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AJ Cole Contract

AJ Cole signed a four-year, $15.8 million contract with the Las Vegas Raiders. The deal includes $10 million guaranteed and can reach $16.6 million with incentives. It carries a $5 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

4-year contract$15.80M
Guaranteed
$10M
Average / year
$3.95M
Free agency
2030 UFA
Punter #6Age 308 NFL seasons6' 4" / 220 lbsNC State
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2026 contract ledger

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AJ Cole current contract summary
2026$4,500,000$500,000$4,500,000$0$5,000,000

Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.

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AJ Cole current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$4,500,000$500,000$0$0$0$0$0$160,000$0$0$4,500,000$5,000,000
Cap equation · 2026BASE $4,500,000 + SIGNING $500,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$5,000,000

$160,000 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$6.51M$3.25M$0
OAK2019
LV2020–2029
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $4,500,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$4,500,000

Annual career ledger

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AJ Cole complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2019NEW DEAL24OAK$495,000$2,500$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$497,500$497,500
202025LV$675,000$0$0$0$0$0$79,524$0$0$754,524$1,252,024
2021NEW DEAL26LV$850,000$2,000,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$2,850,000$4,102,024
202227LV$1,500,000$0$0$0$0$0$100,000$0$0$1,600,000$5,702,024
202328LV$2,150,000$0$0$0$0$0$100,000$0$0$2,250,000$7,952,024
202429LV$3,017,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$3,017,000$10,969,024
2025NEW DEAL30LV$4,000,000$2,500,000$0$0$0$9,450$0$0$0$6,509,450$17,478,474
2026SCHEDULED31LV$4,500,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$4,500,000$21,978,474
2027SCHEDULED32LV$2,400,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$2,400,000$24,378,474
2028SCHEDULED33LV$2,644,500$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$2,644,500$27,022,974
2029SCHEDULED34LV$3,068,500$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$3,068,500$30,091,474
Career totals$25,300,000$4,502,500$0$0$0$9,450$279,524$0$0$30,091,474$30,091,474

Contract history

3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20192019
  2. 20212021
  3. 20252025
Career cash shown: $17.48M · Projected under current schedule: $30.09M