{"id":750256,"date":"2026-06-21T05:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T05:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/750256\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T05:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T05:56:13","slug":"nfl-contract-details-simmons-beckham-watson-jennings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/750256\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Contract Details: Simmons, Beckham, Watson, Jennings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeffery Simmons<\/a> cashed in on a 2025 first-team All-Pro nod with a three-year, $105.8MM extension with the Titans. The $35.27MM-per-year deal shattered the defensive tackle market, which was previously topped by Chris Jones<\/a>\u2018 $31.75MM AAV.<\/p>\n

Simmons had two years left on his last extension, a four-year, $94MM pact. His new deal represents a raise of almost $12MM per year, a well-earned reward after his career year. His 11.0 sacks and 17 tackles for loss (both career-highs) led all defensive tackles, as did his 91.4 pass rush grade and 19.4% pass rush win rate, per Pro Football Focus (subscription required<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n

The soon-to-be 29-year-old\u2019s new deal includes $100MM in guaranteed money, of which $60.2MM is fully guaranteed, per terms obtained by Mike Florio of Pro Football Rumors<\/a>. Simmons will see $33MM of that money in the first year via a $20MM signing bonus and $13MM in base salary. His 2027 compensation \u2013 a $21.45MM salary, a $250k workout bonus, and a $5.5MM option bonus \u2013 are also fully guaranteed.<\/p>\n

In 2028, Simmons\u2019 salary jumps significantly with a $27.05MM salary, a $2.5MM roster bonus, and $250k workout bonus. Those payments are all guaranteed for injury at signing and will become fully guaranteed in March 2027. Simmons will be owed $22.251MM in salary in 2029. of which $4.5MM is guaranteed for injury with a full guarantee vesting in March 2028. A $5.5MM 2029 roster bonus has the same guarantee conditions attached. In 2030, Simmons\u2019 will be owed $30.75MM in base salary with a $1MM roster bonus. The last two years also have $250k workout bonuses.<\/p>\n

Realistically, the Titans are not going to release Simmons before his 2028 guarantees vest, so he should see at least $90MM of this deal over the next three years. But accounting for the two years that were already on his contract, he will earn just under $150MM over the next five seasons, roughly $30MM per year.<\/p>\n

Here are some details on a few other offseason contracts around the NFL:<\/p>\n

Jauan Jennings<\/a> signed a one-year, $8MM deal to become the\u00a0Vikings\u2018 WR3 in May. He can earn another $5MM via incentives based on playing time, receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns, per Ben Goessling of the Minnesota Star Tribune<\/a>. Each category offers up to $1.25MM with $1.75MM considered Likely To Be Earned based on his 2025 numbers. That will count against the 2026 salary cap; any other incentives that he reaches will be charged in 2027.
\nOdell Beckham Jr.<\/a>\u2018s contract with the Giants includes three separate injury waivers for his left knee, ankle, and bilateral pelvis, per The Athletic\u2019s Dan Duggan<\/a>. One injury waiver is an uncommon inclusion in an NFL contract; three is indicative of extreme risk-aversion on the team\u2019s part. The waiver allows the player to pass a physical that they otherwise would not due to a pre-existing condition, Duggan adds. Were Beckham to injure any of the body parts included in the waivers, the Giants would not owe him his remaining salary.
\nChristian Watson<\/a> can earn more than $15MM in additional money as part of his four-year, $92MM extension with the Packers, per ESPN\u2019s Rob Demovsky<\/a>. Most of that total comes via escalators that raise Watson\u2019s salary in the following season for hitting certain numbers the year before. He can earn up to $1.15MM for receptions, yards, and touchdowns with lower tiers at $350k and $750k. If he makes the Pro Bowl in 2026, his 2027 salary will go up by $250k; the same pattern holds through 2030. A Pro Bowl that year is tied to a standard incentive that will pay out immediately after the season should he reach it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jeffery Simmons cashed in on a 2025 first-team All-Pro nod with a three-year, $105.8MM extension with the Titans.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":750257,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,9841,1243,17597,17853,1239,1242,593,32192,85,1253],"class_list":["post-750256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-christian-watson","tag-green-bay-packers","tag-jauan-jennings","tag-jeffery-simmons","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-new-york-giants","tag-nfl","tag-odell-beckham-jr","tag-sports","tag-tennessee-titans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=750256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/750257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=750256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=750256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}