Ben Watson
Tight End
Career Earnings: $33,260,294
Career APY: $2,078,768
Total Guarantees: $15,295,000
Largest Cash Payment: $6,500,000 (2010)
Largest Cap Number: $4,833,333 (2010)
- Date of Birth: December 18, 1980
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 255
- College: Georgia
- Entry: 2004 Draft, Round 1, #32 overall (Patriots)
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patriots | Drafted | Expired | 2004 | 6 | $7,575,000 | $1,262,500 | $2,700,000 | $7,575,000 | 100.0% | $1,262,500 |
Browns | UFA | Expired | 2010 | 3 | $12,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $6,400,000 | $12,000,000 | 100.0% | $4,000,000 |
Saints | UFA | Expired | 2013 | 3 | $4,950,000 | $1,650,000 | $1,200,000 | $4,950,000 | 100.0% | $1,650,000 |
Ravens | UFA | Renegotiated | 2016 | 2 | $7,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 57.1% | $4,000,000 |
Ravens | Other | Expired | 2017 | 1 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $750,000 | $1,250,000 | 100.0% | $1,250,000 |
Saints | UFA | Expired | 2018 | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $645,000 | $2,000,000 | 100.0% | $2,000,000 |
Patriots | SFA | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 | $600,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Patriots | SFA | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $0 | $800,000 | 100.0% | $800,000 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patriots | 7 | $9,060,294 | $1,294,328 | $8,515,000 | 0.0% | $685,294 | 0.0% |
Browns | 3 | $12,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Saints | 4 | $6,950,000 | $1,737,500 | $6,934,375 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Ravens | 2 | $5,250,000 | $2,625,000 | $5,250,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Patriots | $500,000 | $450,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $950,000 | 1.2% | $3,200,000 | ||
2005 | Patriots | $360,000 | $985,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,345,000 | 1.6% | $1,660,000 | ||
2006 | Patriots | $460,000 | $985,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,445,000 | 1.4% | $460,000 | ||
2007 | Patriots | $560,000 | $526,667 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,086,667 | 1.0% | $560,000 | ||
2008 | Patriots | $785,000 | $526,667 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,311,667 | 1.1% | $785,000 | ||
2009 | Patriots | $910,000 | $526,666 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,436,666 | 1.2% | $910,000 | ||
2010 | Browns | $3,900,000 | $833,333 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $3,900,000 | $4,833,333 | -- | $6,500,000 | ||
2011 | Browns | $2,420,000 | $833,333 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,353,333 | 2.8% | $2,520,000 | ||
2012 | Browns | $2,880,000 | $833,334 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,813,334 | 3.2% | $2,980,000 | ||
2013 | Saints | $950,000 | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $950,000 | $1,350,000 | 1.1% | $2,150,000 | ||
2014 | Saints | $1,000,000 | $400,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,684,375 | 1.3% | $1,300,000 | ||
2015 | Saints | $1,200,000 | $400,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,900,000 | 1.3% | $1,500,000 | ||
2016 | Ravens | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 2.0% | $4,000,000 | ||
2017 | Ravens | $1,250,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | $2,250,000 | 1.4% | $1,250,000 | ||
2018 | Saints | $1,105,000 | $645,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | 1.1% | $2,000,000 | ||
2019 | Patriots | $1,236,364 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $140,000 | $800,000 | $940,000 | 0.5% | $800,000 | ||
Total | $20,516,364 | $10,345,000 | $1,500,000 | $250,000 | $400,000 | $140,000 | $7,400,000 | $32,699,375 | $32,575,000 |
Dead Money History
Team | Year | Cap Charge | Cash Paid |
---|---|---|---|
Patriots | 2019 | $685,294 | $685,294 | Total | $685,294 | $685,294 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
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Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
2011 | 13 | -- | -- | 62.1% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 37 | 410 | 11.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 44.1% | 17.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 19 | 226 | 11.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 50.1% | 17.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 136 | 6.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 84.9% | 16.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 74 | 825 | 11.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64.3% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 54 | 461 | 8.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 48.0% | 3.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 35 | 400 | 11.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.4% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 17 | 173 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |