Matt Cassel
Quarterback
Career Earnings: $65,494,000
Career APY: $4,678,143
Total Guarantees: $42,354,000
Largest Cash Payment: $16,000,000 (2009)
Largest Cap Number: $15,200,000 (2009)
- Date of Birth: May 17, 1982
- Height: 6'4"
- Weight: 228
- College: USC
- Entry: 2005 Draft, Round 7, #230 overall (Patriots)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots | Drafted | Expired | 2005 | 4 | $1,439,000 | $359,750 | $54,000 | $1,589,000 | 110.4% | $397,250 |
| Chiefs | Franchise | Terminated | 2009 | 6 | $63,000,000 | $10,500,000 | $27,750,000 | $46,000,000 | 73.0% | $11,500,000 |
| Vikings | SFA | Expired | 2013 | 1 | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | $2,000,000 | $3,700,000 | 100.0% | $3,700,000 |
| Bills | UFA | Terminated | 2014 | 2 | $10,500,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,650,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Vikings | UFA | Traded | 2014 | 2 | $10,500,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,650,000 | $5,750,000 | 54.8% | $5,750,000 |
| Bills | SFA | Traded | 2015 | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Cowboys | SFA | Expired | 2015 | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $1,764,706 | 88.2% | $1,764,706 |
| Titans | UFA | Expired | 2016 | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $750,000 | $2,000,000 | 100.0% | $2,000,000 |
| Titans | UFA | Terminated | 2017 | 2 | $5,250,000 | $2,625,000 | $500,000 | $2,750,000 | 52.4% | $2,750,000 |
| Lions | SFA | Expired | 2018 | 1 | $1,105,000 | $1,105,000 | $0 | $1,105,000 | 100.0% | $1,105,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots | 4 | $1,589,000 | $397,250 | $1,589,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Chiefs | 4 | $46,000,000 | $11,500,000 | $42,050,000 | 0.0% | $3,950,000 | 0.0% |
| Vikings | 2 | $9,450,000 | $4,725,000 | $9,450,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bills | 0 | $835,294 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $835,294 | 0.0% |
| Cowboys | 1 | $1,764,706 | $1,764,706 | $1,764,706 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Titans | 2 | $4,750,000 | $2,375,000 | $4,750,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Lions | 1 | $1,105,000 | $1,105,000 | $720,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Patriots | $230,000 | $13,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $243,500 | 0.3% | $284,000 | ||
| 2006 | Patriots | $350,000 | $13,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $363,500 | 0.4% | $350,000 | ||
| 2007 | Patriots | $435,000 | $13,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $448,500 | 0.4% | $435,000 | ||
| 2008 | Patriots | $520,000 | $13,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $533,500 | 0.5% | $520,000 | ||
| 2009 | Chiefs | $5,000,000 | $200,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $15,000,000 | $15,200,000 | 12.4% | $16,000,000 | ||
| 2010 | Chiefs | $11,750,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $11,750,000 | $12,200,000 | -- | $12,000,000 | ||
| 2011 | Chiefs | $4,750,000 | $2,075,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $7,075,000 | 5.9% | $12,500,000 | ||
| 2012 | Chiefs | $5,250,000 | $2,075,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $7,575,000 | 6.3% | $5,500,000 | ||
| 2013 | Vikings | $1,650,000 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $2,000,000 | $3,700,000 | 2.8% | $3,700,000 | ||
| 2014 | Vikings | $2,650,000 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $2,650,000 | $5,750,000 | 4.3% | $5,750,000 | ||
| 2015 | Cowboys | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,764,706 | 1.2% | $1,764,706 | ||
| 2016 | Titans | $1,250,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | 1.1% | $2,000,000 | ||
| 2017 | Titans | $1,750,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $2,750,000 | 1.4% | $2,750,000 | ||
| 2018 | Lions | $1,015,000 | $90,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $720,000 | 0.4% | $1,105,000 | ||
| Total | $38,600,000 | $5,444,000 | $15,500,000 | $500,000 | $900,000 | $31,900,000 | $60,323,706 | $64,658,706 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Comp/Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Sacked | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2011 | 9 | -- | -- | 54.4% | 0.0% | 160/269 | 59.5% | 1713 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 76.6 | 25 | 99 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2012 | 9 | -- | -- | 54.9% | 0.0% | 161/277 | 58.1% | 1796 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 66.7 | 27 | 145 | 5.4 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 44.1% | 0.0% | 153/254 | 60.2% | 1807 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 81.6 | 18 | 57 | 3.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 41/71 | 57.7% | 425 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 65.8 | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 40.9% | 0.0% | 119/204 | 58.3% | 1276 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 70.6 | 15 | 78 | 5.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 30/51 | 58.8% | 284 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 71.0 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 25/42 | 59.5% | 162 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 55.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0% | 0.0% | 7/17 | 41.2% | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26.3 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |