Markus Wheaton
Wide Receiver
Career Earnings: $10,667,376
Career APY: $2,133,475
Total Guarantees: $6,636,376
Largest Cash Payment: $6,000,000 (2017)
Largest Cap Number: $5,250,000 (2017)
- Date of Birth: February 7, 1991
- Height: 5'11"
- Weight: 182
- College: Oregon State
- Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 3, #79 overall (Steelers)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Drafted | Expired | 2013 | 4 | $2,811,376 | $702,844 | $591,376 | $3,787,376 | 134.7% | $946,844 |
| Bears | UFA | Terminated | 2017 | 2 | $11,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 54.5% | $6,000,000 |
| Eagles | SFA | Terminated | 2018 | 1 | $880,000 | $880,000 | $45,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Eagles | SFA | Terminated | 2018 | 1 | $790,000 | $790,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 4 | $3,787,376 | $946,844 | $3,787,376 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bears | 1 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $5,250,000 | 0.0% | $750,000 | 0.0% |
| Eagles | 0 | $880,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $720,000 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Steelers | $405,000 | $147,844 | $0 | $0 | $552,844 | 0.4% | $996,376 | ||
| 2014 | Steelers | $515,000 | $147,844 | $0 | $0 | $662,844 | 0.5% | $515,000 | ||
| 2015 | Steelers | $605,000 | $147,844 | $0 | $0 | $752,844 | 0.5% | $605,000 | ||
| 2016 | Steelers | $1,671,000 | $147,844 | $0 | $0 | $1,818,844 | 1.2% | $1,671,000 | ||
| 2017 | Bears | $3,000,000 | $750,000 | $1,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $5,250,000 | 3.0% | $6,000,000 | ||
| Total | $6,196,000 | $1,341,376 | $1,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $9,037,376 | $9,787,376 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2013 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 15.1% | 26.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 67.1% | 10.1% | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 53 | 644 | 12.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64.9% | 4.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 44 | 749 | 17.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 9.0% | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |