There could not have been a more disappointing season for anybody other than Wilson, the Titans' first-round pick. Andrew Norwell reduced his 2021 compensation from $12 million to $9 million with opportunity to make back the $3 million through incentives. NFLPA announces performance-based pay benefits for 2020 season By Matt Warren Apr 6, 2021, 12:00pm EDT Share Each year, the NFL Players Association and the NFL have a pot of money to hand. XFL Week 3 preview: Can AJ McCarron, Battlehawks continue their fourth-quarter heroics? He totaled seven sacks with the Lions, matching his yearly average over the past four seasons. The 33-year-old announced on Tuesday he is retiring at the end of the season. Grasu played right tackle and blocked for a 3-yard gain. Jones signed a four-year, $80 million contract in 2020 as a franchise player. All-in approach pays off for Rams He is playing on a one-year $3.5 million contract worth up to $7 million though incentives. Playing on his rookie contract from 2016 to 2019, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott regularly cashed in quite well in the performance-based pay system, earning more than $1 million total in his first four seasons. Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones has nine sacks. The team requirement was also added to touchdown passes and passing yards. If Tampa Bay wins the Super Bowl and Brady is on the field for 75% or more of the offensive plays during the game, he gets the entire $2.25 million. Smith won a training camp battle with Drew Lock to succeed Russell Wilson, who was dealt to the Broncos in a blockbuster trade at the beginning of the offseason. 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). Fifty percent offensive playtime, which Green has easily exceeded, and the Cardinals making the playoffs is worth $250,000. San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa (knee) played just two games as well, and he earned $4,279. . Players earn the same bonus for making it to the divisional round. Experts on Round 1 | Home setups Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Log in Register. Conklin has already gotten a bigger reward by signing a four-year, $60 million extension with $33 million of guarantees last week. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | So when Moore still didn't have a catch late in the Seahawks' 26-23 victory, Wilson and QBs coach Austin Davis talked on the sideline about getting him one. Wagner has $3 million in annual incentives based on playtime, team success and individual honors. Under his current deal, he earned a $250,000 bonus when he hit six sacks, and another $250,000 bonus when he secured his eighth sack of the season. He came in needing four catches for 73 yards and finished with seven catches for 116 yards. 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The trade market never materialized thanks to Garoppolo's right shoulder injury. He played 21 snaps in a Week 2 victory at Miami. But, as we are reminded almost daily, the NFL is a business, and players have limited windows to maximize their earnings before the cruelty of the game and Father Time take hold and win in the end. Smith played sparingly after catching four passes for 46 yards early in the contest. ", How did the Rams come back? An additional $1 million is for winning the Super Bowl with at least 50% participation in the game and 65% or more playtime during the regular season. Here's a look at 2021 performance bonuses for 20 noteworthy players. He gets $250,000 for reaching six sacks. He was one of 26 players to have earned at least $500,000. Entering Sunday, Lockett had already earned $1.8 million of that $2.4 million in potential added money. Hightower's defensive playtime is 66.32% through 14 games. He started 15 games for the Patriots at center, missing only the Week 14 loss to Kansas City. Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton would have earned $1 million if the Cowboys made the playoffs. Best remaining free agents available San Francisco's plan to trade Garoppolo early in the offseason went out the window because an injury to his throwing shoulder during last season's playoffs required surgery in March. The 49ers have seven wins in the 10 games where Garoppolo played at least 25%. How bonuses played a role in Week 17, including a changed play worth $100,000 Plus, if Arizona wins the NFC Championship Game and he plays at least 50% of the snaps in that game, he'll earn another $250,000. Del Rio assured me he would take care of Smith. Maximum: $3.5 millionExpected bonus: $2.5 million. Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson was aware of what was at stake for Moore in the week leading up to the regular-season finale. There's an additional $250,000 at the 80% threshold. Generally, any incentives with higher thresholds than the player or team's statistical performance in the prior season qualify as NLTBE. Here's a look at 2022 performance bonuses for 20 noteworthy players. This year, the league divvied up $8.55 million per team for veterans and rookies, and while the checks won't hit the players' accounts until 2024 at the earliest, it's still good to know there will be some money coming in. Incentives are also a way for a player taking a pay cut to make back some or all of the money he is losing through the salary reduction. Players on almost every NFL team have possibilities; here are some of the more lucrative or interesting ones. 