Taylor Heinicke
#2 QB,
Falcons
ACTUAL 2022
116 FPTS
RANK: 30
2023 SEASON
52 FPTS
RANK: 36
AGE
30 yrs
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
6'1'' / 210 lbs
COLLEGE
Old Dominion
Taylor Heinicke Accepts pay cut
Published: 2024-04-02 06:21:53
Heinicke took a pay cut in March to stay with the Falcons, reducing his $5 million base salary to $1.21 million, ESPN.com's Michael Rothstein reports.
He also converted a $1.32 million roster bonus to a signing bonus and agreed to remove the $40,000 per-game roster bonuses for his contract. He's left with $2.53 million in real-money compensation for the second and final year of his deal, with a $4.53 million cap hit. Heinicke is in excellent position for the backup QB role behind Kirk Cousins, after Desmond Ridder was traded to Arizona for WR Rondale Moore in mid-March. The Falcons still have time to bring in competition, but it may not be a priority given that Heinicke's track record suggests he's qualified for the second spot on the depth chart. They'll at least need to bring in a camp arm or two, seeing as Cousins and Heinicke are the only QBs on the roster at the beginning of April.