GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It’s safe to say the Green Bay Packers got their money’s worth out of James Jones, the veteran wide receiver who came back to his original team last season for a one-year deal with a minimum salary of $870,000 and no bonus money.
On Monday, Jones got word that he would be awarded an extra $251,736 for his efforts last season. It’s part of the NFL’s performance-based pay distribution. Based on his playing-time percentage (65.39 percent of the Packers’ plays) and his minimum salary, Jones got the largest cash award of anyone on the Packers’ roster.