
Neville Hewitt
Linebacker
Career Earnings: $14,127,108
Career APY: $1,284,283
Total Guarantees: $5,301,000
Largest Cash Payment: $2,300,000 (2024)
Largest Cap Number: $2,300,000 (2024)
- Date of Birth: April 6, 1993
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 219
- College: Marshall
- Entry: 2015 Undrafted Free Agent (Dolphins)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | UDFA | Terminated | 2015 | 3 | $1,576,000 | $525,333 | $1,000 | $961,000 | 61.0% | $480,500 |
| Dolphins | Practice | Renegotiated | 2017 | 1 | $122,400 | $122,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Dolphins | SFA | Expired | 2017 | 1 | $615,000 | $615,000 | $0 | $217,059 | 35.3% | $217,059 |
| Jets | SFA | Expired | 2018 | 1 | $705,000 | $705,000 | $0 | $705,000 | 100.0% | $705,000 |
| Jets | UFA | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | $1,500,000 | 100.0% | $1,500,000 |
| Jets | UFA | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 100.0% | $2,000,000 |
| Texans | UFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | $700,000 | $1,700,000 | 100.0% | $1,700,000 |
| Texans | UFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | $850,000 | $1,897,059 | 97.3% | $1,897,059 |
| Texans | SFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | $300,000 | $1,688,235 | 99.3% | $1,688,235 |
| Texans | UFA | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | $1,950,000 | $2,300,000 | 100.0% | $2,300,000 |
| Giants | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | Practice | Renegotiated | 2025 | 1 | $436,666 | $436,666 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $264,722 | $264,722 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $384,444 | $384,444 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | SFA | Expired | 2025 | 1 | $1,255,000 | $1,255,000 | $0 | $906,389 | 72.2% | $906,389 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | 3 | $1,221,259 | $407,086 | $1,177,725 | 0.0% | $43,534 | 0.0% |
| Jets | 3 | $4,205,000 | $1,401,667 | $4,205,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Texans | 4 | $7,585,294 | $1,896,324 | $7,950,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Giants | 1 | $1,115,555 | $1,115,555 | $743,889 | 0.0% | $171,666 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Dolphins | $435,000 | $333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $435,333 | 0.3% | $436,000 | ||
| 2016 | Dolphins | $525,000 | $333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $525,333 | 0.3% | $525,000 | ||
| 2017 | Dolphins | $615,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $217,059 | 0.1% | $217,059 | ||
| 2018 | Jets | $705,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $705,000 | 0.4% | $705,000 | ||
| 2019 | Jets | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500,000 | 0.7% | $1,500,000 | ||
| 2020 | Jets | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | 1.0% | $2,000,000 | ||
| 2021 | Texans | $1,000,000 | $200,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $300,000 | $500,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.0% | $1,700,000 | ||
| 2022 | Texans | $1,300,000 | $350,000 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $1,950,000 | 0.9% | $1,897,059 | ||
| 2023 | Texans | $1,200,000 | $300,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,700,000 | 0.7% | $1,688,235 | ||
| 2024 | Texans | $1,250,000 | $700,000 | $300,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $1,250,000 | $2,300,000 | 0.9% | $2,300,000 | ||
| 2025 | Giants | $1,255,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $743,889 | 0.3% | $906,389 | ||
| Total | $10,285,000 | $3,050,666 | $1,300,000 | $50,000 | $300,000 | $2,250,000 | $14,076,614 | $13,874,742 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | ||||
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 29.6% | 62.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 30.2% | 76.6% | 38 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 1.0% | 25.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 23.9% | 56.9% | 25 | 14 | 1.5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 4 | 69.4% | 26.5% | 44 | 31 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 99.2% | 43.2% | 89 | 42 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 25.7% | 61.1% | 32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 3 | 2.0% | 66.8% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | 0.3% | 66.5% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 31.1% | 69.0% | 27 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 0.5% | 65.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |