Ka'imi Fairbairn

Houston Texans, Kicker
Age: 32y-1m-12d (Jan 29, 1994)
Exp: 10 Years
Country: US
College: California-Los Angeles
Drafted: Undrafted, HOU, 2016
Agent(s): Justin Schulman (Athletes First)
2026 Cap Hit

$6,998,111

2026 Cash

$4,470,000

Career Earnings

$33,631,914

2026-2028 Extension (CURRENT)

Ka'imi Fairbairn signed a 2 year, $13,000,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including an average annual salary of $6,500,000. In 2026, Fairbairn will earn a base salary of $4,050,000 and a roster bonus of $280,000, while carrying a cap hit of $6,998,111.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $13,000,000
Average Salary:
$6,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2026 32
Estimate
 $6,998,111 2.32% $4,470,000 $4,470,000 -
2027 33
Estimate
 - - - $4,470,000 -
2028 34
Estimate
 - - - $4,470,000 -
2029 35
UFA
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Restructure Proration Roster Bonus Active/GM Roster Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2026 32
Estimate
 $4,050,000 $1,433,334 $1,094,777 $280,000 $140,000 $6,998,111 2.32% -
2027 33
Estimate
 - - - - - - - -
2028 34
Estimate
 - - - - - - - -
2029 35
UFA
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Roster Bonus Active/Gm Roster Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2026 32
Estimate
 $4,050,000 $280,000 $140,000 $4,470,000 $4,470,000 $4,470,000
2027 33
Estimate
 - - - - $4,470,000 -
2028 34
Estimate
 - - - - $4,470,000 -
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2026 Extension

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $15,900,000
Average Salary:
$5,300,000
Signing Bonus:
$4,300,000
GTD at Sign:
$11,060,000
Total GTD:
$11,060,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
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2020-2023 Pending Free Agent Extension

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $17,650,000
Average Salary:
$4,412,500
Signing Bonus:
$3,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$9,000,000
Total GTD:
$9,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2019-2019 Restricted Tender

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,095,000
Average Salary:
$3,095,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
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2016-2018 undrafted

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,625,000
Average Salary:
$541,667
Signing Bonus:
$5,000
GTD at Sign:
$5,000
Total GTD:
$5,000
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
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Seasons

10 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$33,631,914

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 22
Injured
$450,000
$450,000
2017 23
Active
$465,000
$915,000
2018 24
Active
$555,000
$1,470,000
2019 25
Active
$3,095,000
$4,565,000
2020 26
Active
$7,020,908
$11,585,908
2021 27
Active
$3,450,000
$15,035,908
2022 28
Injured
$3,550,000
$18,585,908
2023 29
Active
$3,660,256
$22,246,164
2024 30
Active
$6,508,820
$28,754,984
2025 31
Active
$4,876,930
$33,631,914
Total      
$33,631,914
$33,631,914
2026 32
Active / estimate
$4,470,000
Total
$38,101,914

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
10 $17,995,256 $7,300,000 - $7,990,000 $15,750 $20,908 $33,631,914
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
22
$450,000
$450,000
$450,000
2017
23
$465,000
$465,000
$915,000
2018
24
$555,000
$555,000
$1,470,000
2019
25
$3,095,000
$3,095,000
$4,565,000
2020
26
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$20,908
$7,020,908
$11,585,908
2021
27
$3,450,000
$3,450,000
$15,035,908
2022
28
$1,035,000
$2,515,000
$3,550,000
$18,585,908
2023
29
$1,660,256
$2,000,000
$3,660,256
$22,246,164
2024
30
$2,030,000
$4,300,000
$8,820
$6,508,820
$28,754,984
2025
31
$1,255,000
$3,475,000
$6,930
$4,876,930
$33,631,914
Total
$17,995,256
$7,300,000
$7,990,000
$15,750
$20,908
$33,631,914
$33,631,914
2026
32
$4,050,000
$280,000
$4,470,000
Total
$22,045,256
$7,300,000
$7,990,000
$280,000
$15,750
$20,908
$38,101,914

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
10 $17,995,256 $7,300,000 - $7,990,000 $15,750 $20,908 $33,631,914

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2023 HOU 10 - 14 Quad
2021 HOU 1 - 3 Leg
2021 HOU 16 - 16 COVID-19
2016 HOU 1 - 17 Quad
  • Mar 10, 2026 Signed a 2 year $13 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
  • May 08, 2025 Converted $3.475M of 2025 salary into signing bonus, adding 3 void years, creating $2.78M of cap with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 06, 2024 Signed a 3 year $15.9 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
  • Sep 06, 2022 Converted $2.515 million of 2022 base salary into signing bonus, clearing $1.25M of cap with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 10, 2020 Signed a 4 year $17.65 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 10, 2019 Assigned a 1 year $3.095 million tender by Houston (HOU)
  • Apr 30, 2016 Signed a 3 year $1.62 million contract with Houston (HOU)
Year Team GP Snaps Snaps% FG ATT FG MADE FG MADE% PAT ATT PAT MADE PAT MADE%
2025 HOU 15 162 34.99 48 44 91.7 28 28 100.0
2024 HOU 17 168 35.22 42 36 85.7 36 34 94.4
2023 HOU 12 108 23.18 28 27 96.4 22 21 95.5
2022 HOU 17 130 28.08 31 29 93.5 24 24 100.0
2021 HOU 13 71 15.71 19 15 78.9 16 13 81.3
2020 HOU 16 140 31.89 31 27 87.1 40 37 92.5
2019 HOU 16 153 44.90 25 20 80.0 45 40 88.9
2018 HOU 16 177 46.70 42 37 88.1 41 39 95.1
2017 HOU 16 123 31.70 25 20 80.0 35 32 91.4
2016 HOU 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0 0
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