While a lot of the conversation around the New Orleans Saints is focused on the future, there are a handful of veterans that will still be around and won’t be content with tanking.
One such player is veteran safety Tyrann Mathieu, who just wrapped up his third season with the Saints and 12th in the NFL. He may not be the ‘honey badger’ anymore, but he was still one of the few players on the defense that was a true playmaker last season.
Mathieu finished the year with 62 tackles, one of which went for a loss. He was tied for the team lead in interceptions with three. In all three campaigns spent in New Orleans, he has at least tied for the most on the team.
This is how much the veteran defensive end made this season, according to the experts with OverTheCap:
Tyrann Mathieu 2024-2025 salary
Mathieu reworked a two-year, $13.75 million contract extension before this past season that will keep him in New Orleans through the end of 2025. Though he will be off team team, he will be on the salary cap for three more years.
His base salary in 2024 was $1,500,000. His total cap hit amounted to $5,567,000, though when accounting for the prorated signing bonus of $4,067,000.
How much will Tyrann Mathieu make next season?
His base salary will be $6,250,000 and then his prorated signing bonus of $4,067,000 will push his cap hit to $11,317,000.
