- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $1.26M
- Signing bonus
- $849,024
- Guarantee rate
- 16.8%
$5,044,908 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $849,024 guaranteed at signing and a $849,024 signing bonus.
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New York Jets
New York JetsJeremy Ruckert Contract
Jeremy Ruckert signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the New York Jets. The deal includes $4.97 million guaranteed and can reach $11 million with incentives. It carries a $3.5 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
2-year contract$10M
- Guaranteed
- $4.97M
- Average / year
- $5M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Tight End #89Age 265 NFL seasons6' 5" / 250 lbsOhio State
NYJTE / 89
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,740,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,250,000 | $0 | $3,500,000 |
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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 | $1,740,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $2,250,000 | $3,500,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,740,000 + SIGNING $1,000,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $510,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $250,000=$3,500,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$4.75M$2.38M$0
JETS2022–2027
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,740,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $510,000$2,250,000Annual 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 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 22 | JETS | $705,000 | $849,024 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,554,024 | $1,554,024 |
| 2023 | 23 | JETS | $934,314 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $934,314 | $2,488,338 |
| 2024 | 24 | JETS | $1,163,628 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,163,628 | $3,651,966 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 25 | JETS | $1,392,942 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,764 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,402,706 | $8,054,672 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 26 | JETS | $1,740,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $2,250,000 | $10,304,672 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 27 | JETS | $4,240,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $4,750,000 | $15,054,672 |
| Career totals | $10,175,884 | $3,849,024 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,764 | $0 | $1,020,000 | $0 | $15,054,672 | $15,054,672 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $5M
- Signing bonus
- $3M
- Guarantee rate
- 49.7%
$10,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $4,972,157 guaranteed at signing and a $3,000,000 signing bonus.