Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Josh Jones earned a nice raise for the 2023 thanks to the league’s proven performance escalator. Rather than the $1.27 million he was due in 2023, he is now scheduled to make more than $2.7 million.
That is due to, being a third-round pick originally, having played in at least 35% of the Cardinals’ offensive snaps over his first three seasons. He played more than 46% of those snaps.
In 2024, cornerback Marco Wilson is on pace to get that escalator.
Wilson, drafted in the fourth round in 2021, played in 68.8% of the Cardinals’ defensive snaps as a rookie and 69.9% of them last season.
He might qualify for the escalator already.
He is on track to get the second tier of PPE, which is the amount of a restricted free agent tender plus $250,000. If he can be selected to the Pro Bowl this year (not as an alternate or replacement), that salary will go up to the amount equal to a second-round restricted free agent tender.
Wilson is scheduled to make the league minimum each of the next two seasons for his salary. Next year, he would make $1.01 million without the escalator, He is looking at at least $2.7 million and potentially about $3 million if his playing time continues at the same rate.
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