Marvin Jones Accepted Team-Friendly Lions Contract

Marvin Jones' contract details with Detroit Lions revealed.

John Maakaron | Apr 13, 2023

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Veteran wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. accepted a very team-friendly contract to return to the Detroit Lions.

After a stint with the Jaguars, Jones Jr. is joining a team that has new leadership and new, realistic expectations this season.

Jones' one-year, $3 million contract has the potential to be worth a total of $5 million, if incentives built into the agreement are met. His base salary of $1.4 million this season is fully guaranteed.

His $1.6 million signing bonus is spread out equally over the next two years.

The 33-year-old wideout has guarantees totaling $3 million, but his cap hit is only $2.2 million in 2023. His cap number in 2024 is $800,000.

Like many other contracts that Detroit general manager Brad Holmes has negotiated, Jones' deal has one voided year built into it, allowing the team to take on less of a cap hit in the first year of the agreement.

Once DJ Chark decided to part in free agency, the team made an effort to bring back one of its productive receivers from Jones' first stint in Motown.

"From the start, it was evident that they wanted me here. But, it took me to try to see, try to see what I was going to do, stay on the West Coast or whatever," Jones told reporters. "That’s how free agency is, but I don’t know. I think when somebody wants you here, you automatically have that feeling, that sense of, 'Oh, maybe I belong here, I’ve always belonged here,' or whatever."

2023

Base salary: $1,400,000

Prorated bonus: $800,000

Cap hit: $2,200,000

2024 (Void)

Prorated bonus: $800,000

Cap hit: $800,000

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Published Apr 13, 2023

JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!