- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $958,714
- Signing bonus
- $354,856
- Guarantee rate
- 9.3%
$3,834,856 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $354,856 guaranteed at signing and a $354,856 signing bonus.
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New York Jets
New York JetsJamien Sherwood Contract
Jamien Sherwood signed a three-year, $45 million contract with the New York Jets. The deal includes $30 million guaranteed. It carries a $11.5 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$45M
- Guaranteed
- $30M
- Average / year
- $15M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Linebacker #44Age 266 NFL seasons6' 2" / 216 lbsAuburn
NYJLB / 44
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $7,500,000 | $4,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $0 | $11,500,000 |
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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 | $7,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,000,000 | $11,500,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $7,500,000 + SIGNING $2,500,000 + OPTION PRORATION $1,500,000 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$11,500,000Career cash flow
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$15.01M$7.51M$0
JETS2021–2027
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $7,500,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $7,500,000 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$15,000,000Annual 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 | 21 | JETS | $510,278 | $354,856 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $865,134 | $865,134 |
| 2022 | 22 | JETS | $825,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $825,000 | $1,690,134 |
| 2023 | 23 | JETS | $940,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $940,000 | $2,630,134 |
| 2024 | 24 | JETS | $1,055,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,055,000 | $3,685,134 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 25 | JETS | $2,500,000 | $12,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,080 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,010,080 | $18,695,214 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 26 | JETS | $7,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,000,000 | $33,695,214 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 27 | JETS | $15,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,000,000 | $48,695,214 |
| Career totals | $28,330,278 | $12,854,856 | $0 | $0 | $7,500,000 | $10,080 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $48,695,214 | $48,695,214 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20212021
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $15M
- Signing bonus
- $12.50M
- Guarantee rate
- 66.7%
$45,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $30,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $12,500,000 signing bonus.