Michael Thomas
Safety
Age: 34
Free Agency: 2024 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 9
- Height: 5'11"
- Weight: 182
- College: Stanford
- Entry: 2012 Undrafted Free Agent (49ers)
- 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $940,000 (0.42% of cap)
- 2023 Cash Payout: $1,165,000 (0.49% of spending)
- 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.24
- Contract Value: $1,165,000 ($1,165,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 94/227 at S
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34 | $1,165,000 | $940,000 | 0.4% | ||||
| Total | $1,165,000 | $940,000 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Michael Thomas signed a one year contract with the Houston Texans worth $1,047,500 with $137,500 signing bonus. The contract qualifies for the veteran salary benefit.
Cash Flows
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$1.2M
| 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $1,165,000 |
| Running Cash | $1,165,000 |
Career Earnings: $10,451,355
Career APY: $950,123
Potential Earnings: $11,447,355
Total Guarantees: $1,644,500
Largest Cash Payment: $2,000,000 (2018)
Largest Cap Number: $2,000,000 (2018)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | UDFA | Terminated | 2012 | 3 | $1,441,000 | $480,333 | $7,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 49ers | Practice | Expired | 2012 | 1 | $96,900 | $96,900 | $0 | $96,900 | 100.0% | $96,900 |
| 49ers | SFA | Terminated | 2013 | 2 | $900,000 | $450,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 49ers | Practice | Terminated | 2013 | 1 | $102,000 | $102,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Dolphins | SFA | Expired | 2013 | 2 | $900,000 | $450,000 | $0 | $483,177 | 53.7% | $241,589 |
| Dolphins | ERFA | Expired | 2015 | 1 | $585,000 | $585,000 | $0 | $585,000 | 100.0% | $585,000 |
| Dolphins | ERFA | Expired | 2016 | 1 | $675,000 | $675,000 | $0 | $675,000 | 100.0% | $675,000 |
| Dolphins | RFA | Expired | 2017 | 1 | $1,797,000 | $1,797,000 | $0 | $1,797,000 | 100.0% | $1,797,000 |
| Giants | UFA | Expired | 2018 | 2 | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $4,000,000 | 100.0% | $2,000,000 |
| Texans | UFA | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $1,047,500 | $1,047,500 | $137,500 | $1,047,500 | 100.0% | $1,047,500 |
| Bengals | Practice | Renegotiated | 2021 | 1 | $252,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bengals | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $0 | $477,778 | 44.4% | $477,778 |
| Bengals | UFA | Terminated | 2022 | 1 | $1,120,000 | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bengals | SFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,120,000 | $1,120,000 | $0 | $1,120,000 | 100.0% | $1,120,000 |
| Bengals | UFA | Active | 2023 | 1 | $1,165,000 | $1,165,000 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | 1 | $181,900 | $181,900 | $96,900 | 0.0% | $91,000 | 0.0% |
| Dolphins | 5 | $3,540,177 | $708,035 | $3,540,177 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Giants | 2 | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Texans | 1 | $1,047,500 | $1,047,500 | $887,500 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bengals | 2 | $1,681,778 | $840,889 | $1,497,778 | 0.0% | $84,000 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 49ers | $96,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $96,900 | 0.1% | $96,900 | ||
| 2013 | Dolphins | $405,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $71,471 | 0.1% | $71,471 | ||
| 2014 | Dolphins | $495,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $411,706 | 0.3% | $411,706 | ||
| 2015 | Dolphins | $585,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $585,000 | 0.4% | $585,000 | ||
| 2016 | Dolphins | $675,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $675,000 | 0.4% | $675,000 | ||
| 2017 | Dolphins | $1,797,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,797,000 | 1.0% | $1,797,000 | ||
| 2018 | Giants | $1,100,000 | $0 | $700,000 | $150,000 | $50,000 | $800,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.1% | $2,000,000 | ||
| 2019 | Giants | $1,900,000 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $2,000,000 | 1.0% | $2,000,000 | ||
| 2020 | Texans | $910,000 | $137,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $887,500 | 0.4% | $1,047,500 | ||
| 2021 | Bengals | $1,075,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $377,778 | 0.2% | $477,778 | ||
| 2022 | Bengals | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,120,000 | 0.5% | $1,120,000 | ||
| 2023 | Bengals | $1,165,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $940,000 | 0.4% | $1,165,000 | ||
| Total | $11,323,900 | $137,500 | $700,000 | $200,000 | $100,000 | $800,000 | $10,962,355 | $11,447,355 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.4% | 7.3% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9.1% | 39.6% | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 60.4% | 72.9% | 66 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 48.9% | 79.8% | 43 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 13.9% | 58.8% | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 46.6% | 70.0% | 40 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 26.9% | 87.4% | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8.9% | 40.3% | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.8% | 30.0% | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.4% | 61.4% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $1,356,000 | $1,165,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $1,356,000 | $1,165,000 |
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