A pair of Kansas City Chiefs players have some money on the line against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. Winning is all that matters for these two teams, but a pair of Chiefs players have contract incentives that can sweeten the deal should Kansas City bring home the Lombardi Trophy.
According to ESPN’s Field Yates, both WR JuJu Smith-Schuster and DT Brandon Williams can earn some extra cash in Super Bowl LVII. For Williams, all he needs to do is be active in the game and see his team emerge victorious in order to earn an extra $50K. For Smith-Schuster, he’ll need to play at least 50% of the offensive snaps along with helping the Chiefs to victory to earn an extra $1 million.
4 players can earn an incentive this Sunday in the Super Bowl:
Chiefs WR JuJu Smith-Schuster: $1M with a win and 50% playing time
Chiefs DL Brandon Williams: $50K with a win and being active
Eagles DTs Ndamukong Suh and Linval Joseph: $125K with a win and 30% playing time
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) February 7, 2023
Smith-Schuster’s incentives should come as no surprise given the incentive-laden contract he was given when he signed a one-year deal with the team back in March of 2022. It’s not a given that Smith-Schuster hits the 50% playtime qualifier needed given the fact that he’s on the injury report with a knee injury. At the same time, in the seven weeks prior to the AFC title game where he left with his knee injury, Smith-Schuster played over 50% of the snaps.
As for Williams, he’s been active for every game since he was promoted to the 53-man roster from the practice squad. So long as Kansas City wins the game, he should earn his incentive.
Both of these incentives are considered NLTBE (Not Likely To Be Earned). That means they won’t count toward the team’s salary cap for the 2022 NFL season and would instead be paid down the line.
