There’s more than meets the eye with a number of contracts the Kansas City Chiefs have handed out this offseason. That remains the case with the deal signed by new Chiefs RB Ronald Jones.
It was originally reported as a one-year contract worth up to $5 million. According to the folks at Over The Cap, Jones’ contract includes a $1.25 million base salary. He also gets a $250K signing bonus, bringing his one-year cap hit up to $1.5 million for the 2022 NFL season. Only $750K of the contract is fully guaranteed and the Chiefs could save that amount if they released or traded him at any point. They’d also eat another $750K in dead money if that were the case.
If Jones’ contract is in fact worth up to $5 million, the remaining amount ($3.5 million) will be earned or unearned in various contract incentives that Over The Cap isn’t necessarily privy to.
