For the Arizona Cardinals, sometimes paying more than expected is good.
This occurred when Josh Jones’ 2023 salary jumped from $1.27 million per his rookie contract to more than $2.73 million.
That came from him earning more than the 35% of snaps played in their first three seasons, and Jones did that with his playing time the last two seasons, as Jones played in 10.5% of the Cardinals’ snaps in 2020, 72.7% in 2021 and 57.0% in 2022.
That totaled 46.7% of the teams offensive snaps in his first three seasons, which earned the bonus based on the proven performance escalator, according to Over the Cap.