- Signed
- 2018
- Average / year
- $572,000
- Signing bonus
- $6,000
- Guarantee rate
- 0.3%
$1,716,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $6,000 guaranteed at signing and a $6,000 signing bonus.
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Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville JaguarsDennis Gardeck Contract
Dennis Gardeck signed a two-year, $6.5 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The deal includes $3.15 million guaranteed and can reach $8 million with incentives. It carries a $2.1 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
2-year contract$6.50M
- Guaranteed
- $3.15M
- Average / year
- $3.25M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Linebacker #47Age 329 NFL seasons6' 0" / 232 lbsSioux Falls
JAXLB / 47
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,400,000 | $350,000 | $3,500,000 | $0 | $2,100,000 |
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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 | $1,400,000 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,500,000 | $2,100,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,400,000 + SIGNING $350,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $250,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$2,100,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$3.73M$1.87M$0
ARI2018–2024JAX2025–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,400,000 + SIGNING $1,750,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $250,000$3,500,000Annual 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 |
| 2018NEW DEAL | 24 | ARI | $480,000 | $6,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $486,000 | $486,000 |
| 2019 | 25 | ARI | $570,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $118,527 | $0 | $0 | $688,527 | $1,174,527 |
| 2020 | 26 | ARI | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $228,929 | $0 | $0 | $978,929 | $2,153,456 |
| 2021NEW DEAL | 27 | ARI | $3,384,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,384,000 | $5,537,456 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 28 | ARI | $1,250,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $280,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,530,000 | $9,067,456 |
| 2023 | 29 | ARI | $3,270,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $123,055 | $340,000 | $0 | $3,733,055 | $12,800,511 |
| 2024 | 30 | ARI | $2,610,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,080 | $237,558 | $340,000 | $0 | $3,197,638 | $15,998,149 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 31 | JAX | $1,255,000 | $245,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $315 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $2,000,315 | $17,998,464 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 32 | JAX | $1,400,000 | $1,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $3,500,000 | $21,498,464 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 33 | JAX | $2,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $24,498,464 |
| Career totals | $17,369,000 | $4,001,000 | $0 | $280,000 | $0 | $210,395 | $708,069 | $1,930,000 | $0 | $24,498,464 | $24,498,464 | ||
Contract history
5 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20182018
- 20212021
- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $3.38M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$3,384,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $3.33M
- Signing bonus
- $2M
- Guarantee rate
- 32.5%
$10,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $3,250,000 guaranteed at signing and a $2,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $2M
- Signing bonus
- $245,000
- Guarantee rate
- 75.0%
$2,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $245,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $3.25M
- Signing bonus
- $1.75M
- Guarantee rate
- 48.5%
$6,500,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $3,150,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,750,000 signing bonus.