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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 $480,000 $900,572 - - - - - $1,380,572 2019 $424,472 - - - - - - $424,472 2020 $818,000 - - - - - - $818,000 2021 $934,000 - - - - - - $934,000 2022 $1,035,000 $50,000 - - - - - $1,085,000 2023 $1,080,000 $5,000,000 - - - - - $6,080,000 6 seasons $4,771,472 $5,950,572 - - - - - $10,722,044 2024 $1,125,000 - - - $3,475,000 - - $4,600,000 2025 $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 $3,691,472 $950,572 - - - - - $4,642,044 1 seasons $1,080,000 $5,000,000 - - - - - $6,080,000 -
Fines
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09/10/2019, 6 games, $318,681
PEDS
TOTAL: $318,681
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09/10/2019, 6 games, $318,681
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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
A visual look at how Nathan Shepherd 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 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