2018 Salary Cap Charge: $5,956,250 % of 2018 Team Cap: 3.10% 2018 Cash Payout: $5,250,000 % of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 3.11% 2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.88 Total Contract Value: $26,000,000 Annual Contract Value: $6,500,000 Position Ranking: 4/43 at 34OLB Fully Guaranteed Money: $10,681,012 Age: 28 Height: 6' 4" Weight: 258 College: Illinois Accrued Seasons: 6 Entry: 2012 Draft, Round 1, #26 overall (Texans) Year Signed: 2015 Contract Type: Extension Free Agency: 2020 (UFA)
Contract Notes
Whitney Mercilus signed a 4 year contract extension on May 5, 2015. The contract contains $10,681,012 in full guarantees including a signing bonus of $5.25 million. Mercilus base salaries in 2015 and 2016 are both fully guaranteed. He is elibible for per game active roster bonuses in each year of his exension. The Texans increases his cap charge by $550,000 in 2015 with the extension.
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 2015 25 $931,012 $931,012 $2,048,018 $0 $0 $0 $2,979,030 2.1% 2016 26 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $1,050,000 $250,000 $0 $0 $5,800,000 3.7% 2017 27 $4,500,000 $1,050,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $6,018,750 3.6% 2018 28 $4,750,000 $1,050,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $5,956,250 3.4% $2,100,000
$1,050,000
$2,100,000
$1,050,000
$0
$0
$3,856,250
$4,906,250
$3,856,250
$4,906,250
$1,980,000
$3,168,000
2019 29 $5,750,000 $1,050,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $7,300,000 3.8% $1,050,000
$1,050,000
$1,050,000
$1,050,000
$0
$0
$6,250,000
$6,250,000
$6,250,000
$6,250,000
$0
$3,956,000
Total $20,431,012 $6,248,018 $1,750,000 $0 $0 $28,054,030
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $21,790,346 Years: 6 Career APY: $3,631,724 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Yrs Total APY Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY Texans 2012 3 $5,205,066 $1,735,022 $6,203,084 119.2% $2,067,695 Texans Extension Active 2015 4 $26,000,000 $6,500,000 $15,587,262 60.0% $5,195,754
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Texans 6 $21,790,346 $3,631,724 $20,002,846 0.0% $0 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Prorated Roster Workout Other 2012 Texans $390,000 $998,018 $0 $0 $0 $1,388,018 1.2% 2013 Texans $737,004 $737,004 $998,018 $0 $0 $0 $1,735,022 1.4% 2014 Texans $1,084,008 $1,084,008 $998,018 $0 $0 $0 $2,082,026 1.6% 2015 Texans $931,012 $931,012 $2,048,018 $0 $0 $0 $2,979,030 2.1% 2016 Texans $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $1,050,000 $250,000 $0 $0 $5,800,000 3.7% 2017 Texans $4,500,000 $1,050,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $6,018,750 3.6% 2018 Texans $4,750,000 $1,050,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $5,956,250 3.4% 2019 Texans $5,750,000 $1,050,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $7,300,000 3.8% Total $22,642,024 $9,242,072 $1,750,000 $0 $0 $33,259,096
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 15 71.2% 29.8% 31 19 5 30 9 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2015 16 70.9% 31.2% 32 20 12 60 14 16 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 2016 15 86.0% 21.7% 36 17 7.5 56.5 13 22 1 0 0 1 4 7 0 2017 5 19.8% 3.0% 9 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 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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