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Seth Jones contract

#3DefenseAge 32Florida Panthers
Cap hit 2026-27
$9.50M$9,500,000
CHIChicago Blackhawks · Jul 2021 – Mar 1, 2025FLAFlorida Panthers · Mar 2025 – present
NMCNo-movement clause

8 years · $76.0M total

Year 5 of 8 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 35

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 35

2026-27 · FLA · Cap hit $9.50M · Salary $8.00M · NMC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

22/23: pay $10,000,000, cap hit $9,500,000$10.0M22/2323/24: pay $12,500,000, cap hit $9,500,000$12.5M23/2424/25: pay $12,500,000, cap hit $9,500,000$12.5M24/2525/26: pay $10,500,000, cap hit $9,500,000$10.5M25/2626/27: pay $8,000,000, cap hit $9,500,000$8.0M26/2727/28: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $9,500,000$7.5M27/2828/29: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $9,500,000$7.5M28/2929/30: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $9,500,000$7.5M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the middle years: $12.5M from 2023-24 through 2024-25, dropping to $7.5M in the final season.

Year by year

Seth Jones contract by season
Season2022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamCHICHIFLAFLAFLAFLAFLAFLA
Cap hit$9.50M$9.50M$9.50M$9.50M$9.50M$9.50M$9.50M$9.50M
% of cap11.5%11.4%10.8%9.9%9.1%8.4%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$10.00M$12.50M$12.50M$10.50M$8.00M$7.50M$7.50M$7.50M
Base salary$750K$7.50M$7.50M$5.50M$3.00M$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M
Signing bonus$9.25M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$10.00M$12.50M$12.50M$10.50M$8.00M$7.50M$7.50M$7.50M
ClauseNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 23, 2021 with CHI. Source announcement

Contract history

CBJStandard · 2016-17 to 2021-226 years · $5.40M AAV · signed Jun 29, 2016
Contract 2016-17 to 2021-22 by season
Season2016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
TeamCBJCBJCBJCBJCBJCHI
Cap hit$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yet6.8%6.6%6.6%6.6%
Total salary$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M
Base salary$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M
Signing bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M
Clause————M-NTCM-NTC

Signed Jun 29, 2016 with CBJ. Source announcement

NSHEntry-level · 2013-14 to 2015-163 years · $925K AAV · signed Jul 10, 2013
Contract 2013-14 to 2015-16 by season
Season2013-142014-152015-16
TeamNSHNSHCBJ
Cap hit$925K$925K$925K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$925K$925K$925K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$2.30M$2.30M$2.30M
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed Jul 10, 2013 with NSH. Source announcement