NFL
Matt Gay
Matt Gay
Indianapolis Colts, Kicker
Age: 30-261d (Mar 15, 1994)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Utah
Drafted: Round 5 (#145 overall), 2019
Agent(s): David Canter, Ness Mugrabi (GSE Worldwide)
2024 Cap Hit
$5,920,000
2024 Cash
$3,920,000
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 2024, Gay will earn a base salary of $3,920,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,920,000 and a dead cap value of $9,920,000.
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
| 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 | 2.47% | $4,750,000 | $17,750,000 | $4,000,000 | ||
| 2026 |
|
32 | $6,750,000 | 2.31% | $4,750,000 | $22,500,000 | $2,000,000 | ||
| 2027 |
|
33 |
UFA |
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| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
29 | $1,080,000 | $8,000,000 | $9,080,000 | $9,080,000 | $9,080,000 | $5,625,000 | |
| 2024 |
|
30 | $3,920,000 | - | $3,920,000 | $13,000,000 | $6,500,000 | $4,473,333 | |
| POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 2 YR, $13,000,000; $4,000,000 DEAD CAP | |||||||||
| 2025 |
|
31 | $4,750,000 | - | $4,750,000 | $17,750,000 | $5,916,667 | $4,750,000 | |
| 2026 |
|
32 | $4,750,000 | - | $4,750,000 | $22,500,000 | $5,625,000 | $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
Matt Gay signed a 1 year , $2,540,000 contract with the Los Angeles Rams, including an average annual salary of $2,540,000.
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
Matt Gay signed a 2 year , $1,525,000 contract with the Los Angeles Rams, including an average annual salary of $762,500.
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
Matt Gay signed a 4 year , $2,845,772 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including $325,772 signing bonus, $325,772 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $711,443.
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 2024
$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 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$337,784 $84,000 |
$1,158,556 $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 |
|
$3,698,826 | - | - | - | - | $28,958 | $3,727,784 |
| 3 |
|
$5,084,000 | $8,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $13,084,000 |
| 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 |
$308,826 $84,000
|
$28,958 |
$337,784 $84,000 |
$1,158,556 $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 |
|
$3,698,826 | - | - | - | - | $28,958 | $3,727,784 |
| 3 |
|
$5,084,000 | $8,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $13,084,000 |
-
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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Snaps | Snaps% | FG ATT | FG MADE | FG MADE% | PAT ATT | PAT MADE | PAT MADE% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | IND | 10 | 91 | 0.00 | 22 | 19 | 86.4 | 20 | 20 | 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 |
