A.J. McCarron

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Falcons, QB Age: 31-8d Exp: 6 Years
Drafted: Round 5 (#164 overall), 2014 College: Alabama Agent(s): Todd France, Brian Ayrault (CAA Sports)

Injured Reserve (ACL)

McCarron suffered a torn ACL in his right knee and will miss the 2021-22 season.

 

Falcons – The Athletic

  • Current Contract

    A.J. McCarron signed a 1 year, $1,212,500 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including a $137,500 signing bonus, $137,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,212,500. In 2021, McCarron will earn a base salary of $1,075,000 and a signing bonus of $137,500, while carrying a cap hit of $987,500 and a dead cap value of $1,212,500.

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,212,500
    Signing Bonus $137,500
    Average Salary $1,212,500
    Total Guarantees $137,500
    Guaranteed at Signing $137,500
    Free Agent: 2022 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash
    2021 Contract details by year 31 $1,075,000 $137,500 $987,500 $1,212,500 $1,212,500($1,212,500)
    Pre-6/1 Release 2021 Dead Cap: $1,212,500 2021 Cap Savings: $-225,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2021 Dead Cap: $137,500 2021 Cap Savings: $850,000 Post-6/1 Release 2021 Dead Cap: $1,212,500 2022 Dead Cap: $0 2021 Cap Savings: $-225,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2021 Dead Cap: $137,500 2022 Dead Cap: $0 2021 Cap Savings: $850,000
    2022 Free Agent Year 32 UFA  
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2020-2020

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $4,000,000
    Signing Bonus $2,000,000
    Average Salary $4,000,000
    Total Guarantees $3,750,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $3,750,000
    Free Agent: 2021 / UFA

    2019-2019

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,000,000
    Signing Bonus $1,500,000
    Average Salary $3,000,000
    Total Guarantees $2,500,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $2,500,000
    Free Agent: 2020 / UFA

    2018-2019

    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $10,000,000
    Signing Bonus $4,000,000
    Average Salary $5,000,000
    Total Guarantees $7,900,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $4,900,000
    Free Agent: 2020 / UFA

    2014-2017Entry Level

    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $2,401,652
    Signing Bonus $181,652
    Average Salary $600,413
    Total Guarantees $181,652
    Guaranteed at Signing $181,652
    Free Agent: 2018 / UFA

  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2014 Player Cash Earnings $420,000 $181,652 - - - - - $601,652
    2015 Player Cash Earnings $510,000 - - - - - - $510,000
    2016 Player Cash Earnings $600,000 - - - - - - $600,000
    2017 Player Cash Earnings $690,000 - - - - - - $690,000
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $900,000 - - - - - - $900,000
    2018 Player Cash Earnings - $4,000,000 - $100,000 - - - $4,100,000
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - - - - $3,000,000
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $2,000,000 $2,000,000 - - - - $316 $4,000,316
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $1,075,000 $137,500 - - - - - $1,212,500
    8 seasons $7,695,000 $7,819,152 - $100,000 - - $316 $15,614,468
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    4 seasons Player Cash Earnings $2,220,000 $181,652 - - - - - $2,401,652
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $900,000 - - - - - - $900,000
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings - $4,000,000 - $100,000 - - - $4,100,000
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $3,500,000 $3,500,000 - - - - $316 $7,000,316
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,075,000 $137,500 - - - - - $1,212,500

  • Transactions

    May 3 2021Signed a 1 year $1.2 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)
    Mar 16 2020Signed a 1 year $4 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
    Mar 19 2019Signed a 1 year $3 million contract with Houston (HOU)
    Mar 14 2019Released by Oakland (OAK); clearing $5 million in cap space
    Sep 1 2018Traded to Oakland (OAK) from Buffalo (BUF) for 2019 5th round pick (#158 - traded)
    Mar 14 2018Signed a 2 year $10 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)
    May 22 2014Signed a 4 year $2.4 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
    May 10 2014Drafted by Cincinnati (CIN): Round 5 (#164 overall)

  • 2021 Player Rankings

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Pass Att Pass Cmp Pass Cmp% Pass Yds Pass Yds/Gm Pass TD Pass INT Pass Rating Rush Att Rush Yds Rush TD Fum Prod Pts
    2020 HOU 16 2 2 0.2 1 1 100 20 10.00 0 0 118.75 0 0 0 0 0.8
    2019 HOU 16 2 1 69 6.3 37 21 56.8 225 112.50 0 1 63.46 5 39 1 0 16.9
    2018 OAK 16 2 12 1.1 3 1 33.3 8 4.00 0 0 42.36 3 -2 0 1 0.12
    2017 CIN 16 3 26 2.7 14 7 50 66 22.00 0 0 63.39 0 0 0 0 2.64
    2016 CIN 16 1 2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2015 CIN 16 7 3 257 24.2 119 79 66.4 854 122.00 6 2 97.11 14 31 0 1 55.26
    2014 CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Totals 96 17 4 368 - 174 109 62.6 1,173 69.00 6 3 - 22 68 1 2 75.72