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Brady can still make $562,500 each for ranking in the NFL's top five in four of the following categories: passer rating, touchdown passes (or throwing for at least 25 touchdowns), passing yards, completion percentage or yards per pass attempt. He totaled two interceptions, five pass deflections and two forced fumbles in 2019. In order to receive this 45-catch bonus, the wide receiver also needed to reach the playoffs, which the Bucs did. Antonio Brown earned $250,000 bonus by reaching 45 catches on the season. Brown, who was picked up by the Buccaneers midway through the 2020 season at the urging of quarterback Tom Brady, had been playing on a one-year, $3.1 million contract signed in April 2021.. The $1 million in incentives is based on the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year's sack total for 2022. But if he hits 13 on the season? His take from the 2020 performance-based pay system: $5,653. This year's rankings are tied for 17th, 22nd and 12th in these categories. 16, and he'd have to break into the top five to unlock a $562,500 bonus. When Russell Wilson became the NFL's first $35 million per year player in April 2019, a mechanism to increase his 2023 salary was also included in his four-year extension. There's $333,333 for 600 or more receiving yards and another $333,334 at 800 receiving yards. $4 million of incentives based on his sack total and Atlanta improving on last season's four wins, which has occurred, were included. At the other end of the spectrum is Cincinnati Bengals center B.J. Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $485,486 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2023 Cap Savings: $4,403,000. 5 is at 11.9 yards-per-completion, so that also seems like an unlikely bonus to unlock. Each team hands out $8.5 million to their players based on playing time and salary. "But I think the best part is just winning as a team.". Folk also gets $125,000 for a first- or second-team All-NFL selection. Howard has been on field for 90.47% of Miami's defensive snaps this season. As for the four statistical categories, Rodgers leads the league in NFL passer rating and interception percentage, so those bonuses are likely to be earned. There are entirely too many performance bonuses in NFL contracts to recognize them all. Hightower makes $375,000 for 65% or more defensive playtime, with an additional $250,000 for 70%. The team requirement was necessary to turn the $3.375 million of incentives Brady earned last season from likely to be earned to NLTBE. In 2019, he started every game for Pittsburgh and posted an 86% pass block win rate, an ESPN metric powered by NFL Next Gen Stats. A rib injury and back issues have limited Gronkowski to nine games this season. There's $250,000 each with 80% or more defensive playtime and the Rams improving on 2021's league ranking in points allowed, total defense and average net yards per passing play. There's an additional $500,000 for each playoff win where Dalton has at least 50% playtime for the wild card, divisional and conference championship games. If Los Angeles reaches the Super Bowl, he'll make $500,000 if he plays and the Rams lose or $1 million if he plays and the Rams win. Veterans were eligible to receive money from an additional pool of $2.6 million. There are entirely too many performance bonuses in NFL contracts to recognize them all. It's the end of the 2020 NFL season, and whether or not a player's team is headed for the playoffs can have some financial impact. Antonio Brown was the last starter from the Super Bowl LV championship squad to re-sign. His defensive playtime is 70.75%. It gave Attaochu, who started in place of the injured Bradley Chubb, five sacks for the season -- good for fourth on the team. All players who are on the active 53-man roster the Sunday immediately preceding the divisional round games will earn $42,500 this year, up $9,500 from last season's postseason. Folk is leading the league with 34 field goals made. He enters the final weekend of the year sitting at nine sacks. The Dolphins are on track to improve in total defense and average net yards given up per passing play. Broncos linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu triggered a $250,000 bonus Sunday when he sacked Raiders quarterback Derek Carr with 4 minutes, 42 seconds left in the Broncos' 32-31 loss to Las Vegas. He has five sacks in 13 games this season. If it's one category, Green Bay has eclipsed this with two interception returns this season versus one last year. 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. Could the Cowboys look at a running back in first round again? He didn't have 1,000 receiving yards in any of his four NFL seasons with the Cardinals. Xavien Howard wanted his contract redone to reflect the changing cornerback market after a league leading 10 interceptions last season. section: | slug: agents-take-inside-the-2021-performance-bonuses-of-20-notable-players-including-tom-brady-and-stefon-diggs | sport: football | route: article_single.us | It's not clear if that is cumulative -- the Packers have two returns this year and last year -- or if it's one individual category. XFL Week 3 preview: Can AJ McCarron, Battlehawks continue their fourth-quarter heroics? Los Angeles Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr.'s potential of $3 million in incentives doesn't start until the playoffs, where he'll earn $500,000 if he plays and the team wins in the wild-card round. Seattle needs to win the final two regular-season games and get some help from other teams to make the playoffs with a 9-8 record. Richie Incognito, G, Raiders, $476,567.28: The veteran started 12 games for the Raiders in the franchise's final year in Oakland. Heinicke took over seven games into the season after Carson Wentz broke the ring finger on his throwing hand. 