Lamar Jackson

Baltimore Ravens, Quarterback

2023-2027 Franchise Tag Extension (CURRENT)

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2023	26		$22,150,000	9.85%	$80,000,000	$80,000,000	$135,000,000
2024	27		$32,400,000	12.69%	$31,750,000	$111,750,000	$133,850,000
2025	28		$43,650,000	15.97%	$43,500,000	$155,250,000	$101,450,000
2026	29		$74,650,000	25.53%	$52,000,000	$207,250,000	$57,800,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 4 YR, $207,250,000; $35,150,000 DEAD CAP
2027	30		$74,650,000	23.86%	$52,000,000	$259,250,000	$35,150,000
2028	31	Void UFA	$12,500,000	3.73%	-	$259,250,000	$12,500,000
2029		Void	$4,500,000	1.26%	-	$259,250,000	$4,500,000

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Option Proration	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2023	26		$7,500,000	$14,650,000	-	-	$22,150,000	9.85%	$135,000,000
2024	27		$14,250,000	$14,650,000	$3,500,000	-	$32,400,000	12.69%	$133,850,000	2024 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2024 Dead Cap: $133,850,000 2024 Savings: $-101,450,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2024 Dead Cap: $98,600,000 2024 Savings: $-66,200,000 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 2024 Dead Cap: $53,400,000 2025 Dead Cap: $80,450,000 2024 Savings: $-21,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2024 Dead Cap: $18,150,000 2025 Dead Cap: $80,450,000 2024 Savings: $14,250,000 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.
2025	28		$20,250,000	$14,650,000	$8,000,000	$750,000	$43,650,000	15.97%	$101,450,000	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE Today → 03/16/2025 2025 Dead Cap: $101,450,000 2025 Cap Savings: $-57,800,000 03/16/2025 → 06/01/2025 2025 Dead Cap: $123,200,000 2025 Cap Savings: $-79,550,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $80,450,000 2025 Savings: $-36,800,000 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: $43,650,000 2026 Dead Cap: $57,800,000 2025 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $22,650,000 2026 Dead Cap: $57,800,000 2025 Savings: $21,000,000 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		$51,250,000	$14,650,000	$8,000,000	$750,000	$74,650,000	25.53%	$57,800,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE Today → 03/16/2025 2026 Dead Cap: $57,800,000 2026 Cap Savings: $16,850,000 03/16/2025 → 06/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $86,800,000 2026 Cap Savings: $-12,150,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $57,800,000 2026 Savings: $16,850,000 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: $22,650,000 2027 Dead Cap: $35,150,000 2026 Savings: $52,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $22,650,000 2027 Dead Cap: $35,150,000 2026 Savings: $52,000,000 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, 4 YR, $207,250,000; $35,150,000 DEAD CAP
2027	30		$51,250,000	$14,650,000	$8,000,000	$750,000	$74,650,000	23.86%	$35,150,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $35,150,000 2027 Savings: $39,500,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $35,150,000 2027 Savings: $39,500,000 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: $22,650,000 2028 Dead Cap: $12,500,000 2027 Savings: $52,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $22,650,000 2028 Dead Cap: $12,500,000 2027 Savings: $52,000,000 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	Void UFA	-	-	$8,000,000	-	$12,500,000	3.73%	$12,500,000	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $12,500,000 2028 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $12,500,000 2028 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 2028 Dead Cap: $8,000,000 2029 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 2028 Savings: $4,500,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $8,000,000 2029 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 2028 Savings: $4,500,000 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		Void	-	-	$4,500,000	-	$4,500,000	1.26%	$4,500,000	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 2029 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 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: $4,500,000 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 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	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2023	26		$7,500,000	$72,500,000	-	-	$80,000,000	$80,000,000	$259,250,000
2024	27		$14,250,000	-	$17,500,000	-	$31,750,000	$111,750,000	$179,250,000
2025	28		$20,250,000	-	$22,500,000	$750,000	$43,500,000	$155,250,000	$147,500,000
2026	29		$51,250,000	-	-	$750,000	$52,000,000	$207,250,000	$104,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 4 YR, $207,250,000; $35,150,000 DEAD CAP
2027	30		$51,250,000	-	-	$750,000	$52,000,000	$259,250,000	$52,000,000
2028	31	Void	-	-	-	-	-	$259,250,000	-
2029	32	Void	-	-	-	-	-	$259,250,000	-

