IIRC the trades were for not much..I'm not up on what WM has left in the tank but I'd wager 6th would do it and worth it if Spags n company thought he would bring real value but then I'm not sure what this means either as far as salary cap
https://overthecap.com/player/whitney-mercilus/1692/
Age: 31
Free Agency: 2022 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 9
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 258
College: Illinois
Entry: 2012 Draft, Round 1, #26 overall (Texans)
2021 Salary Cap Charge: $8,617,647 (4.45% of cap)
2021 Cash Payout: $10,500,000 (6.04% of spending)
2021 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.22
Contract Value: $54,000,000 ($13,500,000 APY)
Fully Guaranteed Money: $18,000,000
Contract Ranking: 22/213 at EDGE
2021 OTC Valuation: $4,108,000
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2019)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
Year
Age
Base Salary
Prorated Bonus
Roster Bonus
Per Game Roster Bonus
Guaranteed Salary
Cap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
Cut (pre-June 1)Cut (post-June 1)Trade (pre-June 1)Trade (post-June 1)RestructureExtension
Total
$20,750,000
$14,550,000
$617,647
$500,000
$15,000,000
$36,417,647
2019
29
$5,750,000
$2,550,000
$0
$500,000
$0
$8,800,000
4.2%
2020 📝
30
$10,500,000
$1,500,000
$0
$0
$10,500,000
$12,000,000
5.5%
2021
31
$4,500,000
$3,500,000
$617,647
$0
$4,500,000
$8,617,647
4.4%
$15,000,000
($6,382,353)
2022 📝
32
Void
$3,500,000
Void
Void
Void
$7,000,000
3.2%
$7,000,000
$0
2023
33
Void
$3,500,000
Void
Void
Void
$0
0.0%
$3,500,000
($3,500,000)
Contract Notes
On March 24, 2021 Houston converted $6 million of Mercilus' base salary to signing bonus per report from Field Yates, the move generated $4 million in cap savings.
Whitney Mercilus signed a 4 year contract extension on December 28, 2019 with the Houston Texans. The contract is worth $54 million in new money with $18 million guaranteed full at signing. Mercilus received a $7.5 million signing bonus, along with a $10.5 million salary guarantee (full) in 2020. Mercilus' $10.5 million salary in 2021 is guaranteed for injury only at signing, but will vest to a full guarantee on the 5th day of the 2020 league year; bringing the total guarantee to $28.5 million. Mercilus can earn up to $250,000 ($15,625 per game active) in 2022 and 2023.
Whitney Mercilus signed a 4 year contract extension on May 5, 2015. The contract contains $10,681,012 in full guarantees including a signing bonus of $5.25 million. Mercilus base salaries in 2015 and 2016 are both fully guaranteed. He is elibible for per game active roster bonuses in each year of his exension. The Texans increases his cap charge by $550,000 in 2015 with the extension.
