Shaq Mason
Houston Texans, Guard
Age: 31-76d (Aug 28, 1993)
Exp: 9 Years
Country: US
College: Georgia Tech
Drafted: Round 4 (#131 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Deryk Gilmore (Day 1 Sports & Entertainment)
2024 Cap Hit
$5,868,000
2024 Cash
$9,800,000
Career Earnings
$62,810,656
2023-2026 Extension (CURRENT)
Shaq Mason signed a 3 year , $36,000,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including $10,000,000 signing bonus, $22,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,000,000. In 2024, Mason will earn a base salary of $1,210,000, a restructure bonus of $8,040,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,868,000 and a dead cap value of $17,800,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $36,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$10,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$22,000,000
Total GTD:
$22,000,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 30 | $4,700,000 | 2.09% | $12,200,000 | $12,200,000 | $22,000,000 | ||||||
2024 | 31 | $5,868,000 | 2.30% | $9,800,000 | $22,000,000 | $17,800,000 | ||||||
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 2 YR, $22,000,000; $12,482,000 DEAD CAP | ||||||||||||
2025 | 32 | $14,658,000 | 5.36% | $10,550,000 | $32,550,000 | $12,482,000 | ||||||
2026 | 33 | $15,058,000 | 5.15% | $10,950,000 | $43,500,000 | $7,324,000 | ||||||
2027 | 34 |
Void UFA |
$3,216,000 | 1.03% | - | $43,500,000 | $3,216,000 | |||||
2028 |
Void
|
$1,608,000 | 0.48% | - | $43,500,000 | - |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Restructure Bonus | Workout Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 30 | $1,700,000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $12,200,000 | $12,200,000 | $12,200,000 | $10,875,000 | ||
2024 | 31 | $1,210,000 | - | $8,040,000 | $50,000 | $9,800,000 | $22,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $10,433,333 | ||
2025 | 32 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $50,000 | $10,550,000 | $32,550,000 | $10,850,000 | $10,750,000 | ||
2026 | 33 | $10,400,000 | - | - | $50,000 | $10,950,000 | $43,500,000 | $10,875,000 | $10,950,000 | ||
2027 | 34 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | $43,500,000 | - | - | |
2028 | 35 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | $43,500,000 | - | - |
Contract Notes
- $22M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2023 salary + 2024 salary + $1.05M of 2025 salary)
- Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000)
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2018-2023 Rookie Extension
Shaq Mason signed a 5 year , $45,000,000 contract with the New England Patriots, including $12,000,000 signing bonus, $23,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $9,000,000. In 2024, Mason will earn, while carrying a cap hit of $3,228,000 and a dead cap value of $3,228,000.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $45,000,000
Average Salary:
$9,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$12,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$21,907,000
Total GTD:
$23,500,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2015-2018 Rookie
Shaq Mason signed a 4 year , $2,723,525 contract with the New England Patriots, including $443,525 signing bonus, $443,525 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $680,881.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,723,525
Average Salary:
$680,881
Signing Bonus:
$443,525
GTD at Sign:
$443,525
Total GTD:
$443,525
Free Agent:
2019 / UFA
Seasons
9 Years
Career Earnings thru 2024
$62,810,656
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 22 |
Active
|
$1,077,873 |
$1,077,873 |
||
2016 | 23 |
Active / active-pup
|
$802,474 |
$1,880,347 |
Champion | |
2017 | 24 |
Active
|
$1,014,639 |
$2,894,986 |
||
2018 | 25 |
Active
|
$12,907,000 |
$15,801,986 |
Champion | |
2019 | 26 |
Active
|
$4,812,500 |
$20,614,486 |
||
2020 | 27 |
Active
|
$5,872,657 |
$26,487,143 |
||
2021 | 28 |
Active
|
$6,882,345 |
$33,369,488 |
||
2022 | 29 |
Active
|
$7,441,168 |
$40,810,656 |
||
2023 | 30 |
Active
|
$12,200,000 |
$53,010,656 |
||
2024 | 31 |
Active
|
$9,800,000 |
$62,810,656 |
||
Total |
$62,810,656 |
$62,810,656 |
||||
2025 | 32 |
Active
|
$10,550,000 |
|||
2026 | 33 |
Active
|
$10,950,000 |
|||
Total |
$84,310,656 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | $15,732,000 | $12,443,525 | $2,632,345 | $1,875,000 | - | $936,618 | $33,369,488 | |
1 | $1,120,000 | - | $941,168 | $5,380,000 | - | - | $7,441,168 | |
2 | $2,910,000 | $10,000,000 | - | $8,040,000 | $50,000 | - | $22,000,000 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 22 |
$435,000
|
$443,525 |
$199,348 |
$1,077,873 |
$1,077,873 |
|||||
2016 | 23 |
$525,000
|
$277,474 |
$802,474 |
$1,880,347 |
||||||
2017 | 24 |
$615,000
|
$399,639 |
$1,014,639 |
$2,894,986 |
||||||
2018 | 25 |
$907,000
|
$12,000,000 |
$12,907,000 |
$15,801,986 |
||||||
2019 | 26 |
$2,250,000
|
$1,875,000 |
$937,500 |
$4,812,500 |
$20,614,486 |
|||||
2020 | 27 |
$5,000,000
|
$812,500 |
$60,157 |
$5,872,657 |
$26,487,143 |
|||||
2021 | 28 |
$6,000,000
|
$882,345 |
$6,882,345 |
$33,369,488 |
||||||
2022 | 29 |
$1,120,000
|
$5,380,000 |
$941,168 |
$7,441,168 |
$40,810,656 |
|||||
2023 | 30 |
$1,700,000
|
$10,000,000 |
$12,200,000 |
$53,010,656 |
||||||
2024 | 31 |
$1,210,000
|
$8,040,000 |
$50,000 |
$9,800,000 |
$62,810,656 |
|||||
Total |
$19,762,000 |
$22,443,525 |
$15,295,000 |
$3,573,513 |
$50,000 |
$936,618 |
$62,810,656 |
$62,810,656 |
|||
2025 | 32 |
$10,000,000
|
$50,000 |
$10,550,000 |
|||||||
2026 | 33 |
$10,400,000
|
$50,000 |
$10,950,000 |
|||||||
Total |
$40,162,000 |
$22,443,525 |
$15,295,000 |
$3,573,513 |
$150,000 |
$936,618 |
$84,310,656 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | $15,732,000 | $12,443,525 | $2,632,345 | $1,875,000 | - | $936,618 | $33,369,488 | |
1 | $1,120,000 | - | $941,168 | $5,380,000 | - | - | $7,441,168 | |
2 | $2,910,000 | $10,000,000 | - | $8,040,000 | $50,000 | - | $22,000,000 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | NE | 6 - 6 | COVID-19 |
- Mar 26, 2024 Converted $8M of 2024 salary into signing bonus, adding 2 void years, clearing $6.4M of cap with Houston (HOU)
- May 10, 2023 Signed a 3 year $36 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
- Mar 14, 2023 Traded to Houston (HOU) from Tampa Bay (TB) with 2023 7th round pick (#230 - traded) for 2023 6th round pick (#179 - traded)
- Sep 07, 2022 Converted $5.38M of 2022 base salary & $882,435 of roster bonus into signing bonus, adding three void years, clearing $5M of cap space with Tampa Bay (TB)
- Mar 15, 2022 Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from New England (NE) for 2022 5th round pick (#170 - traded)
- Oct 24, 2019 Converted $1.75M of salary to bonus, clearing $1.4M of cap space with New England (NE)
- Aug 27, 2018 Signed a 5 year $45 million contract extension with New England (NE)
- May 08, 2015 Signed a 4 year $2.723 million contract with New England (NE)
- May 02, 2015 Drafted by New England (NE): Round 4 (#131 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | HOU | 9 | 9 | 628 | 99.50 |
2023 | HOU | 17 | 17 | 1,131 | 99.70 |
2022 | TB | 17 | 17 | 1,199 | 98.60 |
2021 | NE | 15 | 15 | 956 | 86.50 |
2020 | NE | 13 | 13 | 782 | 77.30 |
2019 | NE | 15 | 15 | 1,076 | 92.80 |
2018 | NE | 14 | 14 | 954 | 85.20 |
2017 | NE | 16 | 16 | 1,138 | 99.70 |
2016 | NE | 16 | 15 | 1,020 | 91.00 |
2015 | NE | 14 | 10 | 738 | 66.00 |