Jared Goff contract details: Yearly breakdown of Lions QB's deal

Mike Moraitis

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The Detroit Lions recently locked-up yet another one of their franchise cornerstones in quarterback Jared Goff, who the team signed to a four-year, $212 million deal, the annual average of which ($53 million) puts in him second among signal-callers.

And we now have the full breakdown of the deal, which comes from Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. Goff's contract includes a $73 million signing bonus, the largest in NFL history, surpassing Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.

Goff's 2024 base salary has been dropped to just $2.611 million from the $22.3 million it was set to be, per Over the Cap. Here are the rest of the details, per Florio:

1. Signing bonus: $73 million.

2. 2024 base salary: $2.611 million, fully guaranteed.

3. 2025 base salary: $18 million, fully guaranteed.

4. 2026 base salary: $55 million, $20 million of which is fully guaranteed at signing and $35 million of which becomes fully guaranteed in 2025.

5. 2027 base salary: $50 million, $22 million of which is guaranteed for injury at signing. Of that amount, $18 million becomes fully guaranteed by 2026. The remaining $4 million becomes fully guaranteed by 2027.

6. 2028 offseason roster bonus: $7 million.

7. 2028 base salary: $39 million.

8. 2028 escalator: $4 million.

The five-year deal pays out $235.61 million, an average of $47.122 million per year. He gets $75.611 million this year, $18 million in 2025, $55 million in 2026, $40 million in 2027, and $47 million in 2028.

In terms of the fully guaranteed money, it's $113.611 million at signing, and the practice guarantee bumps it up to $148.611 million. The fourth year of the deal, which hits in 2028, is an option year and $18 million of that will be fully guaranteed by the start of 2027.

 

Mike Moraitis

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After cutting his teeth with Bleacher Report, Mike Moraitis has covered the Los Angeles Rams and Tennessee Titans for FanSided, and the Titans and New York Giants for USA TODAY Sports Media Group. On top of his duties with Sporting News, Mike is the managing editor and lead writer for Titans Wire.