Willie Gay Jr.

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Saints, ILB Age: 26-71d Exp: 3 Years
Drafted: Round 2 (#63 overall), 2020 College: Mississippi State Agent(s): Gate City Athletics

 

  • Current Contract

    Willie Gay Jr. signed a 1 year, $3,000,000 contract with the New Orleans Saints, including a $1,200,000 signing bonus, $3,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,000,000. In 2024, Gay Jr. will earn a base salary of $1,800,000 and a signing bonus of $1,200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,000,000 and a dead cap value of $3,000,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,000,000
    Signing Bonus $1,200,000
    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 Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2024 Contract details by year 26 $1,800,000 $1,200,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000($3,000,000) $3,000,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $0 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $1,200,000 2024 Cap Savings: $1,800,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $0 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $1,200,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $1,800,000
    2025 Free Agent Year 27 UFA  
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2020-2023Entry Level

    Willie Gay Jr. signed a 4 year, $5,271,045 contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, including a $1,393,488 signing bonus, $1,903,488 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,317,761. In 2024, Gay Jr. will earn a base salary of $1,800,000 and a signing bonus of $1,200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,000,000 and a dead cap value of $3,000,000.
    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $5,271,045
    Signing Bonus $1,393,488
    Average Salary $1,317,761
    Total Guarantees $1,903,488
    Guaranteed at Signing $1,903,488
    Free Agent: 2024 / UFA

  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $610,000 $1,393,488 - - - - $200,112 $2,203,600
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $849,593 - - - - - - $849,593
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $863,811 - - - - - - $863,811
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,253,779 - - $75,000 - - - $1,328,779
    4 seasons $3,577,183 $1,393,488 - $75,000 - - $200,112 $5,245,783
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $1,800,000 $1,200,000 - - - - - $3,000,000
    $5,377,183 $2,593,488 - $75,000 - - $200,112 $8,245,783
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    4 seasons Player Cash Earnings $3,577,183 $1,393,488 - $75,000 - - $200,112 $5,245,783

  • Fines

    • Player contract details by year 10/27/2023, $8,793

      Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Los Angeles (LAC)

    • Player contract details by year 09/19/2022, 4 games, $242,040

      Personal Conduct

    • TOTAL: $250,833

  • Transactions

    Mar 12 2024Signed a 1 year $3 million contract with New Orleans (NO)
    Oct 27 2023Fined $8,793 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Los Angeles (LAC)
    Sep 19 2022Suspended 4 games for violating the league's Personal Conduct policy, forfeiting $242,040 in 2022 salary with Kansas City (KC)
    Jul 20 2020Signed a 4 year $5.27 million contract with Kansas City (KC)
    Apr 24 2020Drafted by Kansas City (KC): Round 2 (#63 overall)

  • 2024 Player Rankings

    A visual look at how Willie Gay Jr. 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 KC 16 16 15 624 65.8 1 58 44 14 1 1
    2022 KC 13 13 13 607 53.2 2.5 88 51 37 1
    2021 KC 12 12 11 437 39.2 0.5 48 26 22 2
    2020 KC 16 16 8 267 26.5 1 39 29 10 1
    Totals 57 57 47 1,935 - 5 233 150 83 2 4