Matt Gay

Indianapolis Colts, Kicker
Age: 30y-11m-6d (Mar 15, 1994)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Utah
Drafted: Round 5 (#145 overall), 2019
Agent(s): David Canter, Ness Mugrabi (GSE Worldwide)
2025 Cap Hit

$6,750,000

2025 Cash

$4,750,000

Career Earnings

$17,632,556

2023-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Matt Gay signed a 4 year, $22,500,000 contract with the Indianapolis Colts, including $8,000,000 signing bonus, $13,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,625,000. In 2025, Gay will earn a base salary of $4,750,000, while carrying a cap hit of $6,750,000 and a dead cap value of $4,000,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $22,500,000
Average Salary:
$5,625,000
Signing Bonus:
$8,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$10,060,000
Total GTD:
$13,000,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2023 29 $3,080,000 1.37% $9,080,000 $9,080,000 $10,060,000
2024 30 $5,920,000 2.32% $3,920,000 $13,000,000 $9,920,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 2 YR, $13,000,000; $4,000,000 DEAD CAP
2025 31 $6,750,000 2.45% $4,750,000 $17,750,000 $4,000,000
2026 32 $6,750,000 2.29% $4,750,000 $22,500,000 $2,000,000
2027 33
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Cap Hit Cap % League Cap Dead Cap
2023 29 $1,080,000 $2,000,000 $3,080,000 1.37% $10,060,000
2024 30 $3,920,000 $2,000,000 $5,920,000 2.32% $9,920,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 2 YR, $13,000,000; $4,000,000 DEAD CAP
2025 31 $4,750,000 $2,000,000 $6,750,000 2.45% $4,000,000
2026 32 $4,750,000 $2,000,000 $6,750,000 2.29% $2,000,000
2027 33
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2023 29 $1,080,000 $8,000,000 $9,080,000 $9,080,000 $22,500,000
2024 30 $3,920,000 - $3,920,000 $13,000,000 $13,420,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 2 YR, $13,000,000; $4,000,000 DEAD CAP
2025 31 $4,750,000 - $4,750,000 $17,750,000 $9,500,000
2026 32 $4,750,000 - $4,750,000 $22,500,000 $4,750,000
Contract Notes
  • $10.06M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2023 salary + $980,000 of 2024 salary)
  • Additional $2.94M of 2024 salary fully guarantees 3/18/2024 (injury guaranteed at signing)
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2022

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,540,000
Average Salary:
$2,540,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2020-2021

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,525,000
Average Salary:
$762,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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2019-2022 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,845,772
Average Salary:
$711,443
Signing Bonus:
$325,772
GTD at Sign:
$325,772
Total GTD:
$325,772
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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Seasons

5 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$17,632,556

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 25
Active
$820,772
$820,772
2020 26
Retained
Active
$84,000
$337,784
$904,772
$1,242,556
2021 27
Active
$850,000
$2,092,556
 Champion
2022 28
Active
$2,540,000
$4,632,556
2023 29
Active
$9,080,000
$13,712,556
2024 30
Active
$3,920,000
$17,632,556
Total      
$17,632,556
$17,632,556
2025 31
Active
$4,750,000
2026 32
Active
$4,750,000
Total
$27,132,556

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 $495,000 $325,772 - - - - $820,772
3 $5,084,000 $8,000,000 - - - - $13,084,000
3 $3,698,826 - - - - $28,958 $3,727,784
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
25
$495,000
$325,772
$820,772
$820,772
2020
26
$84,000
$308,826
$28,958
$84,000
$337,784
$904,772
$1,242,556
2021
27
$850,000
$850,000
$2,092,556
2022
28
$2,540,000
$2,540,000
$4,632,556
2023
29
$1,080,000
$8,000,000
$9,080,000
$13,712,556
2024
30
$3,920,000
$3,920,000
$17,632,556
Total
$9,277,826
$8,325,772
$28,958
$17,632,556
$17,632,556
2025
31
$4,750,000
$4,750,000
2026
32
$4,750,000
$4,750,000
Total
$18,777,826
$8,325,772
$28,958
$27,132,556

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 $495,000 $325,772 - - - - $820,772
3 $5,084,000 $8,000,000 - - - - $13,084,000
3 $3,698,826 - - - - $28,958 $3,727,784
  • Mar 14, 2023 Signed a 4 year $22.5 million contract with Indianapolis (IND)
  • Sep 16, 2022 Fined $5,305 Uniform Violation (pant length)
  • Mar 15, 2022 Assigned a 1 year $2.54 million tender by Los Angeles (LAR)
  • Nov 17, 2020 Signed to the active roster by Los Angeles (LAR)
  • Nov 08, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Indianapolis (IND)
  • Sep 15, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Indianapolis (IND)
  • Sep 04, 2020 Waived by Tampa Bay (TB)
  • May 09, 2019 Signed a 4 year $2.84 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Apr 27, 2019 Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 5 (#145 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Sep 16, 2022 Uniform Violation (pant length) $5,305
Fines: 1 $5,305
Year Team GP Snaps Snaps% FG ATT FG MADE FG MADE% PAT ATT PAT MADE PAT MADE%
2024 IND 16 152 0.00 37 31 83.8 33 33 100.0
2023 IND 17 172 0.00 41 33 80.5 36 35 97.2
2022 LAR 17 139 0.00 30 28 93.3 32 31 96.9
2021 LAR 17 186 0.00 34 32 94.1 49 48 98.0
2020 LAR 7 67 0.00 16 14 87.5 16 16 100.0
2019 TB 16 64 0.00 35 27 77.1 48 43 89.6

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 14, 2023
Signed a 4 year $22.5 million contract with Indianapolis (IND)
Sep 16, 2022
Fined $5,305 Uniform Violation (pant length)
Mar 15, 2022
Assigned a 1 year $2.54 million tender by Los Angeles (LAR)
Nov 17, 2020
Signed to the active roster by Los Angeles (LAR)
Nov 08, 2020
Signed to the practice squad by Indianapolis (IND)
Sep 15, 2020
Signed to the practice squad by Indianapolis (IND)
Sep 04, 2020
Waived by Tampa Bay (TB)
May 09, 2019
Signed a 4 year $2.84 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Apr 27, 2019
Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 5 (#145 overall)

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