NFL
Nathan Shepherd
Nathan Shepherd
New Orleans Saints, Defensive End
Age: 30-223d (Oct 09, 1993)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Fort Hays State
Drafted: Round 3 (#72 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Bardia Ghahremani (International Sports Agency)
2024 Cap Hit
$2,820,000
2024 Cash
$4,600,000
Career Earnings
$10,722,044
2023-2025 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Nathan Shepherd signed a 3 year , $15,000,000 contract with the New Orleans Saints, including $5,000,000 signing bonus, $10,180,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,000,000. In 2024, Shepherd will earn a base salary of $1,125,000 and a restructure bonus of $3,475,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,820,000 and a dead cap value of $8,600,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $15,000,000
Average Salary:
$5,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$5,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$10,180,000
Total GTD:
$10,180,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
30 | $2,080,000 | 0.93% | $6,080,000 | $6,080,000 | $10,180,000 | ||||
| 2024 |
|
31 | $2,820,000 | 1.10% | $4,600,000 | $10,680,000 | $8,600,000 | ||||
| POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 2 YR, $10,680,000; $5,780,000 DEAD CAP | |||||||||||
| 2025 |
|
32 | $6,515,000 | 2.38% | $4,820,000 | $15,500,000 | $5,780,000 | ||||
| 2026 |
|
33 | $4,085,000 | 1.40% | - | - | $4,085,000 | ||||
| 2027 |
|
34 | $1,695,000 | 0.54% | - | - | - | ||||
| 2028 |
|
35 | $695,000 | 0.21% | - | - | - | ||||
| 2026 |
|
36 |
UFA |
||||||||
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Restructure Bonus | Roster Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
30 | $1,080,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $6,080,000 | $6,080,000 | $6,080,000 | $5,166,667 |
| 2024 |
|
31 | $1,125,000 | - | $3,475,000 | - | $4,600,000 | $10,680,000 | $5,340,000 | $4,710,000 |
| 2025 |
|
32 | $4,300,000 | - | - | $520,000 | $4,820,000 | $15,500,000 | $5,166,667 | $4,820,000 |
| 2026 |
|
33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2027 |
|
34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2028 |
|
35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Contract Notes
- $10.18M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2023 salary + 2024 salary)
- 2025 Roster Bonus: $520,000, 5th league day of 2025)
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2022 Extension
Nathan Shepherd signed a 1 year , $1,085,000 contract with the New York Jets, including $50,000 signing bonus, $50,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,085,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,085,000
Average Salary:
$1,085,000
Signing Bonus:
$50,000
GTD at Sign:
$50,000
Total GTD:
$50,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
To see the rest of the Nathan Shepherd's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here
2018-2021 Rookie
Nathan Shepherd signed a 4 year , $3,875,724 contract with the New York Jets, including $900,572 signing bonus, $900,572 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $968,931.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,875,724
Average Salary:
$968,931
Signing Bonus:
$900,572
GTD at Sign:
$900,572
Total GTD:
$900,572
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
To see the rest of the Nathan Shepherd's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here
Career Earnings thru 2024
$10,722,044
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$1,380,572 |
$1,380,572 |
|
| 2019 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$424,472 |
$1,805,044 |
|
| 2020 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$818,000 |
$2,623,044 |
|
| 2021 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$934,000 |
$3,557,044 |
|
| 2022 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$1,085,000 |
$4,642,044 |
|
| 2023 | 30 |
|
Active
|
$6,080,000 |
$10,722,044 |
|
| Total |
$15,322,044 |
$10,722,044 |
||||
| 2024 | 31 |
|
Active
|
$4,600,000 |
$15,322,044 |
|
| 2025 | 32 |
|
Active
|
$4,820,000 |
$20,142,044 |
|
| Total |
$20,142,044 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
|
25 |
$480,000
|
$900,572 |
$1,380,572 |
$1,380,572 |
|||||
| 2019 |
|
26 |
$424,472
|
$424,472 |
$1,805,044 |
||||||
| 2020 |
|
27 |
$818,000
|
$818,000 |
$2,623,044 |
||||||
| 2021 |
|
28 |
$934,000
|
$934,000 |
$3,557,044 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
29 |
$1,035,000
|
$50,000 |
$1,085,000 |
$4,642,044 |
|||||
| 2023 |
|
30 |
$1,080,000
|
$5,000,000 |
$6,080,000 |
$10,722,044 |
|||||
| 2024 |
|
31 |
$1,125,000
|
$3,475,000 |
$4,600,000 |
$15,322,044 |
|||||
| Total |
$5,896,472 |
$5,950,572 |
$3,475,000 |
$15,322,044 |
$15,322,044 |
||||||
| 2025 |
|
32 |
$4,300,000
|
$520,000 |
$4,820,000 |
$20,142,044 |
|||||
| Total |
$10,196,472 |
$5,950,572 |
$3,475,000 |
$520,000 |
$20,142,044 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$3,691,472 | $950,572 | - | - | - | - | $4,642,044 |
| 1 |
|
$1,080,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $6,080,000 |
-
Feb 24, 2024
Converted $2.975M of 2024 salary into signing bonus, adding 1 void year, clearing $2.38M of cap space with New Orleans (NO)
-
Mar 15, 2023
Signed a 3 year $15 million contract with New Orleans (NO)
-
Mar 15, 2022
Signed a 1 year $1.085 million contract extension with New York (NYJ)
-
Sep 10, 2019
Suspended 6 games for violating the league's PED policy, forfeiting $318,681 in 2019 salary & bonus with New York (NYJ)
-
May 18, 2018
Signed a 4 year $3.875 million contract with New York (NYJ)
-
Apr 27, 2018
Drafted by New York (NYJ): Round 3 (#72 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NO | 17 | 16 | 556 | 53.20 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 23 | ||
| 2022 | NYJ | 17 | 3 | 417 | 36.60 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 17 | ||
| 2021 | NYJ | 17 | 1 | 494 | 41.60 | 28 | 17 | 11 | |||
| 2020 | NYJ | 14 | 3 | 336 | 29.50 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 2019 | NYJ | 9 | 234 | 28.70 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 2018 | NYJ | 16 | 5 | 344 | 30.70 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
