2018 Salary Cap Charge: $14,190,000 % of 2018 Team Cap: 7.40% 2018 Cash Payout: $11,000,000 % of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 7.15% 2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.78 Total Contract Value: $100,000,000 Annual Contract Value: $16,666,667 Position Ranking: 0/51 at 34DE Fully Guaranteed Money: $20,876,385 Age: 29 Height: 6' 5" Weight: 289 College: Wisconsin Accrued Seasons: 7 Entry: 2011 Draft, Round 1, #11 overall (Texans) Year Signed: 2014 Contract Type: Extension Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)
Contract Notes
DE JJ Watt signed a six year, $100 million contract extension with the Houston Texans on September 2, 2014. Watt had two years remaining on his contract, meaning the new deal will run through the 2021 season.
Details of the contract are currently based on a report by John McClain of the Houston Chronicle . Upon signing the contract Watt received a $10 million signing bonus and guaranteed salaries in 2014 and 2015 to bring his total of fully guaranteed salary to $20.876 million. If he is on the roster on the 5th day of the 2015 League year he wil receive a $10 million roster bonus and will have his 2016 and 2017 base salaries become fully guaranteed in 2016. Watt converted the roster bonus to a signing bonus in 2015 to create $8 million in cap space.
Current Contract Year Age Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Dead Money & Cap Savings
Cut (pre-June 1) Cut (post-June 1) Trade (pre-June 1) Trade (post-June 1) Restructure Extension
Prorated Roster Workout Other 2014 25 $907,385 $907,385 $3,668,182 $0 $0 $0 $4,575,567 3.4% 2015 26 $9,969,000 $9,969,000 $4,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $13,969,000 9.7% 2016 27 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $4,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $14,500,000 9.3% 2017 28 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $3,561,250 $0 $0 $0 $14,061,250 8.4% 2018 29 $11,000,000 $3,190,000 $0 $0 $0 $14,190,000 8.0% $5,190,000
$3,190,000
$5,190,000
$3,190,000
$0
$0
$9,000,000
$11,000,000
$9,000,000
$11,000,000
$7,563,750
$8,068,000
2019 30 $13,000,000 $2,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $15,000,000 7.9% $2,000,000
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
$0
$13,000,000
$13,000,000
$13,000,000
$13,000,000
$8,046,667
$9,656,000
2020 31 $15,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $15,500,000 7.8% $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$15,500,000
$15,500,000
$15,500,000
$15,500,000
$7,277,500
$11,644,000
2021 32 $17,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,500,000 -- $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$17,500,000
$17,500,000
$17,500,000
$17,500,000
$0
$14,000,000
Total $88,876,385 $20,419,432 $0 $0 $0 $109,295,817
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $61,206,498 Years: 7 Career APY: $8,743,785 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Yrs Total APY Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY Texans Drafted Renegotiated 2011 4 $11,237,498 $2,809,375 $9,330,113 83.0% $3,110,038 Texans Extension Active 2014 6 $100,000,000 $16,666,667 $51,876,385 51.9% $12,969,096
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Texans 7 $61,206,498 $8,743,785 $54,767,748 0.0% $0 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Prorated Roster Workout Other 2011 Texans $375,000 $1,668,182 $0 $0 $0 $2,043,182 1.7% 2012 Texans $885,795 $1,668,182 $0 $0 $0 $2,553,977 2.1% 2013 Texans $1,396,590 $1,396,590 $1,668,182 $0 $0 $0 $3,064,772 2.5% 2014 Texans $907,385 $907,385 $3,668,182 $0 $0 $0 $4,575,567 3.4% 2015 Texans $9,969,000 $9,969,000 $4,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $13,969,000 9.7% 2016 Texans $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $4,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $14,500,000 9.3% 2017 Texans $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $3,561,250 $0 $0 $0 $14,061,250 8.4% 2018 Texans $11,000,000 $3,190,000 $0 $0 $0 $14,190,000 8.0% 2019 Texans $13,000,000 $2,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $15,000,000 7.9% 2020 Texans $15,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $15,500,000 7.8% 2021 Texans $17,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,500,000 -- Total $91,533,770 $25,423,978 $0 $0 $0 $116,957,748
Statistics (2014-present) Year Games Played Snaps Tackles Negative Plays Interceptions Fumbles TD Defense Special Solo Assist Sacks Yards TFL QB Hits Pass Def. INT Yards Forced Recovered Yards 2014 16 93.0% 16.0% 59 19 20.5 140 29 51 10 1 80 4 5 59 2 2015 16 96.2% 14.8% 57 19 17.5 117.5 29 50 8 0 0 3 1 0 0 2016 3 15.5% 2.9% 1 7 1.5 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2017 5 21.2% 2.6% 11 4 0 0 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Financial Reports Yearly Cap Charge vs. Dead Money (pre-June 1 cut)
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Positional Comparisons to League Average
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