Age: 27
Free Agency: 2028 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 6
- Height: 6'4"
- Weight: 315
- College: Texas A&M
- Entry: 2019 Draft, Round 2, #48 overall (Saints)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $6,520,000 (2.53% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $10,100,000 (4.20% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.55
- Contract Value: $60,000,000 ($12,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $20,090,000
- Contract Ranking: 5/73 at C
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2022)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25 | $1,010,000 | $2,212,378 | $0 | $1,010,000 | $3,222,378 | 1.6% | |||||
| 2023 | 26 | $1,080,000 | $3,600,000 | $0 | $1,080,000 | $4,680,000 | 2.1% | |||||
| 2024
March 18: Roster bonus due
| 27 | $1,125,000 | $5,395,000 | $0 | $1,125,000 | $6,520,000 | 2.5% | |||||
| 2025
March 21: Roster bonus due
| 28 | $9,600,000 | $5,395,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $13,700,000 | 5.0% | |||||
| 2026
March 19: Roster bonus due
| 29 | $10,000,000 | $5,395,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $14,100,000 | 4.9% | |||||
| 2027
March 19: Roster bonus due
| 30 | $10,500,000 | $3,795,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $14,000,000 | 4.5% | |||||
| 2028 | 31 | Void | $1,795,000 | Void | Void | $1,795,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $33,315,000 | $27,587,378 | $2,500,000 | $3,215,000 | $58,017,378 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Eric McCoy signed a five year, $60 million extension with the Saints. McCoy received $33 million in guarantees of which $22 million is guaranteed at signing. McCoy received an $8 million roster bonus and his 2022 and 2023 salaries are fully guaranteed. If on the roster the third day of the 2024 league year his salary for that season will be guaranteed. Another $2.81M is fully guaranteed if on the roster on the third day of the 2025 league year. There are annual roster bonuses due on the 5th day of the league year in the final two years of the contract. The extension created $180,000 in cap room for 2022.
February 22, 2024 - McCoy and New Orleans agreed to a contract restructure per Tom Pelissero with conversion of $8,795,00 to signing bonus. One void year was added to the contract for salary cap purposes
Cash Flows
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $6,220,000 | $11,080,000 | $10,100,000 | $10,100,000 | $10,500,000 | $12,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $6,220,000 | $17,300,000 | $27,400,000 | $37,500,000 | $48,000,000 | $60,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $34,955,047
Career APY: $5,825,841
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | Drafted | Extended | 2019 | 4 | $6,090,582 | $1,522,646 | $3,716,357 | $4,765,047 | 78.2% | $1,588,349 |
| Saints | Extension | Active | 2022 | 5 | $60,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $20,090,000 | $30,190,000 | 50.3% | $10,063,333 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | 6 | $34,955,047 | $5,825,841 | $18,575,047 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Saints | $495,000 | $612,378 | $0 | $495,000 | $1,107,378 | 0.6% | $2,944,512 | ||
| 2020 | Saints | $771,845 | $612,378 | $0 | $771,845 | $1,384,223 | 0.7% | $771,845 | ||
| 2021 | Saints | $1,048,690 | $612,378 | $0 | $0 | $1,661,068 | 0.9% | $1,048,690 | ||
| 2022 | Saints | $1,010,000 | $2,212,378 | $0 | $1,010,000 | $3,222,378 | 1.6% | $9,010,000 | ||
| 2023 | Saints | $1,080,000 | $3,600,000 | $0 | $1,080,000 | $4,680,000 | 2.1% | $11,080,000 | ||
| 2024 | Saints | $1,125,000 | $5,395,000 | $0 | $1,125,000 | $6,520,000 | 2.5% | $10,100,000 | ||
| 2025 | Saints | $9,600,000 | $5,395,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $13,700,000 | 5.0% | $10,100,000 | ||
| 2026 | Saints | $10,000,000 | $5,395,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $14,100,000 | 4.9% | $10,500,000 | ||
| 2027 | Saints | $10,500,000 | $3,795,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $14,000,000 | 4.5% | $12,000,000 | ||
| 2028 | Saints | $1,390,000 | $1,795,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,795,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $37,020,535 | $29,424,512 | $2,500,000 | $4,481,845 | $62,170,047 | $67,555,047 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | ||
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.4% | 16.4% |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.7% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 68.3% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 76.0% | 1.1% |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 99.5% | 15.5% |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26.9% | 5.4% |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $2,249,000 | $12,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $2,249,000 | $12,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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