Christian Covington
Interior Defensive Line
Career Earnings: $7,971,462
Career APY: $885,718
Total Guarantees: $2,242,984
Largest Cash Payment: $1,750,000 (2019)
Largest Cap Number: $1,687,500 (2019)
- Date of Birth: October 16, 1993
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 289
- College: Rice
- Entry: 2015 Draft, Round 6, #216 overall (Texans)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | Drafted | Expired | 2015 | 4 | $2,370,484 | $592,621 | $90,484 | $2,370,484 | 100.0% | $592,621 |
| Cowboys | UFA | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $750,000 | $1,750,000 | 100.0% | $1,750,000 |
| Broncos | SFA | Traded | 2020 | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $625,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bengals | UFA | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $625,000 | $1,500,000 | 100.0% | $1,500,000 |
| Chargers | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $990,000 | $990,000 | $0 | $990,000 | 100.0% | $990,000 |
| Chargers | UFA | Terminated | 2022 | 1 | $1,272,500 | $1,272,500 | $152,500 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | Practice | Renegotiated | 2022 | 1 | $358,200 | $358,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | SFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,120,000 | $1,120,000 | $0 | $817,778 | 73.0% | $817,778 |
| Lions | SFA | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $1,165,000 | $1,165,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | Practice | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $370,800 | $370,800 | $0 | $370,800 | 100.0% | $370,800 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | 4 | $2,370,484 | $592,621 | $2,370,484 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Cowboys | 1 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,687,500 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Broncos | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bengals | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Chargers | 3 | $2,350,978 | $783,659 | $1,881,634 | 0.0% | $172,400 | 0.0% |
| Lions | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Texans | $435,000 | $22,621 | $0 | $0 | $457,621 | 0.3% | $525,484 | ||
| 2016 | Texans | $525,000 | $22,621 | $0 | $0 | $547,621 | 0.4% | $525,000 | ||
| 2017 | Texans | $615,000 | $22,621 | $0 | $0 | $637,621 | 0.4% | $615,000 | ||
| 2018 | Texans | $705,000 | $22,621 | $0 | $0 | $727,621 | 0.4% | $705,000 | ||
| 2019 | Cowboys | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $1,687,500 | 0.8% | $1,750,000 | ||
| 2020 | Bengals | $1,250,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $625,000 | $1,500,000 | 0.7% | $1,500,000 | ||
| 2021 | Chargers | $990,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | 0.4% | $990,000 | ||
| 2022 | Chargers | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $660,834 | 0.3% | $817,778 | ||
| 2023 | Chargers | $370,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $370,800 | 0.2% | $370,800 | ||
| Total | $7,010,800 | $590,484 | $500,000 | $875,000 | $7,439,618 | $7,799,062 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2015 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16.0% | 11.8% | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 41.1% | 23.7% | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16.1% | 5.3% | 10 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 24.2% | 3.9% | 8 | 7 | 3.5 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 45.6% | 24.8% | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 52.6% | 18.7% | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 45.1% | 16.7% | 30 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11.8% | 3.9% | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |