- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $1.20M
- Signing bonus
- $840,620
- Guarantee rate
- 17.6%
$4,785,852 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $840,620 guaranteed at signing and a $840,620 signing bonus.
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New York Jets
New York JetsBrandon Stephens Contract
Brandon Stephens signed a three-year, $36 million contract with the New York Jets. The deal includes $22.98 million guaranteed. It carries a $13.97 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$36M
- Guaranteed
- $22.98M
- Average / year
- $12M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Cornerback #21Age 286 NFL seasons6' 1" / 215 lbsSMU
NYJCB / 21
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $11,490,000 | $2,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $0 | $13,970,000 |
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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 | $11,490,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,000,000 | $13,970,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $11,490,000 + SIGNING $2,000,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $510,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$30,000=$13,970,000Career cash flow
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$12M$6M$0
BAL2021–2024JETS2025–2027
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $11,490,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $510,000$12,000,000Annual 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 |
| 2021NEW DEAL | 24 | BAL | $660,000 | $840,620 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500,620 | $1,500,620 |
| 2022 | 25 | BAL | $877,539 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $877,539 | $2,378,159 |
| 2023 | 26 | BAL | $1,095,077 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,095,077 | $3,473,236 |
| 2024 | 27 | BAL | $3,116,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $382,587 | $0 | $0 | $3,498,587 | $6,971,823 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 28 | JETS | $1,490,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $480,000 | $0 | $11,978,820 | $18,950,643 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 29 | JETS | $11,490,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $12,000,000 | $30,950,643 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 30 | JETS | $11,490,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $12,000,000 | $42,950,643 |
| Career totals | $30,218,616 | $10,840,620 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $382,587 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $42,950,643 | $42,950,643 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20212021
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $12M
- Signing bonus
- $10M
- Guarantee rate
- 63.8%
$36,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $22,980,000 guaranteed at signing and a $10,000,000 signing bonus.