J.J. Watt Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

J.J. Watt

3-4 Defensive End

2018 Salary Cap Charge: $14,190,000
% of 2018 Team Cap: 7.40%
2018 Cash Payout: $11,000,000
% of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 7.12%
2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.78
Total Contract Value: $100,000,000
Annual Contract Value: $16,666,667
Position Ranking: 0/29 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 Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
Year	Age	Base Salary (Guaranteed)	Prorated	Roster	Workout	Other	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
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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Career Earnings: $61,206,498

Career APY: $8,743,785

Potential Earnings: $118,206,498

Total Guarantees: $32,113,883

Largest Cash Payment: $19,969,000 (2015)

Largest Cap Hit: $17,500,000 (2021)

Contract History

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 Number	Cap %	Cash Due
Year	Team	Base Salary (Guaranteed)	Prorated	Roster	Workout	Other	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Due
2011	Texans	$375,000	$1,668,182	$0	$0	$0	$2,043,182	1.7%	$7,047,728
2012	Texans	$885,795	$1,668,182	$0	$0	$0	$2,553,977	2.1%	$885,795
2013	Texans	$1,396,590 $1,396,590	$1,668,182	$0	$0	$0	$3,064,772	2.5%	$1,396,590
2014	Texans	$907,385 $907,385	$3,668,182	$0	$0	$0	$4,575,567	3.4%	$10,907,385
2015	Texans	$9,969,000 $9,969,000	$4,000,000	$0	$0	$0	$13,969,000	9.7%	$19,969,000
2016	Texans	$10,500,000 $10,500,000	$4,000,000	$0	$0	$0	$14,500,000	9.3%	$10,500,000
2017	Texans	$10,500,000 $10,500,000	$3,561,250	$0	$0	$0	$14,061,250	8.4%	$10,500,000
2018	Texans	$11,000,000	$3,190,000	$0	$0	$0	$14,190,000	8.0%	$11,000,000
2019	Texans	$13,000,000	$2,000,000	$0	$0	$0	$15,000,000	7.9%	$13,000,000
2020	Texans	$15,500,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,500,000	7.8%	$15,500,000
2021	Texans	$17,500,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,500,000	--	$17,500,000
Total		$91,533,770	$25,423,978	$0	$0	$0	$116,957,748		$118,206,498

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Snaps		Tackles		Negative Plays					Interceptions		Fumbles			TD
Year	Games Played	Defense	Special	Solo	Assist	Sacks	Yards	TFL	QB Hits	Pass Def.	INT	Yards	Forced	Recovered	Yards	TD
2011	16	77.4%	0.0%	49	7	5.5	47.5	13	19	4	0	0	0	2	2	0
2012	16	88.1%	13.2%	69	12	20.5	138.5	39	43	16	0	0	4	2	7	0
2013	16	94.1%	17.8%	65	15	10.5	70.5	22	46	7	0	0	4	2	0	0
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
2018	6	90.0%	13.3%	19	6	7	53	8	11	0	0	0	4	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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