Chase McLaughlin

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kicker
Age: 28y-10m-13d (Apr 09, 1996)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Illinois
Drafted: Undrafted, BUF, 2019
Agent(s): Robert Roche (1 of 1 Agency)
2025 Cap Hit
$3,500,000
2025 Cash
$3,500,000
Career Earnings
$8,963,007
2024-2026 pending-free-agent-extension (CURRENT)
Chase McLaughlin signed a 3 year, $12,300,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including $6,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,100,000. In 2025, McLaughlin will earn a base salary of $3,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,500,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $12,300,000
Average Salary:
$4,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$5,000,000
Total GTD:
$6,500,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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28 | $5,000,000 | 1.96% | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | ||
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 1 YR, $5,000,000; $0 DEAD CAP | |||||||||
2025 |
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29 | $3,500,000 | 1.27% | $3,500,000 | $8,500,000 | - | ||
2026 |
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30 | $3,800,000 | 1.29% | $3,800,000 | $12,300,000 | - | ||
2027 |
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31 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Roster Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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28 | $1,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $12,300,000 | ||
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 1 YR, $5,000,000; $0 DEAD CAP | |||||||||
2025 |
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29 | $3,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $7,300,000 | ||
2026 |
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30 | $3,800,000 | - | $3,800,000 | $12,300,000 | $3,800,000 |
Contract Notes
- $5M guaranteed at signing (2024 salary + 2024 roster bonus)
- $1.5m of 2025 salary fully guarantees 3/16/2025 (injury guaranteed at signing)
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,130,000
Average Salary:
$1,130,000
Signing Bonus:
$50,000
GTD at Sign:
$150,000
Total GTD:
$150,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2022-2022 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $965,000
Average Salary:
$965,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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 / UFA
2019-2020
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,170,000
Average Salary:
$585,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2021 / ERFA
2019-2021 Rookie
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,756,000
Average Salary:
$585,333
Signing Bonus:
$1,000
GTD at Sign:
$1,000
Total GTD:
$1,000
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
Seasons
5 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$8,963,007
Earnings w/ Different Teams
9 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | 23 |
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Retained
Active
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$1,000 $116,470 $116,470 $8,000 $116,470 |
$1,000 $117,470 $233,940 $241,940 $358,410 |
|
2020 | 24 |
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Retained
Retained
Active
|
$158,824 $75,600 $123,264 |
$517,234 $592,834 $716,098 |
|
2021 | 25 |
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Active
|
$850,000 |
$1,566,098 |
|
2022 | 26 |
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Active
Retained
Retained
|
$750,554 $338,300 $178,055 |
$2,316,652 $2,654,952 $2,833,007 |
|
2023 | 27 |
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Active
|
$1,130,000 |
$3,963,007 |
|
2024 | 28 |
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Active
|
$5,000,000 |
$8,963,007 |
|
Total |
$8,963,007 |
$8,963,007 |
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2025 | 29 |
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Active
|
$3,500,000 |
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2026 | 30 |
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Active
|
$3,800,000 |
||
Total |
$16,263,007 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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- | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | $1,000 |
2 |
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$1,383,380 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,383,379 |
1 |
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$116,471 | - | - | - | - | - | $116,470 |
2 |
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$83,600 | - | - | - | - | - | $83,600 |
1 |
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$116,471 | - | - | - | - | - | $116,470 |
1 |
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$158,824 | - | - | - | - | - | $158,824 |
1 |
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$119,118 | - | - | - | - | $4,146 | $123,264 |
1 |
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$850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 |
2 |
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$2,580,000 | $50,000 | $3,500,000 | - | - | - | $6,130,000 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 |
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23 |
$116,471 $116,471 $8,000 $116,471
|
$1,000 |
$1,000 $116,470 $116,470 $8,000 $116,470 |
$1,000 $117,470 $233,940 $241,940 $358,410 |
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2020 |
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24 |
$158,824 $75,600 $119,118
|
$4,146 |
$158,824 $75,600 $123,264 |
$517,234 $592,834 $716,098 |
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2021 |
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25 |
$850,000
|
$850,000 |
$1,566,098 |
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2022 |
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26 |
$750,554 $338,300 $178,055
|
$750,554 $338,300 $178,055 |
$2,316,652 $2,654,952 $2,833,007 |
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2023 |
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27 |
$1,080,000
|
$50,000 |
$1,130,000 |
$3,963,007 |
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2024 |
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28 |
$1,500,000
|
$3,500,000 |
$5,000,000 |
$8,963,007 |
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Total |
$5,407,864 |
$51,000 |
$3,500,000 |
$4,146 |
$8,963,007 |
$8,963,007 |
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2025 |
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29 |
$3,500,000
|
$3,500,000 |
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2026 |
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30 |
$3,800,000
|
$3,800,000 |
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Total |
$12,707,864 |
$51,000 |
$3,500,000 |
$4,146 |
$16,263,007 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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- | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | $1,000 |
2 |
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$1,383,380 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,383,379 |
1 |
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$116,471 | - | - | - | - | - | $116,470 |
2 |
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$83,600 | - | - | - | - | - | $83,600 |
1 |
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$116,471 | - | - | - | - | - | $116,470 |
1 |
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$158,824 | - | - | - | - | - | $158,824 |
1 |
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$119,118 | - | - | - | - | $4,146 | $123,264 |
1 |
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$850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 |
2 |
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$2,580,000 | $50,000 | $3,500,000 | - | - | - | $6,130,000 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 |
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16 - 16 | COVID-19 |
2020 |
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12 - 12 | COVID-19 |
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Mar 11, 2024 Signed a 3 year $12.3 million contract extension with Tampa Bay (TB)
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Mar 28, 2023 Signed a 1 year $1.13 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
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Oct 04, 2022 Signed to the active roster by Indianapolis (IND)
-
Sep 14, 2022 Signed to the practice squad by Indianapolis (IND)
-
May 02, 2022 Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Apr 05, 2022 Signed a 1 year $965,000 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
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May 10, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Cleveland (CLE)
-
May 07, 2021 Waived by New York (NYJ)
-
Dec 14, 2020 Claimed off waivers by New York (NYJ)
-
Dec 12, 2020 Waived by Jacksonville (JAC)
-
Nov 10, 2020 Signed to the active roster by Jacksonville (JAC)
-
Sep 08, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Minnesota (MIN)
-
Sep 05, 2020 Waived by Indianapolis (IND)
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Dec 04, 2019 Claimed off waivers by Indianapolis (IND)
-
Dec 03, 2019 Waived by San Francisco (SF)
-
Nov 07, 2019 Signed a contract with San Francisco (SF)
-
Oct 29, 2019 Waived by Los Angeles (LAC)
-
Oct 02, 2019 Signed a contract with Los Angeles (LAC)
-
Sep 01, 2019 Signed to the practice squad by Minnesota (MIN)
-
Aug 31, 2019 Waived by Buffalo (BUF)
-
May 09, 2019 Signed a contract with Buffalo (BUF)
Year | Team | GP | Snaps | Snaps% | FG ATT | FG MADE | FG MADE% | PAT ATT | PAT MADE | PAT MADE% |
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2024 | TB | 17 | 95 | 0.00 | 32 | 30 | 93.8 | 56 | 54 | 96.4 |
2023 | TB | 17 | 65 | 0.00 | 31 | 29 | 93.5 | 33 | 33 | 100.0 |
2022 | IND | 16 | 131 | 0.00 | 36 | 30 | 83.3 | 21 | 21 | 100.0 |
2021 | CLE | 16 | 107 | 0.00 | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 37 | 36 | 97.3 |
2020 | NYJ | 4 | 8 | 0.00 | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 6 | 5 | 83.3 |
2019 | IND | 11 | 62 | 0.00 | 23 | 18 | 78.3 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 |