Nathan Shepherd

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Saints, DE Age: 30-200d Exp: 5 Years
Drafted: Round 3 (#72 overall), 2018 College: Fort Hays State Agent(s): Bardia Ghahremani (International Sports Agency)

 

  • Current Contract

    Nathan Shepherd signed a 3 year, $15,000,000 contract with the New Orleans Saints, including a $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: 3 yr(s) / $15,000,000
    Signing Bonus $5,000,000
    Average Salary $5,000,000
    Total Guarantees $10,180,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $10,180,000
    Free Agent: 2026 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Roster Restructure Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2023 Contract details by year 30 $1,080,000 $1,000,000 - - $2,080,000 $10,180,000 $6,080,000($6,080,000) $6,080,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $10,180,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-8,100,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $5,000,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-2,920,000 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $6,180,000 2024 Dead Cap: $4,000,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-4,100,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $1,000,000 2024 Dead Cap: $4,000,000 2023 Cap Savings: $1,080,000
    2024 Contract details by year 31 $1,125,000 $1,000,000 - $695,000 $2,820,000 $8,600,000 $4,600,000($10,680,000) $5,340,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $8,600,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-5,780,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $7,475,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-4,655,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $2,820,000 2025 Dead Cap: $5,780,000 2024 Cap Savings: $0 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $1,695,000 2025 Dead Cap: $5,780,000 2024 Cap Savings: $1,125,000

    Potential Out: 2025, 2 yr, $10,680,000; $5,780,000 dead cap
    2025 Contract details by year 32 $4,300,000 $1,000,000 $520,000 $695,000 $6,515,000 $5,780,000 $4,820,000($15,500,000) $5,166,667
    Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $5,780,000 2025 Cap Savings: $735,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $5,780,000 2025 Cap Savings: $735,000 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $1,695,000 2026 Dead Cap: $4,085,000 2025 Cap Savings: $4,820,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $1,695,000 2026 Dead Cap: $4,085,000 2025 Cap Savings: $4,820,000
    2026 Contract details by year 33 - $1,000,000 - $695,000 $4,085,000 $4,085,000 -
    Pre-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $4,085,000 2026 Cap Savings: $0 Pre-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $4,085,000 2026 Cap Savings: $0 Post-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $4,085,000 2026 Cap Savings: $4,085,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $4,085,000 2026 Cap Savings: $4,085,000
    2027 Contract details by year 34 - $1,000,000 - $695,000 $1,695,000 - -
    Pre-6/1 Release 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,695,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,695,000 Post-6/1 Release 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,695,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,695,000
    2028 Contract details by year 35 - - - $695,000 $695,000 - -
    Pre-6/1 Release 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $695,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $695,000 Post-6/1 Release 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $695,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $695,000
    2026 Free Agent Year 36 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • $10.18M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2023 salary + 2024 salary)
    • 2025 Roster Bonus: $520,000, 5th league day of 2025)
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2022-2022

    Nathan Shepherd signed a 1 year, $1,085,000 contract with the New York Jets, including a $50,000 signing bonus, $50,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,085,000. 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: 1 yr(s) / $1,085,000
    Signing Bonus $50,000
    Average Salary $1,085,000
    Total Guarantees $50,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $50,000
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA

    2018-2021Entry Level

    Nathan Shepherd signed a 4 year, $3,875,724 contract with the New York Jets, including a $900,572 signing bonus, $900,572 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $968,931. 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: 4 yr(s) / $3,875,724
    Signing Bonus $900,572
    Average Salary $968,931
    Total Guarantees $900,572
    Guaranteed at Signing $900,572
    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 $900,572 - - - - - $1,380,572
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $424,472 - - - - - - $424,472
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $818,000 - - - - - - $818,000
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $934,000 - - - - - - $934,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,035,000 $50,000 - - - - - $1,085,000
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,080,000 $5,000,000 - - - - - $6,080,000
    6 seasons $4,771,472 $5,950,572 - - - - - $10,722,044
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $1,125,000 - - - $3,475,000 - - $4,600,000
    2025 Player Cash Earnings $4,300,000 - $520,000 - - - - $4,820,000
    $10,196,472 $5,950,572 $520,000 - $3,475,000 - - $20,142,044
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    5 seasons Player Cash Earnings $3,691,472 $950,572 - - - - - $4,642,044
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,080,000 $5,000,000 - - - - - $6,080,000

  • Fines

    • Player contract details by year 09/10/2019, 6 games, $318,681

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    • TOTAL: $318,681

  • Transactions

    Feb 24 2024Converted $2.975M of 2024 salary into signing bonus, adding 1 void year, clearing $2.38M of cap space with New Orleans (NO)
    Mar 15 2023Signed a 3 year $15 million contract with New Orleans (NO)
    Mar 15 2022Signed a 1 year $1.085 million contract extension with New York (NYJ)
    Sep 10 2019Suspended 6 games for violating the league's PED policy, forfeiting $318,681 in 2019 salary & bonus with New York (NYJ)
    May 18 2018Signed a 4 year $3.875 million contract with New York (NYJ)
    Apr 27 2018Drafted by New York (NYJ): Round 3 (#72 overall)

  • 2024 Player Rankings

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT
    2023 NO 17 17 16 556 53.2 3.5 50 27 23
    2022 NYJ 17 17 3 417 38.9 1.5 33 16 17
    2021 NYJ 17 17 1 494 41.6 28 17 11
    2020 NYJ 14 14 3 336 29.5 2.5 17 8 9
    2019 NYJ 9 9 234 20.8 2 11 6 5
    2018 NYJ 16 16 5 344 30.7 15 5 10
    Totals 90 90 28 2,381 - 10 154 79 75 0 0