A fourth-round pick in 2018, Whitehead started every game for the Super Bowl champs and had two interceptions. ; rushing yards for a running back). He has 29 receptions for 418 yards with four touchdowns in five games. Quarterback Drew Brees acknowledged after the game that the Saints were making a concerted effort to help Sanders reach his goal -- and teammates made a celebratory gesture with him on the field when he did it. Tom Brady TB QB #12. Could the Cowboys look at a running back in first round again? Collins was on track for the $2 million in incentives and the $2 million salary escalator before tearing the ACL and MCL in his left knee during Week 16's game versus the Patriots. Is there actually some formula for determining expected playing time? So far, Howard has played in 928 of 1,022 of the Dolphins' plays (90.8%). Bills safety Jordan Poyer needed one interception Sunday to collect on a $250,000 incentive. He has an incentive paying $125,000 for every win in which he plays at least 60% of the Washington's offensive snaps for a maximum of 12 wins. Brady needs the Buccaneers to have a better yards-per-rush average this year than last year -- something Tampa Bay currently has at 4.35 yards per rush compared to 4.12 last season -- to unlock some of his incentives. The other $500,000 is for a Pro Bowl selection, which didn't occur. If the Packers as a team hit that stipulation, Rodgers will earn $100,000 if he is in the top three of each of the following: Completion percentage: He's fourth at 68.6. 13, and he'd need to get into the top five to hit a $562,500 bonus. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Playing at least 50% on offense in the AFC Championship Game win while having at least 65 catches and 900 yards earns $1 million. San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa (knee) played just two games as well, and he earned $4,279. Maximum: $1 millionExpected bonus: $1 million. This year, due to the pandemic, the league and the players union negotiated a gradual payout schedule, one that will meter out the money between now and 2024. $2 million of defensive playtime incentives were also inserted in the deal. Kirk's $18 million per year easily exceeded all reasonable projections of his contract. The bonus pay will help him offset the money he lost from a two-game suspension at the start of 2019 for violating the league's personal conduct policy.
From $383 to $654K -- NFL hands out performance-based bonuses - ESPN.com Diggs is just off the pace with catches. He has easily exceeded the 20 touchdown passes also necessary to qualify for this $500,000. The team cut him after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced. There are $2 million of incentives based on his receptions and receiving yards. Including Bozeman, three of the top five leaders in total performance-based pay were offensive linemen. Another veteran quarterback has some incentives on the line this weekend. Poyer will be an unrestricted free agent after the season. His defensive playtime this season is 63.2%. Each Pro Bowl selection adds $250,000. Sign up for the Touchdown Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, Pitt defensive tackle Calijah Kancey is more than another small DT -- his combine performance and game tape should make the NFL take notice. La'el Collins signed a three-year, $21 million contract (worth a maximum of $30 million through salary escalators and incentives) after the Cowboys released him. He has nine sacks on the season, and the restructured deal offered a $500,000 bonus when he hit six sacks, and another $750,000 when he hit eight sacks on the season. It's $500,000 for 8.5 sacks. Interestingly enough, if he reaches this goal he might want to treat new teammate Melvin Ingram to something nice. He received $14,669. Wish I had this at my place of employment. There's also a $250,000 incentive for 45% offensive playtime during the regular season and a Super Bowl win where Brown is active for the game. 32 NFL players who could change teams this offseason, Disputed loan at center of Commanders probe, Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News. By finishing with 12.5 sacks, Packers outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith earned a $1 million bonus. If he hit 100 receptions in a season, that would bump up his base salary in 2021, 2022 and 2023, and he hit that mark last year. Garoppolo surprisingly agreed to a massive pay cut from the $25 million he was scheduled to make this season to $7 million with an additional $8.45 million in incentives right before the final roster cutdown to stay with the 49ers as 2020 third overall pick Trey Lance's backup. He has $1 million in playtime incentives. Per the unions records, 25 other players also topped $500K, including Cardinals tackle Kelvin Beachum ($604K), Bills cornerback Taron Johnson ($579K), Rams guard Austin Corbett ($573K), Lions cornerback Amani Oruwariye ($572K), Bears tackle Germain Ifedi ($571K), Steelers offensive lineman Chukwuma Okorafor ($568K), Vikings offensive lineman Dakota Dozier ($561K), Ravens safety DeShon Elliott ($557K) and Bucs safety Jordan Whitehead ($555K). Maximum: $4 millionExpected bonus: $4 million. Preston Smith is another pass rusher with a reason to get to the quarterback this weekend.
NFL Distributes Performance-Based Payouts - Pro Football Rumors Washington currently holds the seventh and final seed in the NFC playoffs. ET, CBS), can win the No. He was one of 26 players to have earned at least $500,000. Hightower also has a playing time bonus in his contract based on the percentage of defensive snaps played. Players who are playing a bulk of the snaps but are on relatively cheap contracts receive a hefty bonus. He also has hit on 92.1% of his field goal attempts, so barring a bad day at the office, that bonus should also be secured. Some. Gilmore didn't sign a two-year, $20 million deal worth up to $23 million with incentives until the middle of April when the 2022 NFL Draft was approaching. But not all bonuses are created equally. Watt has 9.5 sacks this season. Snap counts and playing time in this story were used from ESPN Stats & Information.
