Sione Pouha
Position: Defensive Tackle
DT Sione Pouha, a thrid round selection in the NFL Draft, signed a 4 year contract with the New York Jets on July 14, 2005.
Pouha received a $613,000 signing bonus. Pouha signed a 3 year extension with the Jets on February 29, 2008. The extension includes a 1 million dollar signing bonus and a
1 million dollar roster bonus in 2008. Pouha will earn base salaries of
$230,000(2005), $350,000(2006), $380,000(2007), $460,000(2008), $980,000(2009), 1,330,000(2010) and $1,030,000(2011).
Pouha recieved escalated salaries due to 2009 performance incentives. His new base salariy for 2010 is $1,580,000
Pouha receives an escalated base salary in 2011 of $1,280,000 due to 2010 performance incentives.
Pouha agreed to a 3 year, $15 million dollar contract with the Jets on March 12, 2012. Pouha received a signing bonus of $3.5 million. Pouha's contract contains $4.4 million in full
guaranteed salary and the ability to fully guarantee an additional $4.9 million in 2013 if he is on the roster at the start of the 2013 league year. In 2014 Pouha has roster bonuses that total $4.5 million.
Base salaries of the contract are $900,000(2012), $4,900,000(2013), and $900,000(2014).
| Year | Salary Cap Number | Dead Money if Cut | Cap Savings if Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $544,130 | $306,500 | $237,630 |
| 2008 | $1,869,970 | $1,153,250 | $716,720 |
| 2009 | $1,250,000 | $750,000 | $500,000 |
| 2010 | $1,850,000 | $500,000 | $1,350,000 |
| 2011 | $2,450,000 | $250,000 | $2,200,000 |
| 2012 | $2,166,666 | $4,400,000 | ($2,233,334) |
| 2013 | $6,166,666 | $2,333,334 | $3,833,332 |
| 2014 | $6,666,668 | $1,166,668 | $5,500,000 |