American football punter Thomas James Morstead now competes for the National Football League’s Miami Dolphins. On March 8th, 1986, Morstead was born.
He played collegiate football at Southern Methodist University (SMU), and the New Orleans Saints picked him in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Although Morstead was born in Houston, Texas, he was raised in the suburb of Pearland, Texas. His sole family member is Patrick. While a student at Pearland High School, he earned varsity letters in both basketball and football.
In his last year of football, Morstead was named to the second team of All-District and chosen as the Brazoria County Special Teams’ most valuable player. He also earned Academic All-State recognition and belonged to the National Honor Society.
As a junior, Tommy Morstead was selected for the first-team All-Conference USA by a unanimous vote. On 50 punts, he had an average of 43.82 yards, the greatest average for an SMU punter since Craig James in 1982,
when he had an average of 44.9 yards. Morstead scored 82 points and established a new single-season record for the league by converting all 43 of his field goals and point-after-touchdown attempts. He also made 13 of 20 field goal attempts.
Thomas Morstead Contract
Morstead received from the Dolphins a one-year agreement with a total value of around $1.27 million and a guarantee of $550,000.
Salary
These guarantees come from a signing bonus of $50,000 and an allotment of $500,000 from his base pay of $1.12 million. Morstead was awarded a total of 102,500 dollars in per-game roster incentives.
Net Worth
It is predicted that Thomas Morstead’s wealth or income would fall anywhere in the range of $1 Million to $5 Million dollars.