |
|
27 |
$1,140,000
|
$5,500,000 |
$100,000 |
$7,220,000 |
$15,251,098 |
||||
| 2024 |
|
28 |
$2,360,000
|
$120,000 |
$2,600,000 |
$17,851,098 |
|||||
| Total |
$7,163,647 |
$7,403,954 |
$510,000 |
$320,000 |
$1,853,497 |
$17,851,098 |
$17,851,098 |
||||
| Total |
$7,163,647 |
$7,403,954 |
$510,000 |
$320,000 |
$1,853,497 |
$17,851,098 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
|
$7,163,647 | $7,403,954 | $510,000 | - | $320,000 | $1,853,497 | $17,851,098 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
NE |
4 - 18 | Pectoral |
| 2021 |
NE |
17 - 17 | COVID-19 |
| 2018 |
NE |
4 - 17 | Undisclosed |
-
Mar 28, 2025
Released by New England (NE), creating $4.6M of cap
-
Jun 29, 2023
Signed a 2 year $13.5 million contract extension with New England (NE)
-
Mar 18, 2022
Signed a 2 year $6 million contract with New England (NE)
-
May 12, 2018
Signed a 4 year $2.76 million contract with New England (NE)
-
Apr 28, 2018
Drafted by New England (NE): Round 4 (#143 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NE | 2 | 2 | 61 | 31.40 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NE | 16 | 16 | 985 | 86.60 | 5 | 114 | 55 | 59 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | NE | 17 | 17 | 907 | 80.30 | 3 | 122 | 60 | 62 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | NE | 16 | 16 | 691 | 64.90 | 1 | 109 | 68 | 41 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | NE | 13 | 13 | 609 | 61.20 | 2 | 90 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NE | 16 | 2 | 288 | 28.70 | 0 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NE | 3 | 2 | 139 | 63.50 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