But Finney was able to double dip. A new home for Michael Thomas? There are also $500,000 in incentives, which aren't achievable, tied to Tampa Bay's playoff success ($250,000 for getting to the Super Bowl and $250,000 for winning the Super Bowl), Gronkowski taking at least 65% of the offensive snaps and improvement from 2020 NFL ranking in average net yards gained per rushing play. Wentz will count $33.8 million against the Eagles' salary cap in 2021, which is the third-biggest cap hit in the NFL for 2021 for a team he won't be playing for. Traffic & Performance. Contract Notes: $2.82M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2021 salary) 2023: Proven Performance Bonus. Could the Cowboys look at a running back in first round again? The Bills added $2 million of incentives to Poyer's contract rather than sign him to a contract extension. He came in needing four catches for 73 yards and finished with seven catches for 116 yards. If he reaches 10 sacks, that will bump to $2 million, and if he were to hit 12 sacks, that would bump to $3.2 million. Incentives are preferable to escalators. Calais Campbell freed up $3 million of 2021 salary cap space in a contract renegotiation where he reduced his 2021 compensation from $10 million to $8 million and turned a $1 million incentive for making the Pro Bowl from likely to not likely by coupling it with a laundry list of individual and team statistical improvements from the 2020 season. Maximum: $3 millionExpected bonus: $1 million. Arizona Cardinals tackle Kelvin Beachum collected the second-highest check at $604,185 after starting every game. He earns a $250,000 bonus each for hitting 50, 60, 70 or 80 receptions on the season, so he has already earned $250,000 for the receptions and with ten catches this weekend he would earn another $250,000. The $2.25 million annually tied to how Brady performs remains intact. 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Gronkowski has already missed too much time to hit the 65% playtime threshold. Seven, nine and 11 sacks are each worth an additional $1 million. Rams top Bengals after OBJ exits A $1 million incentive for being selected to the Pro Bowl wasn't earned. 7:48 pm ET. Each team hands out $8.5 million to their players based on playing time and salary. If he reaches 10, he'll earn $1.25 million. Attaochu had signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal last March to return to the Broncos. Howard has been on field for 90.47% of Miami's defensive snaps this season. Make Your Picks. The pay is determined based on playing time percentage and base salary. It's an additional $500,000 each at 65 receptions and 900 yards, while 65% or more offensive playtime and Kansas City making the playoffs is worth $1.5 million. Chubb suffered an ankle injury in the Broncos' Dec. 19 loss to the Buffalo Bills and did not play in the team's final two games. 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NFL Distributes Performance-Based Payouts NFL Distributes Performance-Based Payouts April 10th, 2021 at 4:42pm CST by Zachary Links Since 2002, the NFL's performance-based pay system has rewarded low-salary players who exceed their expected playing time. Each achievement is worth $500,000. The onetime undrafted free agent started every game during the regular season and was on the field for nearly 95% of Kansas City's defensive plays. Wagner was intent on coming back home to Southern California after the Seahawks released him in March rather than pay him $16.6 million this year on a $20.35 million salary cap number. The tenth sack brought him an even bigger bonus, as the contract provided for a $500,000 bonus for ten sacks on the season. There's $500,000 more with 7.5 sacks. Entering Sunday, Lockett had already earned $1.8 million of that $2.4 million in potential added money.
Agent's Take: Inside the 2022 performance bonuses of 20 notable players The $2 million of annual incentives are for sacks. With one game remaining, Rodgers has already played 90.8% of the Packers offensive snaps this year, so that prerequisite has been met. He leads in both categories. He received an additional chunk of change that should help pay for valet parking around Dallas. With nine sacks, he already has brought in $1.25 million. Eleven players received more than $500,000. Incentives are usually designed to be classified as not likely to be earned (NLTBE) so that they will not count against the salary cap when a deal is signed. Since 2002, the NFLs performance-based pay system has rewarded low-salary players who exceed their expected playing time. The amount increases to $700,000 and $900,000 with eight and nine sacks, respectively. He gets another $500,000 for 80% or more playtime and $650,000 more for at least 85% of Miami's offensive snaps. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? Folk also gets $125,000 for a first- or second-team All-NFL selection. On Thursday, the league announced the amount distributed for performance-based pay for rookies and veterans. Please check your email for a confirmation. He has been on the field for 99.01% of Indianapolis' defensive snaps this season. In those nine games, he has 40 catches for 527 yards and six touchdowns. Finney signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason. Both types of bonuses can be used to bridge the financial gap when there is a disagreement in a negotiation between a player's agent and the team on the player's value. He's on track for 86 catches and 1,120 yards. Smith earned $500,000 for being selected to the Pro Bowl. Buccaneers linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul needed 2.5 sacks for an additional $350,000.
Inside the 2022 performance bonuses of 20 notable NFL players