Contract Notes

$135M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2023 salary + 2024 salary + 2024 workout bonus + 2024 option bonus + 2025 option bonus)
2024 Workout Bonus: $750,000 (guaranteed, treated as signing bonus)
2024 Option Bonus: $17.5M (guaranteed, due 3/17/2024)
2025 salary fully guarantees 3/18/2024 (injury guaranteed at signing)
2025 Workout Bonus: $750,000 (fully guarantees 3/18/2024, injury guaranteed at sign)
2025 Option Bonus: $22.5M (fully guaranteed at signing, must be exercised the 5th league day of 2025)
$29M of 2026 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2025 (injury guaranteed at sign)
2028-2029 years automatically void the last league day of 2027
$63.75M of Signing Bonus is Insured
Full No Trade Clause
No-Tag Clause after 2027

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Awards
2018	21	Active	$5,448,471	$5,448,471
2019	22	Active	$1,002,510	$6,450,981	MVP
2020	23	Active	$1,535,980	$7,986,961
2021	24	Active	$1,771,588	$9,758,549
2022	25	Active / Club Exercised	$23,016,000	$32,774,549
2023	26	Active	$80,000,000	$112,774,549	Afc Pro Bowl:QB All NFL (1st) MVP
2024	27	Active	$31,750,000	$144,524,549
Total			$144,524,549	$144,524,549
2025	28	Active	$43,500,000
2026	29	Active	$52,000,000
2027	30	Active	$52,000,000
Total			$292,024,549

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
7		$49,269,176	$77,468,471	-	-	-	$286,902	$144,524,549

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Option	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2018	21	$480,000	$4,968,471				$5,448,471	$5,448,471
2019	22	$910,529				$91,981	$1,002,510	$6,450,981
2020	23	$1,341,059				$194,921	$1,535,980	$7,986,961
2021	24	$1,771,588					$1,771,588	$9,758,549
2022	25	$23,016,000					$23,016,000	$32,774,549
2023	26	$7,500,000	$72,500,000				$80,000,000	$112,774,549
2024	27	$14,250,000		$17,500,000			$31,750,000	$144,524,549
Total		$49,269,176	$77,468,471	$17,500,000		$286,902	$144,524,549	$144,524,549
2025	28	$20,250,000		$22,500,000	$750,000		$43,500,000
2026	29	$51,250,000			$750,000		$52,000,000
2027	30	$51,250,000			$750,000		$52,000,000
Total		$172,019,176	$77,468,471	$40,000,000	$2,250,000	$286,902	$292,024,549

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
7		$49,269,176	$77,468,471	-	-	-	$286,902	$144,524,549

Cap Hit

$32,400,000 / 7th

Cash Total

$31,750,000 / 22nd

Contract Value

$260,000,000 / 5th

Contract Average

$52,000,000 / 8th

AAV% of Cap

23.13% / 5th

Signing Bonus

$72,500,000 / 4th

2-Year Cash

$111,750,000 / 2nd

3-Year Cash

$155,250,000 / 2nd

Total Guaranteed

$185,000,000 / 6th

Guaranteed at Signing

$135,000,000 / 4th

Apr 27, 2023 Signed a 5 year $260 million contract extension with Baltimore (BAL)
Mar 07, 2023 Offered a 1 year $32.4 million franchise tag by Baltimore (BAL)
Apr 27, 2021 Baltimore (BAL) exercised a $23 million option for 2022
Jun 05, 2018 Signed a 4 year $9.47 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)
Apr 26, 2018 Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 1 (#32 overall)