Age: 27
Free Agency: 2023 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 5
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 269
- College: Clemson
- Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 1, #19 overall (Bills)
- 2021 Salary Cap Charge: $1,490,000 (0.71% of cap)
- 2021 Cash Payout: $990,000 (0.51% of spending)
- 2021 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.66
- Contract Value: $30,000,000 ($10,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $21,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 29/214 at EDGE
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $990,000 | $100,000 | $500,000 | $990,000 | $1,490,000 | 0.7% | |||||
| 2022 | 28 | $8,900,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $9,000,000 | 4.2% | |||||
| 2023
March 22: 2023/2024 years void 15 days prior to 2023 league year
| 29 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| 2024 | 30 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| Total | $9,890,000 | $200,000 | $500,000 | $990,000 | $10,490,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Houston and Shaq Lawson completed a contract restructure on March 31, 2021. $7.01 million of Lawson's 2021 salary (base + workout bonus) to a signing bonus for salary cap purposes, and added two voidable years to the contract. The restructure saves the Texans $5,257,500 in cap space for 2021.
Shaq Lawson signed a three year contract with the Miami Dolphins on March 22, 2020. Contract is worth base value of $30 million with $21 million virtually guaranteed at signing. Lawson received a $4 million signing bonus and full guaranteed salaries in 2020 and 2021. Lawson will also receive a $2.5 million roster bonus on March 26, 2020. Lawson can earn up to $2 million through incentives (sacks and team achievements) in each year of the contract.
Cash Flows
| Old Money | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $20,010,000 | $990,000 | $9,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $21,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $37,898,976
Career APY: $7,579,795
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | Drafted | Expired | 2016 | 4 | $10,278,976 | $2,569,744 | $10,278,976 | $10,278,976 | 100.0% | $2,569,744 |
| Dolphins | UFA | Traded | 2020 | 3 | $30,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $13,500,000 | 45.0% | $13,500,000 |
| Jets | UFA | Active | 2020 | 3 | $30,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $7,010,000 | 23.4% | $0 |
| Texans | UFA | Traded | 2020 | 3 | $30,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | 4 | $10,278,976 | $2,569,744 | $10,278,976 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Dolphins | 1 | $13,500,000 | $13,500,000 | $10,833,333 | 0.0% | $2,666,667 | 0.0% |
| Jets | 0 | $7,010,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Texans | 0 | $7,110,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $7,028,000 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bills | $450,000 | $1,418,905 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $450,000 | $1,868,905 | 1.2% | $6,125,620 | ||
| 2017 | Bills | $917,226 | $1,418,905 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $917,226 | $2,336,131 | 1.4% | $917,226 | ||
| 2018 | Bills | $1,384,452 | $1,418,905 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,384,452 | $2,803,357 | 1.5% | $1,384,452 | ||
| 2019 | Bills | $1,851,678 | $1,418,905 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,851,678 | $3,270,583 | 1.6% | $1,851,678 | ||
| 2020 | Dolphins | $6,500,000 | $1,333,333 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $9,000,000 | $10,833,333 | 5.0% | $13,500,000 | ||
| 2021 | Jets | $990,000 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $500,000 | $990,000 | $1,490,000 | 0.7% | $990,000 | ||
| 2022 | Jets | $8,900,000 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $9,000,000 | 4.2% | $9,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Jets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2024 | Jets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| Total | $20,993,356 | $7,008,953 | $2,500,000 | $200,000 | $1,000,000 | $14,593,356 | $31,602,309 | $33,768,976 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2016 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 22.1% | 0.2% | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 39.3% | 8.7% | 17 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 43.3% | 3.2% | 18 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46.2% | 7.2% | 21 | 11 | 6.5 | 49.5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 55.3% | 14.3% | 17 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53.3% | 23.0% | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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|---|---|---|
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| Injury Adjusted | $0 | $0 |
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