- Signed
- 2016
- Average / year
- $5.84M
- Signing bonus
- $15.18M
- Guarantee rate
- 98.1%
$23,351,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $22,901,000 guaranteed at signing and a $15,182,546 signing bonus.
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Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh SteelersJalen Ramsey Contract
Jalen Ramsey signed a four-year, $84.7 million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The deal includes $19.5 million guaranteed. It carries a $17.23 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$84.70M
- Guaranteed
- $19.50M
- Average / year
- $21.18M
- Free agency
- 2029 UFA
Cornerback #5Age 3111 NFL seasons6' 1" / 211 lbsFlorida State
PITCB / 5
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $10,000,000 | $5,129,000 | $19,500,000 | $0 | $17,229,000 |
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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 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,129,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19,500,000 | $17,229,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $10,000,000 + SIGNING $0 + OPTION PRORATION $5,129,000 + ROSTER $2,000,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $100,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$17,229,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$26.29M$13.15M$0
JAX2016–2019
LAR2020–2022
MIA2023–2025PIT2026–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $10,000,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $2,000,000 + OPTION $7,400,000 + WORKOUT $100,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$19,500,000Annual 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 |
| 2016NEW DEAL | 22 | JAX | $450,000 | $15,182,546 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,632,546 | $15,632,546 |
| 2017 | 23 | JAX | $1,511,409 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,511,409 | $17,143,955 |
| 2018 | 24 | JAX | $2,572,818 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,572,818 | $19,716,773 |
| 2019 | 25 | JAX | $1,282,668 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,282,668 | $20,999,441 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 26 | LAR | $1,203,000 | $25,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $87,079 | $0 | $0 | $26,290,079 | $47,289,520 |
| 2021 | 27 | LAR | $1,500,000 | $0 | $16,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,500,000 | $64,789,520 |
| 2022 | 28 | LAR | $15,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,000,000 | $79,789,520 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 29 | MIA | $1,165,000 | $8,835,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $89,789,520 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 30 | MIA | $1,210,000 | $0 | $24,890,000 | $0 | $0 | $7,560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,107,560 | $115,897,080 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 31 | MIA | $1,255,000 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $18,245,000 | $0 | $0 | −$19,500,000 | $0 | $7,000,000 | $122,897,080 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 32 | PIT | $10,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $7,400,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19,500,000 | $142,397,080 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 33 | PIT | $10,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $9,600,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,700,000 | $164,097,080 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 34 | PIT | $21,900,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,000,000 | $188,097,080 |
| Career totals | $69,049,895 | $49,017,546 | $43,890,000 | $10,000,000 | $35,245,000 | $307,560 | $87,079 | −$19,500,000 | $0 | $188,097,080 | $188,097,080 | ||
Contract history
5 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20162016
- 20202020
- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $20M
- Signing bonus
- $25M
- Guarantee rate
- 43.7%
$100,000,000 in reported contract value across 5 seasons, including $43,700,000 guaranteed at signing and a $25,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $18.33M
- Signing bonus
- $8.84M
- Guarantee rate
- 64.5%
$55,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $35,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $8,835,000 signing bonus.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $24.10M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 33.5%
$72,300,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $24,235,000 guaranteed at signing.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $21.18M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 23.0%
$84,700,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $19,500,000 guaranteed at signing.