William Gay
Cornerback
Career Earnings: $15,533,400
Career APY: $1,412,127
Total Guarantees: $3,776,400
Largest Cash Payment: $3,750,000 (2016)
Largest Cap Number: $2,633,333 (2017)
- Date of Birth: January 1, 1985
- Height: 5'10"
- Weight: 190
- College: Louisville
- Entry: 2007 Draft, Round 5, #170 overall (Steelers)
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | Drafted | Expired | 2007 | 3 | $1,221,400 | $407,133 | $106,400 | $1,221,400 | 100.0% | $407,133 |
Steelers | RFA | Expired | 2010 | 1 | $1,101,000 | $1,101,000 | $0 | $1,101,000 | 100.0% | $1,101,000 |
Steelers | UFA | Expired | 2011 | 1 | $735,000 | $735,000 | $50,000 | $735,000 | 100.0% | $735,000 |
Cardinals | UFA | Terminated | 2012 | 2 | $3,262,000 | $1,631,000 | $500,000 | $1,506,000 | 46.2% | $1,506,000 |
Steelers | SFA | Expired | 2013 | 3 | $4,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | $4,500,000 | 100.0% | $1,500,000 |
Steelers | UFA | Terminated | 2016 | 3 | $7,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $1,900,000 | $5,750,000 | 76.7% | $2,875,000 |
Giants | SFA | Terminated | 2018 | 1 | $1,105,000 | $1,105,000 | $720,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 10 | $13,307,400 | $1,330,740 | $12,514,066 | 0.0% | $633,334 | 0.0% |
Cardinals | 1 | $1,506,000 | $1,506,000 | $1,256,000 | 0.0% | $250,000 | 0.0% |
Giants | 0 | $720,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $720,000 | 0.0% |
Season History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Workout Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Steelers | $285,000 | $35,466 | $0 | $320,466 | 0.3% | $391,400 | |
2008 | Steelers | $370,000 | $35,466 | $0 | $405,466 | 0.3% | $370,000 | |
2009 | Steelers | $460,000 | $35,468 | $0 | $495,468 | 0.4% | $460,000 | |
2010 | Steelers | $1,101,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,101,000 | -- | $1,101,000 | |
2011 | Steelers | $685,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $575,000 | 0.5% | $735,000 | |
2012 | Cardinals | $975,000 | $250,000 | $31,000 | $1,256,000 | 1.0% | $1,506,000 | |
2013 | Steelers | $1,000,000 | $166,666 | $0 | $1,166,666 | 0.9% | $1,500,000 | |
2014 | Steelers | $1,500,000 | $166,666 | $0 | $1,666,666 | 1.3% | $1,500,000 | |
2015 | Steelers | $1,500,000 | $166,668 | $0 | $1,666,668 | 1.2% | $1,500,000 | |
2016 | Steelers | $1,850,000 | $633,333 | $0 | $2,483,333 | 1.6% | $3,750,000 | |
2017 | Steelers | $2,000,000 | $633,333 | $0 | $2,633,333 | 1.6% | $2,000,000 | |
Total | $11,726,000 | $2,173,066 | $31,000 | $13,770,066 | $14,813,400 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
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Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
2011 | 16 | -- | -- | 94.8% | 0.0% | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 85.0% | 25.3% | 55 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 86.9% | 27.8% | 58 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 96.1% | 14.2% | 46 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 80.9% | 7.9% | 42 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 27.2% | 0.0% | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |