James Hurst
New Orleans Saints, Right Tackle
Age: 34y-3m-1d (Dec 17, 1991)
Exp: 9 Years
Country: US
College: North Carolina
Drafted: Undrafted, BAL, 2014
Agent(s): Jack Bechta (JB Sports)
RETIRED
2021-2024 Pending Free Agent Extension
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $9,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$3,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$5,000,000
Total GTD:
$5,000,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2020-2020
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,047,500
Average Salary:
$1,047,500
Signing Bonus:
$137,500
GTD at Sign:
$137,500
Total GTD:
$137,500
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
2018-2021 Extension
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $17,500,000
Average Salary:
$4,375,000
Signing Bonus:
$5,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$6,000,000
Total GTD:
$8,000,000
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2017-2017
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,200,000
Average Salary:
$1,200,000
Signing Bonus:
$250,000
GTD at Sign:
$250,000
Total GTD:
$250,000
Free Agent:
2018 / UFA
2014-2016
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,539,000
Average Salary:
$513,000
Signing Bonus:
$9,000
GTD at Sign:
$9,000
Total GTD:
$9,000
Free Agent:
2017 / RFA
Seasons
9 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$35,656,745
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 |
|
Active
Active
Active
|
$563,502 $563,502 $563,502 |
$563,502 $1,127,004 $1,690,506 |
|
| 2015 | 24 |
|
Active
Active
Active
|
$663,255 $663,255 $663,255 |
$2,353,761 $3,017,016 $3,680,271 |
|
| 2016 | 25 |
|
Active
Active
Active
|
$600,000 $600,000 $600,000 |
$4,280,271 $4,880,271 $5,480,271 |
|
| 2017 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$1,200,000 |
$6,680,271 |
|
| 2018 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$5,705,882 |
$12,386,153 |
|
| 2019 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$3,512,210 |
$15,898,363 |
|
| 2020 | 29 |
|
Reserve
|
$833,382 |
$16,731,745 |
|
| 2021 | 30 |
|
Active
|
$5,075,000 |
$21,806,745 |
|
| 2022 | 31 |
|
Active
Active
|
$3,425,000 $3,425,000 |
$25,231,745 $28,656,745 |
|
| 2023 | 32 |
|
Active
|
$5,500,000 |
$34,156,745 |
|
| 2024 | 33 |
|
Retained
|
$1,500,000 |
$35,656,745 |
|
| Total |
$35,656,745 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
|
$9,790,000 | $4,982,882 | $250,000 | - | - | $875,481 | $15,898,363 |
| 5 |
|
$7,510,882 | $3,137,500 | $3,500,000 | $2,610,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $19,758,382 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
|
23 |
$420,000 $420,000 $420,000
|
$9,000 $9,000 $9,000 |
$134,502 $134,502 $134,502 |
$563,502 $563,502 $563,502 |
$563,502 $1,127,004 $1,690,506 |
||||
| 2015 |
|
24 |
$510,000 $510,000 $510,000
|
$153,255 $153,255 $153,255 |
$663,255 $663,255 $663,255 |
$2,353,761 $3,017,016 $3,680,271 |
|||||
| 2016 |
|
25 |
$600,000 $600,000 $600,000
|
$600,000 $600,000 $600,000 |
$4,280,271 $4,880,271 $5,480,271 |
||||||
| 2017 |
|
26 |
$700,000
|
$250,000 |
$250,000 |
$1,200,000 |
$6,680,271 |
||||
| 2018 |
|
27 |
$1,000,000
|
$4,705,882 |
$5,705,882 |
$12,386,153 |
|||||
| 2019 |
|
28 |
$3,500,000
|
$12,210 |
$3,512,210 |
$15,898,363 |
|||||
| 2020 |
|
29 |
$695,882
|
$137,500 |
$833,382 |
$16,731,745 |
|||||
| 2021 |
|
30 |
$1,075,000
|
$3,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$5,075,000 |
$21,806,745 |
||||
| 2022 |
|
31 |
$1,120,000 $1,120,000
|
$1,305,000 $1,305,000 |
$1,000,000 $1,000,000 |
$3,425,000 $3,425,000 |
$25,231,745 $28,656,745 |
||||
| 2023 |
|
32 |
$3,500,000
|
$2,000,000 |
$5,500,000 |
$34,156,745 |
|||||
| 2024 |
|
33 |
$1,500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$35,656,745 |
||||||
| Total |
$17,300,882 |
$8,120,382 |
$2,610,000 |
$3,750,000 |
$3,875,481 |
$35,656,745 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
|
$9,790,000 | $4,982,882 | $250,000 | - | - | $875,481 | $15,898,363 |
| 5 |
|
$7,510,882 | $3,137,500 | $3,500,000 | $2,610,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $19,758,382 |
-
Apr 24, 2024
Retired from Professional Football
-
Mar 16, 2022
Converted $705,000 of salary, a $500,000 roster bonus, & a $100,000 workout bonus into signing bonus, adding 3 void years, freeing up $1.044M of cap space with New Orleans (NO)
-
Mar 15, 2021
Signed a 3 year $9 million contract extension with New Orleans (NO)
-
May 27, 2020
Signed a 1 year $1.0475 contract with New Orleans (NO)
-
Mar 16, 2020
Released by Baltimore (BAL), clearing $2.75M of cap space
-
Feb 14, 2020
Suspended 4 games for violating the league's PED policy, forfeiting $1,235,294 in 2020 salary & bonus with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Mar 12, 2018
Signed a 4 year $17.5 million contract extension with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Mar 10, 2017
Signed a 1 year $1.2 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
May 10, 2014
Signed a 3 year $1.539 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)
Suspensions
| Date | Reason | Games Suspended | Fine Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2020 |
|
PEDs | 4 | $1,235,294 |
| Suspensions: 1 | $1,235,294 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NO | 15 | 15 | 931 | 88.58 |
| 2022 | NO | 16 | 16 | 975 | 92.86 |
| 2021 | NO | 17 | 15 | 940 | 86.24 |
| 2020 | NO | 12 | 5 | 377 | 35.04 |
| 2019 | BAL | 16 | 2 | 201 | 17.80 |
| 2018 | BAL | 10 | 10 | 676 | 56.80 |
| 2017 | BAL | 16 | 16 | 1,086 | 100.00 |
| 2016 | BAL | 16 | 3 | 314 | 27.70 |
| 2015 | BAL | 16 | 8 | 576 | 50.70 |
| 2014 | BAL | 16 | 5 | 396 | 36.80 |
