Russell Wilson’s contract with the New York Giants is worth up to $21 million, but only half is guaranteed. According to NFL insider Albert Breer, Wilson can earn the other $10.5 million based on his production in the upcoming season.
In a breakdown of the incentives in the one-year deal, Breer explained that Wilson’s potential earnings are based on specific benchmarks like play-time, performance, wins, and making the playoffs. For example, if Wilson plays at least 65% of the snaps in the regular season, he’ll get $500,000. If he plays 75%, that’s another million, but if he’s on the field for 85% of the snaps, he’ll make an additional $1.5 million.
Wilson can earn up to $2.5 million for just being healthy most of the season, but he missed six games last year. In 11 starts, he threw for 2,482 yards and 16 touchdown passes with a completion percentage of 63.7%. He ended the season with a 95.6% passer rating, and he’ll need to hit that number again, as all his performance incentives are tied to having a passer rating above 88%.
The lowest performance benchmarks in his contract with the Giants include throwing for 2,500 yards and 20 touchdown passes with a 64% completion rating to earn $500,000, respectively.
As The Atheltic’s Dan Duggan pointed out, the Giants set these performance incentives for Wilson above his 2024 stats, classifying them as incentives not likely to be earned.
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