Age: 28
Free Agency: 2025 (SFA)
Accrued Seasons: 2
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 199
- College: Austin Peay
- Entry: 2019 Undrafted Free Agent (Browns)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $225,000 (0.09% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $225,000 (0.09% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
- Contract Value: $225,000 ($225,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 312/312 at WR
Current Contract
(Practice, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | $225,000 | $225,000 | 0.1% | ||||
| Total | $225,000 | $225,000 | ||||||
Contract Notes
DJ Montgomery signed a three year contract with the Cleveland Browns on May 3, 2019 as an undrafted free agent. The contract total is $1.758 million with a $3,000 signing bonus.
Cash Flows
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $225,000 |
| Running Cash | $225,000 |
Career Earnings: $1,260,667
Career APY: $252,133
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jets | UDFA | Terminated | 2019 | 3 | $1,758,000 | $586,000 | $3,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Browns | UDFA | Claimed | 2019 | 3 | $1,758,000 | $586,000 | $3,000 | $381,000 | 21.7% | $381,000 |
| Jets | Practice | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $142,800 | $142,800 | $0 | $142,800 | 100.0% | $142,800 |
| Jets | SFA | Terminated | 2021 | 2 | $1,485,000 | $742,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Jets | Practice | Elevated | 2021 | 1 | $193,067 | $193,067 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Jets | Practice | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $220,534 | $220,534 | $0 | $220,534 | 100.0% | $220,534 |
| Jets | Practice | Elevated | 2021 | 1 | $165,600 | $165,600 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Jets | SFA | Terminated | 2022 | 2 | $1,765,000 | $882,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Jets | SFA | Terminated | 2022 | 2 | $1,765,000 | $882,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Colts | SFA | Terminated | 2022 | 1 | $825,000 | $825,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Texans | Practice | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $207,000 | $207,000 | $0 | $46,000 | 22.2% | $46,000 |
| Colts | SFA | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $870,000 | $870,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Colts | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $216,000 | $216,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Colts | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $216,000 | $216,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Colts | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $216,000 | $216,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Colts | Practice | Renegotiated | 2023 | 1 | $216,000 | $216,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Colts | SFA | Terminated | 2023 | 2 | $1,855,000 | $927,500 | $0 | $193,333 | 10.4% | $193,333 |
| Colts | Practice | Active | 2024 | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jets | 2 | $363,334 | $181,667 | $363,334 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Browns | 1 | $381,000 | $381,000 | $379,000 | 0.0% | $2,000 | 0.0% |
| Colts | 1 | $470,333 | $470,333 | $193,333 | 0.0% | $277,000 | 0.0% |
| Texans | 1 | $46,000 | $46,000 | $46,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Browns | $495,000 | $1,000 | $379,000 | 0.2% | $381,000 | |
| 2020 | Jets | $142,800 | $0 | $142,800 | 0.1% | $142,800 | |
| 2021 | Jets | $165,600 | $0 | $220,534 | 0.1% | $220,534 | |
| 2022 | Texans | $207,000 | $0 | $46,000 | 0.0% | $46,000 | |
| 2023 | Colts | $870,000 | $0 | $193,333 | 0.1% | $193,333 | |
| 2024 | Colts | $225,000 | $0 | $225,000 | 0.1% | $225,000 | |
| Total | $2,105,400 | $1,000 | $1,206,667 | $1,208,667 | |||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.6% | 4.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.8% | 10.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $0 | $0 |
| Injury Adjusted | $0 | $0 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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