Blessuan Austin
Atlanta Falcons, Cornerback
Age: 29y-8m-1d (Jul 19, 1996)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
College: Rutgers
Drafted: Round 6 (#196 overall), 2019
Agent(s): Robert Roche (1 of 1 Agency)
INACTIVE
2023-2023 Free Agent
Blessuan Austin signed a 1 year, $1,010,000 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including an average annual salary of $1,010,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,010,000
Average Salary:
$1,010,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
27 |
Voided
|
$1,010,000 | 0.45% | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - |
| 2024 |
|
28 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | Dead Cap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
27 |
Voided
|
$1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | 0.45% | - | |
| 2024 |
|
28 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
27 |
Voided |
$1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2022 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $965,000
Average Salary:
$965,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2021-2021 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $850,000
Average Salary:
$850,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2019-2022 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,682,972
Average Salary:
$670,743
Signing Bonus:
$162,972
GTD at Sign:
$162,972
Total GTD:
$162,972
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
Seasons
4 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$3,307,976
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$565,324 |
$565,324 |
|
| 2020 | 24 |
|
Active
Active
Active
|
$630,884 $630,884 $630,884 |
$1,196,208 $1,827,092 $2,457,976 |
|
| 2021 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$850,000 |
$3,307,976 |
|
| Total |
$3,307,976 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$2,295,005 | $162,972 | - | - | - | - | $2,457,976 |
| 1 |
|
$850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
|
23 |
$402,353
|
$162,972 |
$565,324 |
$565,324 |
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| 2020 |
|
24 |
$630,884 $630,884 $630,884
|
$630,884 $630,884 $630,884 |
$1,196,208 $1,827,092 $2,457,976 |
||||||
| 2021 |
|
25 |
$850,000
|
$850,000 |
$3,307,976 |
||||||
| Total |
$3,145,005 |
$162,972 |
$3,307,976 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$2,295,005 | $162,972 | - | - | - | - | $2,457,976 |
| 1 |
|
$850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
16 - 17 | COVID-19 |
| 2020 |
|
11 - 13 | Neck |
| 2019 |
|
1 - 9 | Undisclosed |
-
Aug 26, 2023
Released by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Aug 14, 2023
Signed a contract with Atlanta (ATL)
-
Aug 29, 2022
Waived by Denver (DEN), clearing $965,000 of cap
-
Apr 28, 2022
Signed a contract with Denver (DEN)
-
Sep 05, 2021
Signed a contract with Seattle (SEA)
-
Sep 01, 2021
Waived by New York (NYJ)
-
May 10, 2019
Signed a 4 year $2.68 million contract with New York (NYJ)
-
Apr 27, 2019
Drafted by New York (NYJ): Round 6 (#196 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SEA | 11 | 1 | 158 | 15.96 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NYJ | 11 | 10 | 682 | 68.96 | 0 | 63 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | NYJ | 7 | 6 | 394 | 35.10 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
