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Patrick Mekari Contract

Patrick Mekari signed a three-year, $37.5 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The deal includes $20 million guaranteed and can reach $39 million with incentives. It carries a $7.39 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

3-year contract$37.50M
Guaranteed
$20M
Average / year
$12.50M
Free agency
2028 UFA
Guard #65Age 298 NFL seasons6' 4" / 305 lbsCalifornia
Patrick Mekari headshotJacksonville Jaguars logo
JAXG / 65

2026 contract ledger

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Patrick Mekari current contract summary
2026$1,300,000$3,333,333$11,500,000$0$7,385,098

Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.

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Patrick Mekari current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$1,300,000$3,333,333$0$0$500,000$0$500,000$500,000$500,000$0$11,500,000$7,385,098
Cap equation · 2026BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $3,333,333 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $500,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $500,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $500,000 + ADJUSTMENT $1,251,765=$7,385,098

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$13M$6.50M$0
BAL2019–2024
JAX2025–2027
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $9,200,000 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $500,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $500,000$11,500,000

Annual career ledger

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Patrick Mekari complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2019NEW DEAL22BAL$495,000$8,000$0$0$0$0$198,803$0$0$701,803$701,803
202023BAL$675,000$0$0$0$0$0$321,860$0$0$996,860$1,698,663
2021NEW DEAL24BAL$850,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$850,000$2,548,663
202225BAL$1,100,000$0$0$0$6,000,000$0$0$0$0$7,100,000$9,648,663
202326BAL$4,000,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$4,000,000$13,648,663
202427BAL$4,350,000$0$0$0$0$0$189,835$0$0$4,539,835$18,188,498
2025NEW DEAL28JAX$2,000,000$10,000,000$0$0$0$500,000$0$411,765$0$12,911,765$31,100,263
2026SCHEDULED29JAX$1,300,000$0$9,200,000$0$0$500,000$0$500,000$0$11,500,000$42,600,263
2027SCHEDULED30JAX$12,000,000$0$0$0$0$500,000$0$500,000$0$13,000,000$55,600,263
Career totals$26,770,000$10,008,000$9,200,000$0$6,000,000$1,500,000$710,498$1,411,765$0$55,600,263$55,600,263

Contract history

3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20192019
  2. 20212021
  3. 20252025
Career cash shown: $31.10M · Projected under current schedule: $55.60M