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Current Contract
Shaq Lawson signed a 1 year, $1,317,500 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including a $152,500 signing bonus, $452,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,317,500. In 2023, Lawson will earn a base salary of $1,165,000 and a signing bonus of $152,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,092,500 and a dead cap value of $1,317,500.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,317,500 Signing Bonus $152,500 Average Salary $1,317,500 Total Guarantees $452,500 Guaranteed at Signing $452,500 Free Agent: 2024 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV 2023 29 $1,165,000 $152,500 $1,092,500 $1,317,500 $1,317,500($1,317,500) $1,317,500 Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $1,317,500 2023 Cap Savings: $-225,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $152,500 2023 Cap Savings: $940,000 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $1,317,500 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2023 Cap Savings: $-225,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $152,500 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2023 Cap Savings: $940,000 2024 30 UFA Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Previous Contracts
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2022-2022
Shaq Lawson signed a 1 year, $1,187,500 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including a $152,500 signing bonus, $152,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,187,500. In 2023, Lawson will earn a base salary of $1,165,000 and a signing bonus of $152,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,092,500 and a dead cap value of $1,317,500.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,187,500 Signing Bonus $152,500 Average Salary $1,187,500 Total Guarantees $152,500 Guaranteed at Signing $152,500 Free Agent: 2023 / UFA 2020-2022
Shaq Lawson signed a 3 year, $30,000,000 contract with the Miami Dolphins, including a $4,000,000 signing bonus, $20,800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,000,000. In 2023, Lawson will earn a base salary of $1,165,000 and a signing bonus of $152,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,092,500 and a dead cap value of $1,317,500.Contract: 3 yr(s) / $30,000,000 Signing Bonus $4,000,000 Average Salary $10,000,000 Total Guarantees $20,800,000 Guaranteed at Signing $20,800,000 Free Agent: 2023 / UFA 2016-2019Entry Level
Shaq Lawson signed a 4 year, $10,278,977 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including a $5,675,619 signing bonus, $9,828,976 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,569,744. In 2023, Lawson will earn a base salary of $1,165,000 and a signing bonus of $152,500, while carrying a cap hit of $1,092,500 and a dead cap value of $1,317,500.Contract: 4 yr(s) / $10,278,977 Signing Bonus $5,675,619 Average Salary $2,569,744 Total Guarantees $9,828,976 Guaranteed at Signing $9,828,976 Free Agent: 2020 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2016 $450,000 $5,675,619 - - - - - $6,125,619 2017 $917,226 - - - - - - $917,226 2018 $1,384,452 - - - - - - $1,384,452 2019 $1,851,679 - - - - - $40,276 $1,891,955 2020 $6,400,000 $4,000,000 $2,500,000 $100,000 - - $538,910 $13,538,910 2021 - $7,000,000 - - - - - $7,000,000 2021 - - - $100,000 - - - $100,000 2021 $990,000 - - - - - - $990,000 2022 $1,035,000 $152,500 - - - - - $1,187,500 2023 $1,165,000 $152,500 - - - - - $1,317,500 8 seasons $14,193,357 $16,980,619 $2,500,000 $200,000 - - $579,186 $34,453,162 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 6 seasons $6,803,357 $5,980,619 - - - - $40,276 $12,824,252 2 seasons $6,400,000 $11,000,000 $2,500,000 $100,000 - - $538,910 $20,538,910 1 seasons - - - $100,000 - - - $100,000 1 seasons $990,000 - - - - - - $990,000 -
Fines
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12/01/2018, $33,425
Role in a fight against Jacksonville (JAC)
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11/10/2017, $18,231
Roughing the Passer against Josh McCown (NYJ)
TOTAL: $51,656
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Transactions
Apr 10 2023Signed a 1 year $1.137 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)Mar 17 2022Signed a 1 year $1.18 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)Jan 8 2022Waived by New York (NYJ)Aug 29 2021Traded to New York (NYJ) from Houston (HOU) for 2022 6th round pick (#207 - traded)Apr 2 2021Converted $7M of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $5.25M of cap space with Houston (HOU)Mar 14 2021Traded to Houston (HOU) from Miami (MIA) with 2021 6th round pick [(from WAS)] (#203 - traded) for Benardrick McKinney and 2021 7th round pick (#231 Larnel Coleman)Mar 16 2020Agreed to a 3 year $30 million contract with Miami (MIA)May 1 2019Buffalo (BUF) declined a $9.451M option for 2020Dec 1 2018Fined $33,425 Role in a fight against Jacksonville (JAC)Nov 10 2017Fined $18,231 Roughing the Passer against Josh McCown (NYJ)Jun 6 2016Signed a 4 year $10.27 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)Apr 28 2016Drafted by Buffalo (BUF): Round 1 (#19 overall) -
2023 Player Rankings
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Statistics
Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT 2023 BUF 11 11 209 27.0 1 10 7 3 2022 BUF 15 15 5 427 43.9 3.5 31 19 12 1 2021 NYJ 14 14 7 534 44.9 1 23 15 8 1 2020 MIA 14 14 7 571 55.7 4 32 17 15 1 2019 BUF 15 15 486 46.3 6.5 32 21 11 1 2018 BUF 14 14 6 440 43.3 4 30 18 12 2 2017 BUF 11 11 10 435 39.3 4 33 17 16 2016 BUF 14 10 1 237 22.1 2 13 7 6 1 Totals 108 104 36 3,339 - 26 204 121 83 6 1