▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁losing ▁their ▁first ▁eight ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁resulting ▁in ▁Kent ▁Austin ▁ste pping ▁down ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁June ▁Jones . ▁One ▁of ▁Jones ' ▁first ▁moves ▁was ▁to ▁announ ce ▁Mas oli ▁as ▁the ▁Ti - C ats ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁for ▁the ▁for ese e able ▁future . ▁Under ▁Mas oli ▁and ▁Jones ▁the ▁Ti - C ats ▁won ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁team ' s ▁final ▁ 1 0 ▁games . ▁Following ▁the ▁season ▁Mas oli ▁and ▁the ▁Ti - C ats ▁announced ▁they ▁had ▁reached ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁extension . ▁In ▁late ▁January ▁ 3 down n ation ▁reported ▁that ▁Mas oli ' s ▁base ▁sal ary ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season ▁is ▁$ 2 3 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁in cent ives ▁it ▁could ▁increase ▁to ▁$ 3 2 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁His ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁sal ary ▁starts ▁at ▁$ 3 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁plus ▁$ 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁performance ▁bon uses . ▁ ▁Mas oli ▁continued ▁his ▁strong ▁play ▁into ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season , ▁throwing ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁yards ▁in ▁the ▁team ' s ▁first ▁four ▁games , ▁t ying ▁the ▁C FL ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁consecutive ▁ 3 0 0 - y ards ▁games ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁( t ied ▁with ▁Sam ▁Et che