It’s a one-year contract for the versatile offensive lineman. Just how much of the Seahawks’ salary cap is tied to Josh Jones?
While Seattle Seahawks fans are likely still waiting on the full contract details for major free agent signings like Sam Darnold, DeMarcus Lawrence, and Cooper Kupp, we’re only just getting to the financial specifics of some of their less prominent signings.
As of Saturday, the only Seahawks offensive line addition is guard/tackle Josh Jones, who was most recently with the Baltimore Ravens. He has starting experience from his time with the Arizona Cardinals but was otherwise a reserve in Baltimore and with the Houston Texans.
The Jones contract was announced as one year and “worth up to $4.75 million.” As you probably know by now, “worth up to” is a key phrase when talking about NFL deals. Here’s what we know about Jones’ contract now that it’s been finalized and up on OverTheCap.com:
- Cap number: $4 million
- Guaranteed salary: $1.5 million
- Signing bonus: $1.5 million
- Base salary: $2.245 million
- Per Game roster bonus: $255,000 (or $15,000 per game)
In total, Jones’ $3 million in guarantees comprises the guaranteed salary and the whole of his signing bonus. Obviously there are incentives that could be reached for Jones to get the maximum money.
I say this tongue-in-cheek but with a fact-based approach: Josh Jones has the second-highest cap hit of any Seahawks offensive lineman. Only Charles Cross is higher at $6.8 million as he enters the last year of his contract (unless Seattle picks up his fifth-year option). Of course, all other Seahawks linemen on the roster are their own draft picks, undrafted free agent signings, or reserve/future signing Malaesala Aumavae–Laulu, so it’s not that surprising.