M.J. Stewart

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Texans, SS Age: 28-222d Exp: 5 Years
Drafted: Round 2 (#53 overall), 2018 College: North Carolina Agent(s): Pat Dye Jr., Bill Johnson (SportsTrust Advisors)

 
  • Current Contract

    M.J. Stewart signed a 2 year, $6,000,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including a $1,500,000 signing bonus, $3,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,000,000. In 2024, Stewart will earn a base salary of $2,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,367,647 and a dead cap value of $750,000.
    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $6,000,000
    Signing Bonus $1,500,000
    Average Salary $3,000,000
    Total Guarantees $3,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $3,000,000
    Free Agent: 2025 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Roster/Gm Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2023 Contract details by year 28 $1,500,000 $750,000 $117,640 $2,367,640 $3,000,000 $3,117,640($3,117,640) $3,117,640
    Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-632,360 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $1,500,000 2023 Cap Savings: $867,640 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $2,250,000 2024 Dead Cap: $750,000 2023 Cap Savings: $117,640 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $750,000 2024 Dead Cap: $750,000 2023 Cap Savings: $1,617,640

    Potential Out: 2024, 1 yr, $3,117,640; $750,000 dead cap

    2024 Contract details by year 29 $2,500,000 $750,000 $117,647 $3,367,647 $750,000 $2,750,000($5,867,640) $2,933,820
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $750,000 2024 Cap Savings: $2,617,647 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $750,000 2024 Cap Savings: $2,617,647 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $750,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $2,617,647 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $750,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $2,617,647
    2025 Free Agent Year 30 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • $3M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2023 salary)
    • Per Game Active Bonus: $14,705 ($250,000, 16 LTBE in 2023)
    • Incentives: $1.5M
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2022-2022

    M.J. Stewart signed a 1 year, $2,250,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including a $500,000 signing bonus, $500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,250,000. In 2024, Stewart will earn a base salary of $2,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,367,647 and a dead cap value of $750,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,250,000
    Signing Bonus $500,000
    Average Salary $2,250,000
    Total Guarantees $500,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $500,000
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA

    2018-2021Entry Level

    M.J. Stewart signed a 4 year, $5,083,112 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including a $1,776,809 signing bonus, $2,487,860 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,270,778. In 2024, Stewart will earn a base salary of $2,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,367,647 and a dead cap value of $750,000.
    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $5,083,112
    Signing Bonus $1,776,809
    Average Salary $1,270,778
    Total Guarantees $2,487,860
    Guaranteed at Signing $2,487,860
    Free Agent: 2022 / UFA
  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $480,000 $1,776,809 - - - - - $2,256,809
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $711,051 - - - - - - $711,051
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $942,101 - - - - - $161,130 $1,103,231
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $1,173,152 - - - - - - $1,173,152
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,500,000 $500,000 $235,296 - - - - $2,235,296
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - - - - $3,117,640
    6 seasons $6,306,304 $3,776,809 $235,296 - - - $161,130 $10,597,179
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $2,500,000 - - - - - - $2,750,000
    $8,806,304 $3,776,809 $235,296 - - - $161,130 $13,347,179
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,191,051 $1,776,809 - - - - - $2,967,860
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $2,115,253 - - - - - $161,130 $2,276,383
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $235,296 - - - - $5,352,936
  • Fines

    • Player contract details by year 11/10/2023, $13,971

      Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Tampa Bay (TB)


    • TOTAL: $13,971

  • Transactions

    Nov 10 2023Fined $13,971 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Tampa Bay (TB)
    Mar 9 2023Signed a 2 year $6 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
    Mar 15 2022Signed a 1 year $2.25 million contract with Houston (HOU)
    Aug 8 2020Claimed off waivers by Cleveland (CLE)
    Aug 6 2020Waived by Tampa Bay (TB)
    May 10 2018Signed a 4 year $5.08 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
    Apr 27 2018Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 2 (#53 overall)
  • 2024 Player Rankings

    A visual look at how M.J. Stewart ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.

     

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT
    2023 HOU 8 8 1 166 15.3 21 12 9 1
    2022 HOU 17 17 179 16.3 28 22 6 1
    2021 CLE 13 13 3 327 29.3 46 34 12 1
    2020 CLE 16 15 229 21.3 1 22 18 4 2
    2019 TB 10 10 1 330 28.3 35 28 7
    2018 TB 11 11 5 298 28.5 33 31 2
    Totals 75 74 10 1,529 - 1 185 145 40 3 2