- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $585,667
- Signing bonus
- $2,000
- Guarantee rate
- 0.1%
$1,757,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $2,000 guaranteed at signing and a $2,000 signing bonus.
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Dallas Cowboys
Dallas CowboysP.J. Locke Contract
P.J. Locke signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys. The deal includes $1.5 million guaranteed and can reach $5 million with incentives. It carries a $3.98 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$4M
- Guaranteed
- $1.50M
- Average / year
- $4M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Safety #1Age 297 NFL seasons5' 11" / 202 lbsTexas
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2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $2,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $4,009,520 | $0 | $3,980,096 |
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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 | $2,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $9,520 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $4,009,520 | $3,980,096 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $2,000,000 + SIGNING $1,500,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $500,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $9,520 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$29,424=$3,980,096$1,000,000 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.
Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$4.01M$2M$0
DEN2019–2025DAL2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $2,000,000 + SIGNING $1,500,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $9,520 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $500,000$4,009,520Annual 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 |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 22 | DEN | $16,000 | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | −$2,000 | $0 | $16,000 | $16,000 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 23 | DEN | $538,235 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $175,124 | $0 | $0 | $713,359 | $729,359 |
| 2021 | 24 | DEN | $780,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $780,000 | $1,509,359 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 25 | DEN | $895,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $895,000 | $2,404,359 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 26 | DEN | $1,010,000 | $254,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $96,000 | $0 | $1,360,000 | $3,764,359 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 27 | DEN | $1,245,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $225,000 | $0 | $3,970,000 | $7,734,359 |
| 2025 | 28 | DEN | $3,490,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $480,000 | $0 | $3,978,820 | $11,713,179 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 29 | DAL | $2,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,520 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $4,009,520 | $15,722,699 |
| Career totals | $9,974,235 | $3,756,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,340 | $675,124 | $1,299,000 | $0 | $15,722,699 | $15,722,699 | ||
Contract history
6 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20192019
- 20202020
- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $695,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$1,390,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons.
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $895,000
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$895,000 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $1.40M
- Signing bonus
- $254,000
- Guarantee rate
- 18.1%
$1,400,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $254,000 guaranteed at signing and a $254,000 signing bonus.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $3.50M
- Signing bonus
- $2M
- Guarantee rate
- 46.4%
$7,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $3,245,000 guaranteed at signing and a $2,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $4M
- Signing bonus
- $1.50M
- Guarantee rate
- 37.5%
$4,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $1,500,000 signing bonus.