Jason Verrett is an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Check out his career earnings.
Jason Verrett : Career earnings | Draft | Contract
Verrett attended B Gale Wilson Middle School and attended Angelo Rodriguez High School, where he played football and ran track.
In football, he played running back on offense and cornerback on the defensive side.
He received Back of the Year honors on offense his junior and senior years.
In track & field, Verrett competed in the 100-meter dash event in 2007, clocking a PR of 11.87 seconds at the SCAC FINALS Meet, where he took 3rd in the freshman/sophomore finals. This was the only year he competed in track.
After graduating high school with no college scholarship offers, Verrett opted to attend Santa Rosa Junior College. While at SRJC, Verrett was named to the all-conference first-team in 2010. He was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com.
Jason Verrett Career earnings
The San Diego Chargers selected Verrett in the first round (25th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Verrett was the fourth cornerback drafted in 2014, behind Justin Gilbert (8th overall), Kyle Fuller (14th overall), and Darqueze Dennard (24th overall). Verrett became the highest selected TCU defender since Bob Lilly in 1961.
- 2014 : $4,360,456
- 2015 : $848,828
- 2016 : $1,137,182
- 2017 : $1,495,773
- 2018 : $8,526,000
- 2019 : $1,593,750
- 2020 : $1,047,500
- 2021 : $5,264,699
- 2022 : $838,6089
- All Seasons : $25,112,796
On May 29, 2014, the San Diego Chargers signed Verrett to a four-year, $7.88 million contract that includes $6.39 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4.05 million.
Verrett entered training camp slated as a starting cornerback after Shareece Wright departed for the San Francisco 49ers during free agency.
Head coach Mike McCoy named Verrett and Brandon Flowers the starting cornerbacks to begin the regular season.
They started alongside nickelback Patrick Robinson and safeties Eric Weddle and Jahleel Addae.
On April 24, 2017, the San Diego Chargers opted to exercise the fifth-year, $8.52 million option on Verrett’s rookie contract.
Jason Verrett Draft
On March 14, 2019, Verrett signed a one-year, $3.6 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers. He was placed on injured reserve on October 3, 2019, with an ankle injury.
Without Verrett, the 49ers reached Super Bowl LIV, but lost 31–20 to the Kansas City Chiefs.
On April 13, 2020, Verrett re-signed with the 49ers.
In Week 6 against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football, Verrett intercepted a pass thrown by Jared Goff during the 24–16 win. This was Verrett’s first interception since 2016 and his first as a 49er.
On April 1, 2021, Verrett re-signed with the 49ers. He tore his ACL in the season opening win against the Detroit Lions, ending his season.
On May 2, 2022, Verrett re-signed with the 49ers. He was placed on the reserve/PUP list to start the season on August 23, 2022.
The 49ers activated him on October 26. On November 9, 2022, Verrett tore his Achilles tendon thus ending his season.
Contract
Jason Verrett signed a 1 year, $1,035,000 contract with the San Francisco 49ers, including an average annual salary of $1,035,000.
| Contract: | 1 yr(s) / $1,035,000 |
| Signing Bonus | – |
| Average Salary | $1,035,000 |
| Total Guarantees | – |
| Guaranteed at Signing | – |
| Free Agent: | 2023 / UFA |
Verrett has been placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury and is expected to miss the remainder of the 2022-2023 season.