- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $1.41M
- Signing bonus
- $2.13M
- Guarantee rate
- 51.0%
$5,652,368 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $2,882,738 guaranteed at signing and a $2,130,812 signing bonus.
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New England Patriots
New England PatriotsA.J. Brown Contract
A.J. Brown signed a three-year, $96 million contract with the New England Patriots. The deal includes $51 million guaranteed. It carries a $7.04 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$96M
- Guaranteed
- $51M
- Average / year
- $32M
- Free agency
- 2030 UFA
Wide Receiver #1Age 298 NFL seasons6' 1" / 226 lbsOle Miss
NEWR / 1
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,300,000 | $5,490,000 | $29,000,000 | $0 | $7,040,000 |
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Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.
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| Year | Base salary | Signing proration | Option bonus | Option proration | Roster bonus | Per-game bonus | Workout bonus | Available incentives | Cap incentives | Guaranteed salary | Cash due | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026contract | $1,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,490,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,000,000 | $7,040,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $0 + OPTION PRORATION $5,490,000 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $250,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$7,040,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$32M$16M$0
TEN2019–2021
PHI2022–2025NE2026–2029BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $27,450,000 + WORKOUT $250,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$29,000,000Annual career ledger
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| Season | Salary | Bonuses and cash adjustments | Potential | Cash totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Team | Base salary | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives paid | Other cash | Available | Annual cash | Career cash |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 22 | TEN | $495,000 | $2,130,812 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,625,812 | $2,625,812 |
| 2020 | 23 | TEN | $751,926 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $751,926 | $3,377,738 |
| 2021 | 24 | TEN | $1,008,852 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,008,852 | $4,386,590 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 25 | PHI | $986,000 | $23,474,470 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,460,470 | $28,847,060 |
| 2023 | 26 | PHI | $1,080,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,170,000 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $11,760,000 | $40,607,060 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 27 | PHI | $1,125,000 | $20,125,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,250,000 | $61,857,060 |
| 2025 | 28 | PHI | $1,170,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28,580,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,750,000 | $91,607,060 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 29 | NE | $1,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $27,450,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,000,000 | $120,607,060 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 30 | NE | $1,345,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19,405,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,000,000 | $141,607,060 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 31 | NE | $1,390,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $29,360,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $32,000,000 | $173,607,060 |
| 2029SCHEDULED | 32 | NE | $1,435,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $28,315,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $31,000,000 | $204,607,060 |
| Career totals | $12,086,778 | $45,730,282 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $143,280,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $204,607,060 | $204,607,060 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20192019
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $25M
- Signing bonus
- $23.47M
- Guarantee rate
- 40.0%
$100,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $39,999,000 guaranteed at signing and a $23,474,470 signing bonus.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $32M
- Signing bonus
- $19.88M
- Guarantee rate
- 53.1%
$96,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $51,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $19,875,000 signing bonus.