Deshaun Watson
Quarterback
Drafted: Round 1 (#12 overall), 2017
Experience: 6 Years
College: Clemson
Contract: 5 yr(s)
$230,000,000
Signing Bonus $44,965,000 AAV$46,000,000 G'teed:$230,000,000 Free Agent:2027 / UFA
Year   Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Cap Hit Dead Cap
2022 Contract details by year 26 $402,500 $8,993,000 - - $9,395,500 $229,367,500
2023 Contract details by year 27 $1,080,000 $8,993,000 - $8,984,000 $19,057,000 $220,057,000
2024 Contract details by year 28 $46,000,000 $8,790,678 - $8,984,000 $63,774,678 $200,915,000
2025 Contract details by year 29 $46,000,000 $8,993,000 - $8,984,000 $63,977,000 $136,938,000
2026 Contract details by year 30 $46,000,000 $8,993,000 - $8,984,000 $63,977,000 $72,961,000
2027 Contract details by year 31 - - - $8,984,000 $8,984,000 $8,984,000
Contract Notes:
  • $230M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2022 salary + 2023 salary + 2024 salary + 2025 salary + 2026 salary)
  • $44.965M Signing Bonus
  • Language exists that will not forfeit signing bonus or void future guarantees upon suspension
  • 2022 salary reduced from $1.035M per the 6-game suspension
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2017 Player Cash Earnings $403,054 $8,215,841 - $8,618,895
2018 Player Cash Earnings $1,094,740 - - $1,094,740
2019 Player Cash Earnings $862,231 - $862,249 $1,724,480
2020 Player Cash Earnings $1,177,123 $27,000,000 $1,240,240 $29,417,363
2021 Player Cash Earnings $10,540,000 - - $10,540,000
2022 Player Cash Earnings $402,500 $44,965,000 - $45,367,500
2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,080,000 - - $46,000,000
7 seasons $15,559,648 $80,180,841 $47,022,489 $142,762,978

Cap Hit

#1
Quarterback
#1
Cleveland Browns
#1
NFL

AAV

#4
Quarterback
#7
NFL

Cash

#4
Quarterback
#4
NFL
  • Sep 22 2023

    Fined $10,927 Unsportsmanlike Conduct

  • Sep 22 2023

    Fined $10,927 Unsportsmanlike Conduct

  • Sep 22 2023

    Fined $13,659 Taunting (Gun Celebration)

  • Mar 13 2023

    Converted $44.92M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, adding 1 void year, clearing $35.8M of cap with Cleveland (CLE)

  • Aug 18 2022

    Fined $5,000,000 Conduct detrimental to the league

  • Aug 1 2022

    Suspended 11 games for conduct detrimental to the league, forfeiting $632,500 in 2022 salary with Cleveland (CLE)

  • Mar 18 2022

    Signed a 5 year $230 million contract extension with Cleveland (CLE)

  • Mar 18 2022

    Traded to Cleveland (CLE) from Houston (HOU) with 2024 6th round pick (#203 - traded) for 2023 1st round pick (#12 - traded), 2022 1st round pick (#13 - traded), 2024 1st round pick (#23 - traded), 2023 3rd round pick (#73 - traded), 2022 4th round pick (#107 Dameon Pierce) and 2024 4th round pick (#123)

  • Dec 21 2020

    Fined $7,500 Conduct detrimental to the league (COVID Protocols)

  • Sep 5 2020

    Signed a 4 year $156 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)

  • Apr 27 2020

    Houston (HOU) exercised a $17.54 million 5th year option for 2021

  • May 12 2017

    Signed a 4 year $13.85 million contract with Houston (HOU)

  • Apr 27 2017

    Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 1 (#12 overall)