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On Saturday, details were released on guard Shaq Mason’s new extension with the Patriots.
Shaq Mason details:
— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) September 1, 2018
*6 yrs, $46.9m, + $5m incentives
*$45m in new money
*$12m signing bonus
*$21.907m full gtd through 2020, plus $1.593m full gtd in 2021
*$62,500 per game bonus, 2019-23
*$1m Pro Bowl & All Pro incentives 2019-23
*2018 cap number increases from $2.02m to $3.42m
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Five-year extension worth up to $50 million, $45 million of which is new money, with $23.5 million guaranteed
2018
Salary: $907,000 (fully guaranteed)
Existing bonus proration: $110,881
New signing bonus proration: $2,400,000
Per-game roster bonuses: $1,000,000 ($62,500 per game)
Individual Offseason Workout Bonus: $7,095
2018 Cap Figure: $3,424,976
2019
Salary: $4,000,000 (fully guaranteed)
New signing bonus proration: $2,400,000
Per-game roster bonuses: $1,000,000 ($62,500 per game)
Pro Bowl/First-Team All Pro Incentive: $1,000,000
2019 Cap Figure: $7,400,000
2020
Salary: $5,000,000 (fully guaranteed)
New signing bonus proration: $2,400,000
Per-game roster bonuses: $1,000,000 ($62,500 per game)
Pro Bowl/First-Team All Pro Incentive: $1,000,000
2020 Cap Figure: $8,400,000
2021
Salary: $6,000,000 ($1,593,000 fully guaranteed)
New signing bonus proration: $2,400,000
Per-game roster bonuses: $1,000,000 ($62,500 per game)
Pro Bowl/First-Team All Pro Incentive: $1,000,000
2019 Cap Figure: $9,400,000
2022
Salary: $6,500,000
New signing bonus proration: $2,400,000
Per-game roster bonuses: $1,000,000 ($62,500 per game)
Pro Bowl/First-Team All Pro Incentive: $1,000,000
2022 Cap Figure: $9,900,000
2023
Salary: $7,500,000
Per-game roster bonuses: $1,000,000 ($62,500 per game)
Pro Bowl/First-Team All Pro Incentive: $1,000,000
2023 Cap Figure: $8,500,000
With the interior offensive line market exploding over the past two seasons, Mason’s deal — which ties him to Foxborough through the 2023 season — makes him the 15th highest paid guard or center in the league based on annual per-year value. Yet, while the Patriots clearly get an excellent value for a player who will anchor their offensive attack through the end of Tom Brady’s career, Mason’s deal provides solid up front cash, and a good deal of financial security. The deal’s fully guaranteed $23.5 million ranks fourth among interior offensive lineman contracts.
With the extension Mason’s 2018 cap figure increases by $1.4 million to $3,424,976 — the 14th highest on the team, up from 26th.