Jalen Hurts Contract: Salary, Extension, Cap Hit With Eagles

After winning the NFC championship in 2022, the Philadelphia Eagles saw enough in Jalen Hurts that they were prepared to make him one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL. 

That quarter-billion-dollar extension was criticized by many NFL analysts at the time, including me. But Hurts has been a dynamic and physically overpowering central cog at the middle of the Eagles’ young roster. He’s been an excellent face of the franchise, too.

That faith was rewarded when Hurts and the team returned to the Super Bowl in 2024, earning a measure of revenge against the Chiefs in a total blowout. After decades in the wilderness, the Eagles have now won two of the last 10 Super Bowls. 

Philadelphia had a rockier season in 2025, ultimately dealing wide receiver A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots before the start of the 2026 season. This year feels like a crossroads for both the Eagles’ odds market and Hurts’ status as a top-10 quarterback.  

Jalen Hurts Contract

In 2023, Jalen Hurts signed a five-year, $255 million contract extension that runs through 2028.

Hurts’ contract extension included a signing bonus of $23,294,000, a full no-trade clause, and $15 million in performance incentives. It also includes a salary escalator that increases every future-year salary by $500,000 after a Super Bowl win, which was activated after the 2024 season. 

Over the life of the contract, Hurts’ average annual salary is $51 million. 

Jalen Hurts Salary

Jalen Hurts will earn $51.5 million from his NFL salary in 2026. 

Nearly all of that – $50.285 million – is structured as an option bonus that’s activated at the start of the regular season. The remaining $1.215 million is the NFL veteran minimum base salary.

Jalen Hurts Cap Hit

Jalen Hurts’ cap hit for 2026 is $31,971,800. That’s roughly 10.6% of the Eagles’ overall cap space.

When the Eagles won the Super Bowl at the end of the 2024 season, Hurts’ $13.6 million salary was roughly 5% of the team’s cap.