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. His 2022 contract year was eliminated in the process. Garoppolo is currently sidelined because of breaking his left foot against the Dolphins in Week 13. The Level Three PPE is earned if a player is selected to a Pro Bowl on the original ballot (not as an alternate) in any of his first three seasons. Getting five sacks is worth $500,000. Going into the 2020 regular season finale, it didn't seem like Antonio Brown had a chance at earning any of the $750,000 of incentives based on his individual statistical achievements. The Jaguars had a meaningless regular-season finale because a wild card playoff berth was already secured. Likely unreachable, but if he were to hit 14 with five sacks, he'd see that bumped to $4.4 million. Rodgers will earn an extra $100,000 for each of these categories if he finishes in the top three of the NFL and the Packers hit one other stipulation: They have to improve as a team in touchdowns on returns and recoveries. He makes $500,000 for each of the six thresholds reached. Green signed a one-year, $6 million deal worth up to $8.5 million through incentives with theCardinals to try to rejuvenate a career that has been plagued by injuries in recent years. He was also limited to five games because of a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle. Running back Todd Gurley didn't get the $1 million increase of his 2023 salary from his 2018 performance because the Rams released him in March 2020. Throwing for at least 3,400 yards is worth $250,000. Incentives are preferable to escalators. 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. Maximum: $2 millionExpected bonus: $500,000. A new home for Michael Thomas? Carolina Panthers linebacker Haason Reddick has 11 sacks this season. The Browns making the playoffs, which wouldn't be the case if the season ended right now, adds $250,000 to the earned amount. Tom Brady TB QB #12. Prescott also must take at least 50% of Dallas' offensive snaps in the Super Bowl to collect. He would earn an extra $250,000 if he reaches 900 yards Sunday and another $250,000 if he hits 60 catches. Like the touchdown passes, this is tied to Tampa hitting those rushing totals. He only played eight games in 2021 and had knee surgery in January. Attaochu had signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal last March to return to the Broncos. J.J. Watt, DL, Cardinals Maximum: $1 million Expected bonus: $1 million The 33-year-old announced on Tuesday he is retiring at the end of the season. And while the yardage bonus is probably a bridge too far (Rodgers sits at 3,977 yards on the season and in ninth position, 634 yards behind Joe Burrow in fifth place) he enters play with a completion percentage of 68.6%, just 0.4% behind Kyler Murray who sits in third place with a mark of 69%.. With the Football Team winning six games -- all with him at quarterback -- he's already made $750,000 this year with the chance for another $125,000 on Sunday against the Giants. Smith's 2021 sacks determine whether he makes back the entire $4 million and a little more. Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell could have $1 million on the line Sunday. Stay prepared during the 2021 NFL Season From Week 1 until the Super Bowl, we create the highest-quality NFL fantasy, DFS, and prop betting content. Six hundred, 700, 800 and 900 receiving yards are worth $250,000 apiece. Doing some back of the envelope math, should Rodgers attempt eight passes this weekend and hit on all of them, that would push his completion percentage on the season to 69.09%. The 49ers could choose to stick with 2022 seventh-round pick Brock Purdy during a deep playoff run even if Garoppolo can return. Generally, any incentives with higher thresholds than the player's or team's statistical performance in the prior season qualify as NLTBE. Smith has $1 million in 2022 incentives based on sacks. Could the Cowboys look at a running back in first round again? Bowen's favorites | Pick analysis The regular season playtime isn't an issue, but Green Bay still needs another touchdown to exceed last year's mark.There's also $100,000 each for finishing top three in the NFL for the following categories with the same team improvement, a minimum of 224 pass attempts, and by taking 72.5% or more Green Bay's offensive snaps during the season: (1) passer rating, (2) completion percentage, (3) interception percentage, (4) yards per pass and (5) touchdown passes. Maximum: $1.25 millionExpected bonus: $1.25 million. Tom Brady's one-year contract extension running through the 2022 season tweaked the $4.5 million of annual incentives in his contract. Maximum: $1 million Expected bonus: $1 million The 33-year-old announced on Tuesday he is retiring at the end of the season. He received the fourth-highest total from the veteran pool. The receptions and yardage numbers stand out because of some incentives in his contract. His playtime for the season after 15 games is 63.23% (614 of 971 offensive snaps). Jones has 12 sacks this season. He leads in both categories. Markus Golden is one of the NFL's best bargains for a pass rusher. The deal contains $1.25 million in annual incentives for reaching 10 sacks. The same goes for NFL Offensive Player of the Year. Floyd is playing on a one-year, $10 million contract, and Rams coach Sean McVay said last week he would like to find a way to retain the lanky pass-rusher. Kirk has incentives for 80, 90 and 100 catches. This means Hightower's 2020 contract year became his 2021 contract year, which includes $2 million in incentives. Smith has 10 sacks in 15 games this season. He wasn . The $2.25 million annually tied to how Brady performs remains intact. