What is Tommy Townsend's salary?

Tommy Townsend is an American football punter who plays for the Houston Texans after signing with the franchise on a 2-year deal on March 15, 2024. Punters in the NFL do not get the overall recognition and appreciation that most other position players receive. Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean their contributions to the game are irrelevant. Punters are extremely important in driving the opposition back deep into their side of the field making it that much harder for them to get a score.

The Orlando native was drafted in 2020 by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. Having missed most of his college career, Townsend was able to make an impact only in his junior and senior years but his overall play for the Chiefs in the four years he played on the team was nothing short of exemplary.

Townsend had thus become a trustworthy member of the Chiefs team for the past few years with some excellent performances along the way. He was born in Orlando, Florida, on November 12, 1996, and completed his high school education at William R. Boone High School before joining the University of Tennessee for his higher education. He then transferred to the University of Florida after his freshman year.

Tommy Townsend Salary

Tommy Townsend will be earning a base salary of $1,125,000 for the 2024-25 NFL season from the two-year contract that he signed with the Texans. Along with that he will also earn a workout bonus of $100,000 and has pocketed a nice little signing bonus of $2,000,000.

As per his two-year deal with the Texans which is worth $6,000,000, Townsend will be earning an average salary of $3,000,000.

Tommy Townsend Draft

Townsend was part of the 2020 NFL Draft in Connecticut. The Chiefs’ punter went undrafted throughout the seven rounds of the draft while only two other punters were taken in the draft process.

The first punter, Braden Mann was selected by the New York Jets with pick number 191, while the second one to be selected was Sterling Hofrichter with pick number 228 who went to the Atlanta Falcons.

The 2020 draft is now famous for some highly talented players such as the number 1 and 2 overall picks Joe Burrow and Chase Young followed by other quarterbacks such as Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert, and Jalen Hurts. This draft has also provided some top-quality wide receivers such as Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, and Tee Higgins.

Tommy Townsend NFL Journey

Townsend’s NFL journey did not begin the way he would have wanted as he had to sit through the seven rounds of the 2020 NFL draft only to learn that no team was interested in taking him. However, the door opened for the young punter as the Chiefs had released their long-time punter Dustin Colquitt and needed another one to take up the vacant role.

The Chiefs seemed to be quite interested in Townsend as he came with a more aggressive attitude on the field than most punters. He also had some experience of playing other positions and his athletic ability would enable the team to draw up trick plays every once in a while.

Townsend started off his rookie year in 2020 with a bang. He finished just the fourth game of his professional career with an average of 60.8 yards which became a franchise record. Finishing the season with a net average of 44.98, Townsend was selected to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

The Florida native continued to play well for the Chiefs since his rookie season. In 2021, he completed his second career fake punt pass that went for 16 yards. In 2022, he had the best year of his career to date with 53 punts averaging 50.42 net yards. For his performance, he earned First-Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl nominations.