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

J.J. Watt

Interior Defensive Line

History
Statistics

Career Earnings: $129,706,498

Career APY: $10,808,875

Total Guarantees: $52,113,883

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

Largest Cap Number: $16,900,000 (2022)

Date of Birth: March 22, 1989
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 289
College: Wisconsin
Entry: 2011 Draft, Round 1, #11 overall (Texans)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Texans	Drafted	Renegotiated	2011	4	$11,237,498	$2,809,375	$11,237,498	$9,330,113	83.0%	$3,110,038
Texans	Extension	Terminated	2014	6	$100,000,000	$16,666,667	$20,876,385	$91,376,385	91.4%	$13,053,769
Cardinals	SFA	June 1 Terminated	2021	2	$28,000,000	$14,000,000	$20,000,000	$29,000,000	103.6%	$14,500,000

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Texans	10	$100,706,498	$10,070,650	$99,086,498	0.0%	$0	0.0%
Cardinals	2	$29,000,000	$14,500,000	$21,800,000	0.0%	$7,200,000	0.0%

Season History

Year	Team	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Other Bonus		Guaranteed Salary		Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Paid
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	$1,668,182	$0	$0		$1,396,590		$3,064,772	2.5%	$1,396,590
2014	Texans	$907,385	$3,668,182	$0	$0		$907,385		$4,575,567	3.4%	$10,907,385
2015	Texans	$9,969,000	$4,000,000	$0	$0		$9,969,000		$13,969,000	9.6%	$19,969,000
2016	Texans	$10,500,000	$4,000,000	$0	$0		$10,500,000		$14,500,000	9.3%	$10,500,000
2017	Texans	$10,500,000	$3,561,250	$0	$0		$10,500,000		$14,061,250	8.1%	$10,500,000
2018	Texans	$11,000,000	$3,190,000	$0	$0		$0		$14,190,000	7.4%	$11,000,000
2019	Texans	$13,000,000	$1,628,750	$0	$0		$0		$14,628,750	6.9%	$13,000,000
2020	Texans	$15,500,000	$0	$0	$0		$0		$15,500,000	7.1%	$15,500,000
2021	Cardinals	$2,500,000	$2,400,000	$0	$0		$2,500,000		$4,900,000	2.6%	$14,500,000
2022	Cardinals	$11,250,000	$2,400,000	$2,250,000	$1,000,000		$9,250,000		$16,900,000	8.1%	$14,500,000
Total		$87,783,770	$29,852,728	$2,250,000	$1,000,000		$45,022,975		$120,886,498		$129,706,498

Dead Money History

Team	Year	Cap Charge	Cash Paid
Cardinals	2023	$2,400,000	$0
Cardinals	2024	$4,800,000	$0
Total		$7,200,000	$0

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Games Inactive		Snaps		Tackles		Negative Plays					Interceptions		Fumbles			TD
Year	Games Played	Injured	Healthy	Defense	Special	Solo	Assist	Sacks	Yards	TFL	QB Hits	Pass Def.	INT	Yards	Forced	Rec.	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	0	0	94.1%	17.8%	65	15	10.5	70.5	22	46	7	0	0	4	2	0	0
2014	16	0	0	93.0%	16.0%	59	19	20.5	140	29	51	10	1	80	4	5	59	2
2015	16	0	0	96.2%	14.8%	57	19	17.5	117.5	29	50	8	0	0	3	1	0	0
2016	3	13	0	15.5%	2.9%	1	7	1.5	5	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2017	5	11	0	21.2%	2.6%	11	4	0	0	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	16	0	0	90.1%	13.1%	47	14	16	119	18	25	4	0	0	7	0	0	0
2019	8	8	0	44.1%	3.3%	15	9	4	34.5	4	20	3	0	0	1	2	0	0
2020	16	0	0	91.5%	0.7%	36	16	5	41	14	16	7	1	0	2	1	0	0
2021	7	1	0	31.3%	5.0%	10	6	1	1	5	10	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
2022	16	1	0	73.4%	0.0%	30	9	12.5	94	18	25	7	0	0	1	1	0	0