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. But since the contest wasn't affecting Tampa Bay's playoff seeding, quarterback Tom Brady made sure Brown had his most productive game since joining the Buccaneers at midseason to reach 45 catches for $250,000. The Chiefs subsequently modified his contract so he could earn an additional $510,000 because his $510,000 of per game roster bonuses ($30,000 for each game active) were increased to $1.02 million ($60,000 for each game active). After restructuring his contract back in March, converting over $4 million in salary to incentives to help the Green Bay Packers clear some cap space, Smith is on his way to earning those dollars back thanks to getting after the quarterback. Poyer will be an unrestricted free agent after the season. One more sack in the final two games will get Houston the entire $1.5 million based on sacks. With nine sacks, he already has brought in $1.25 million. In total, players received a little more than $231 million. He enters Week 18 with the Patriots still having an outside shot at the top overall seed in the AFC having played 67% of New Englands defensive snaps. There's another $500,000 for being NFC champions where Brady takes at least three-fourths of the offensive snaps in the game. Incentives are preferable to escalators. Tot Player Comp for the '19 season will be $228.7m/club; $188.2m of that is salary cap, but there is another $40.5m of benefits that is distributed. Armstead's market didn't develop as anticipated in free agency because of durability concerns. All players who are on the active 53-man roster the Sunday immediately preceding the conference championship games will earn $65,000, up $6,000 from last year. A new home for Michael Thomas? The amount increases by $250,000 to $750,000 for winning a wild-card playoff game where Brady plays a minimum of 75% of Tampa Bay's offensive snaps or earning a first-round playoff bye. He leads the NFL with 4,990 passing yards, and as long as he stays in the top five -- Joe Burrow is fifth with 4,611 -- he'll hit another $562,500 incentive. If earned, a team will incur a salary cap charge for most incentives after the playoffs end. 8 at 100.5. Giants cornerback James Bradberry needed two interceptions Sunday against the Cowboys to collect a $250,000 incentive. Incentives are typically paid in February or March following the season in which they are earned. 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. The two quarterbacks aren't the only big-name players with money at stake. Clark was originally scheduled to make $19.5 million in 2022 before dropping his pay to $6.75 million, with an additional $7 million in incentives, in order to stay in Kansas City. I had firsthand experience with this scenario when I was an agent. ; rushing yards for a running back). If he hits nine touchdowns, he'll add another $500,000 to that. The money can be earned back through playtime incentives. So far, Howard has played in 928 of 1,022 of the Dolphins' plays (90.8%). Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Marvin Jones Jr., who is sitting at 66 catches, needs four receptions for $500,000 and 14 receptions for $1 million. Aaron Rodgers earns a bonus of $100,000 if he plays over 72.5% of the Green Bay Packers' snaps and finishes in the top three of any of these four categories: Passer rating, completion percentage,. Hightower also has a playing time bonus in his contract based on the percentage of defensive snaps played. He has 29 receptions for 418 yards with four touchdowns in five games. Diggs is just off the pace with catches. A 90% or better conversion rate on field goals is worth an additional $250,000. The most frequent categories for individual achievement are playtime or based on the player's primary function (i.e. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Sometimes the best feeling can be finding an extra $20 in a pair of jeans you have not worn in a while. Maximum: $2 millionExpected bonus: $625,000. The $2 million of annual incentives are for sacks. Full playoff schedule | More content . If he adds just one more sack he will earn another $750,000 in bonuses. Cooper Kupp saved the Rams Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Cowboys, $65,073.98: Elliott was a holdout at the beginning of training camp and was paid handsomely -- a six-year deal worth $90 million. His offensive playtime is 66.31%. Getting another sack will earn him additional $750,000 to bring the total to $1.25 million. He cut his $14 million 2021 compensation to the $6 million that was already fully guaranteed. All Rights Reserved. The tenth sack brought him an even bigger bonus, as the contract provided for a $500,000 bonus for ten sacks on the season. Per game roster bonuses are treated as incentives under the salary cap even though they are calculated as a part of a contract's base value. The sixth-round pick out of Alabama in 2018 started for the entire regular season. Playing at least 50% in the Super Bowl is worth an additional $1 million. He's able to collect on the 70% or 80% snap count barrier only if the Dolphins finish the season having improved by NFL ranking from last season in either total net defensive yards allowed, net yards allowed per rushing play or net yards allowed per passing play. The Bucs, who host Carolina on Sunday (4:25 p.m. He has easily exceeded the 20 touchdown passes also necessary to qualify for this $500,000.