- Signed
- 2015
- Average / year
- $620,000
- Signing bonus
- $100,000
- Guarantee rate
- 4.0%
$2,480,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $100,000 guaranteed at signing and a $100,000 signing bonus.
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Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles RamsJoe Cardona Contract
Joe Cardona signed a two-year, $3.45 million contract with the Los Angeles Rams. The deal includes $2.05 million guaranteed. It carries a $1.65 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
2-year contract$3.45M
- Guaranteed
- $2.05M
- Average / year
- $1.73M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Long Snapper #49Age 3412 NFL seasons6' 2" / 245 lbsNavy
LARLS / 49
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,300,000 | $0 | $1,650,000 | $0 | $1,650,000 |
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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 | $1,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $0 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $350,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,650,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$2.26M$1.13M$0
NE2015–2024
MIA2025LAR2026–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $350,000 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,650,000Annual 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 |
| 2015NEW DEAL | 23 | NE | $435,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $17,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $552,500 | $552,500 |
| 2016 | 24 | NE | $525,000 | $0 | $0 | $37,500 | $0 | $0 | $42,835 | $0 | $0 | $605,335 | $1,157,835 |
| 2017 | 25 | NE | $615,000 | $0 | $0 | $45,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $660,000 | $1,817,835 |
| 2018NEW DEAL | 26 | NE | $705,000 | $650,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,355,000 | $3,172,835 |
| 2019 | 27 | NE | $805,000 | $0 | $0 | $20,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $825,000 | $3,997,835 |
| 2020 | 28 | NE | $910,000 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | $0 | $0 | $58,619 | $0 | $0 | $1,008,619 | $5,006,454 |
| 2021 | 29 | NE | $990,000 | $0 | $0 | $60,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,050,000 | $6,056,454 |
| 2022 | 30 | NE | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $80,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,200,000 | $7,256,454 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 31 | NE | $1,165,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,000 | $0 | $68,000 | $0 | $2,256,000 | $9,512,454 |
| 2024 | 32 | NE | $1,210,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | $68,000 | $0 | $1,303,000 | $10,815,454 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 33 | MIA | $1,255,000 | $483,750 | $0 | $83,750 | $0 | $3,780 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,826,280 | $12,641,734 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 34 | LAR | $1,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,650,000 | $14,291,734 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 35 | LAR | $1,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,800,000 | $16,091,734 |
| Career totals | $12,435,000 | $2,233,750 | $0 | $1,133,750 | $0 | $51,780 | $101,454 | $136,000 | $0 | $16,091,734 | $16,091,734 | ||
Contract history
5 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20152015
- 20182018
- Signed
- 2018
- Average / year
- $1.08M
- Signing bonus
- $650,000
- Guarantee rate
- 23.2%
$4,310,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $1,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $650,000 signing bonus.
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $1.57M
- Signing bonus
- $1M
- Guarantee rate
- 41.3%
$6,300,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $2,600,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.42M
- Signing bonus
- $83,750
- Guarantee rate
- 34.0%
$1,422,500 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $483,750 guaranteed at signing and a $83,750 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $1.73M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 59.4%
$3,450,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $2,050,000 guaranteed at signing.