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Demario Davis Contract

Demario Davis signed a two-year, $22 million contract with the New York Jets. The deal includes $15 million guaranteed. It carries a $5 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

2-year contract$22M
Guaranteed
$15M
Average / year
$11M
Free agency
2028 UFA
Linebacker #56Age 3715 NFL seasons6' 2" / 239 lbsArkansas State
Demario Davis headshotNew York Jets logo
NYJLB / 56

2026 contract ledger

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Demario Davis current contract summary
2026$3,500,000$1,500,000$11,000,000$0$5,000,000

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

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Demario Davis current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$3,500,000$1,500,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$11,000,000$5,000,000
Cap equation · 2026BASE $3,500,000 + SIGNING $1,500,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$5,000,000

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$12.30M$6.15M$0
JETS2012–2015
CLE2016
JETS2017
NO2018–2025
JETS2026–2027
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $3,500,000 + SIGNING $7,500,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$11,000,000

Annual career ledger

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Demario Davis complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2012NEW DEAL23JETS$390,000$577,960$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$967,960$967,960
201324JETS$480,000$0$0$0$0$40,000$0$0$0$520,000$1,487,960
201425JETS$570,000$0$0$0$0$50,000$0$0$0$620,000$2,107,960
201526JETS$1,492,000$0$0$0$0$50,000$112,011$0$0$1,654,011$3,761,971
2016NEW DEAL27CLE$2,100,000$2,000,000$0$0$0$100,000$0$0$0$4,200,000$7,961,971
2017NEW DEAL28JETS$900,000$100,000$0$0$0$0$1,225,000$0$0$2,225,000$10,186,971
2018NEW DEAL29NO$850,000$9,200,000$0$0$0$150,000$0$0$0$10,200,000$20,386,971
201930NO$5,950,000$0$0$0$0$250,000$0$0$0$6,200,000$26,586,971
2020NEW DEAL31NO$1,050,000$11,000,000$0$0$0$250,000$0$0$0$12,300,000$38,886,971
202132NO$1,100,000$0$5,200,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,300,000$45,186,971
202233NO$1,120,000$0$6,380,000$0$0$0$500,000$0$0$8,000,000$53,186,971
202334NO$1,165,000$0$7,085,000$0$0$250,000$0$0$0$8,500,000$61,686,971
2024NEW DEAL35NO$1,300,000$7,700,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$9,000,000$70,686,971
202536NO$1,300,000$0$6,950,000$0$0$6,930$0$0$0$8,256,930$78,943,901
2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED37JETS$3,500,000$7,500,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$11,000,000$89,943,901
2027SCHEDULED38JETS$11,000,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$11,000,000$100,943,901
Career totals$34,267,000$38,077,960$25,615,000$0$0$1,146,930$1,837,011$0$0$100,943,901$100,943,901

Contract history

7 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20122012
  2. 20162016
  3. 20172017
  4. 20182018
  5. 20202020
  6. 20242024
  7. 20262026
Career cash shown: $78.94M · Projected under current schedule: $100.9M