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,. section: | slug: agents-take-inside-the-2022-performance-bonuses-of-20-notable-players-including-jimmy-garoppolo-geno-smith | sport: football | route: article_single.us | 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. Kirk has incentives for 80, 90 and 100 catches. A new home for Michael Thomas? His 2022 contract year was eliminated in the process. Offensive lineman Marcus Martin, who split the 2020 season between two teams, was also a double-dipper. Smith played sparingly after catching four passes for 46 yards early in the contest. The 55% threshold could be in jeopardy if Campbell doesn't make a quick return from the thigh injury that kept him out of last Sunday's game against the Packers. NFL playoff pay breakdown: -- Wild Card Round (Division Winners): $31,000 -- Wild Card Round (Non Division Winners): $28,000 -- Divisional Playoff Game: $31,000 -- Conference Championship Game:. Touchdown passes: He's tied for third with 35. Follow Stats and Info on Twitter @ESPNStatsInfo. 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He wound up with nine catches for 63 yards and a touchdown while the Saints' offense was missing Michael Thomas, Alvin Kamara and Tre'Quan Smith, among others. The $2.25 million of incentives based on Tampa Bay's success and Brady participating in least 75% of Tampa Bay's offensive plays (which he has) added a requirement of improving over the team's NFL ranking in average net yards gained per rushing play. Maximum: $3.5 millionExpected bonus: $2.5 million. Coupling an individual achievement with a team statistical performance also makes an incentive NLTBE. He collected the smallest bonus, just $248 for two snaps on special teams. A $1 million incentive for being selected to the Pro Bowl wasn't earned. Kansas City has clinched a playoff berth. His comes 3 years from now, after the packers give Rodgers, the Favre send off. New England linebacker Donta Hightowers return to the lineup helped spark a defensive resurgence for the Patriots. A back injury to Winston got Dalton in the starting lineup after the third game of the season. In these roster bonuses, teams will usually specify a date that the player will earn the bonus with a clause that reads like, "Player will receive $2 million roster bonus on the second. Tom Brady's one-year contract extension running through the 2022 season tweaked the $4.5 million of annual incentives in his contract. Cappa will now receive an extra $622K on top of his $750K base salary for 2021. For others, he just needs to hit the mark for bonuses, according to Roster Management System, which provided all the incentive information for this story. He earned $2,839 from the Detroit Lions and $591 from the New England Patriots. Gilmore earns $250,000 for at least 70% defensive playtime, another $250,000 once he hits 80% and an additional $500,000 with playtime of 90% or more. But Finney was able to double dip. 8 at 100.5. 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. By finishing with 12.5 sacks, Packers outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith earned a $1 million bonus. Safety Jordan Whitehead earned $555,455. Ted Karras, C, Patriots, $635,947.35: After starting a total of five games in his first three years in the league, Karras tripled that in 2019. Additional information. Thats right, were talking about kicker bonuses. Generally, any incentives with higher thresholds than the player's or team's statistical performance in the prior season qualify as NLTBE. He's worked so hard this year, so he definitely earned it. A subpar 2020 season where Preston Smith's sack total dropped from 12 in 2019 to four led to a $4 million cut in pay. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. The team cut him after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced. 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. He collected $4,786. 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. A new home for Michael Thomas? Each Pro Bowl selection adds $250,000. Cooper Kupp saved the Rams Playing at least 50% in the Super Bowl is worth an additional $1 million. Poyer will be an unrestricted free agent after the season. Houston re-signed with the Ravens on a one-year, $3.5 million deal worth up to $5.5 million through incentives with $1.5 million of the $2 million for sacks. Full class rankings from Scouts Inc. Prescott also must take at least 50% of Dallas' offensive snaps in the Super Bowl to collect. Matt Feiler, OT, Steelers, $623,581.95: Four years ago, Feiler was an undrafted free agent out of Division II Bloomsburg University who didn't play a single game. ", How did the Rams come back? Clark's playtime is 64.19% through Week 16. That may be out of reach. 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. More NFL draft coverage . Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson was aware of what was at stake for Moore in the week leading up to the regular-season finale. He was one of 26 players to have earned at least $500,000. 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. Here's a look at 2020 performance bonuses for 20 noteworthy players. Houston gets $500,000 for reaching five sacks. If he picks up two more, he'll earn $1 million. Here's a look at 2022 performance bonuses for 20 noteworthy players. The Seahawks were going to take a knee with 22 seconds left but changed the play in the huddle to an end-around pop pass for Moore. Seven, nine and 11 sacks are each worth an additional $1 million. With 48 catches, 665 yards and six touchdowns, if he gets to 55 catches, he'll make $500,000, and if he reaches 750 yards, he'll make another $500,000. Maximum: $1 million Expected bonus: $1 million The 33-year-old announced on Tuesday he is retiring at the end of the season. 29 overall -- Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen and Miami Dolphins cornerback Noah Igbinoghene -- earned $181,141 and $139,826 respectively. ET, CBS), can win the No. There's an additional $250,000 at the 80% threshold. J.J. Watt, DL, Cardinals. He wasn't the only Buccaneer, either. Markus Golden is one of the NFL's best bargains for a pass rusher. Another veteran quarterback has some incentives on the line this weekend. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. 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? Smith has been on the field for all 951 of Seattle's offensive snaps this season. Kirk Cousins sits in fifth at 101.3. Players who are playing a bulk of the snaps but are on relatively cheap contracts receive a hefty bonus. Last year, Prescott had the highest base salary in the NFL at $31.4 million, playing on the quarterback franchise tag. Ten sacks are worth another $750,000. 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. He'll enter Sunday having played 96.8% of Arizona's defensive snaps. Incentives are typically paid in February or March following the season in which they are earned. Brady is also 12th in the league with 7.3 yards per attempt (Aaron Rodgers is fifth with 7.8). 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. Not bad for a player who signed a few weeks before training camp began. For instance, in 2022, each team got $8.5m in performance-based pay to be divided among all the players depending on their salary and playtime. Entering Week 18, the veteran quarterback ranks eighth in passer rating with a mark of 100.5 (Kirk Cousins clocks in at fifth with a 101.3 rating). He didn't have 1,000 receiving yards in any of his four NFL seasons with the Cardinals. Can the Lions fix their defense? An injury plagued 2020 season prompted Jadeveon Clowney to take a one-year, $8 million contract year worth a maximum of $10 million with incentives from the Browns. "It felt great," Sanders said with a laugh after the game. Clowney makes $250,000 for reaching 60% defensive playtime. There's another $500,000 for being NFC champions where Brady takes at least three-fourths of the offensive snaps in the game. https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/lists/aaron-rodgers-tom-brady-stefon-diggs-chris-jones/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. On Thursday, the league announced the amount distributed for performance-based pay for rookies and veterans. There are entirely too many performance bonuses in NFL contracts to recognize them all. 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.. Wilson enters the final game of the season with a 65.2% completion mark. 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. The trade market never materialized thanks to Garoppolo's right shoulder injury. Tom Brady has a number of incentives to play for this season, and while many of those can only be achieved with victories in the postseason, there are some regular season contract incentives at stake this weekend. Interception percentage: He's first at .8. It becomes $1.25 million instead for winning a divisional round game and the same playtime requirement for that contest. He totaled seven sacks with the Lions, matching his yearly average over the past four seasons. In order to receive this 45-catch bonus, the wide receiver also needed to reach the playoffs, which the Bucs did.