Age: 30
Free Agency: 2026 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 8
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $5,303,000 (2.06% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $11,000,000 (3.60% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 2.07
  • Contract Value: $22,000,000 ($11,000,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $7,425,000
  • Contract Ranking: 29/249 at IDL

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusRoster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
RegularPer Game
202430$1,210,000$1,243,000$2,100,000$1,275,000$200,000$1,210,000$5,303,0002.1%
2025 📝
March 15: Roster bonus due
31$6,290,000$1,243,000$4,000,000$510,000$200,000$0$12,243,0004.0%
2026 📝
February 10: Contract voids
32Void$1,243,000VoidVoidVoidVoid$3,729,0001.3%
202733Void$1,243,000VoidVoidVoidVoid$00.0%
202834Void$1,243,000VoidVoidVoidVoid$0--
Total$7,500,000$6,215,000$6,100,000$1,785,000$400,000$1,210,000$21,275,000

Contract Notes

D.J. Reader signed a two year $22 million contract with the Lions. $7.465 million is guaranteed including a $6.215 million signing bonus. There are annual per game and workout bonuses. If on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2025 league year Reader will receive a roster bonus. There are three void years for salary cap purposes.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$11M
$22M
20242025
Cash Due$11,000,000$11,000,000
Running Cash$11,000,000$22,000,000
Career Earnings: $62,842,793
Career APY: $7,855,349
Potential Earnings: $78,627,793
Total Guarantees: $27,890,380
Largest Cash Payment: $22,250,000 (2020)
Largest Cap Number: $15,591,912 (2023)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
TexansDraftedExpired20164$3,870,380$967,595$215,380$3,839,55799.2%$959,889
BengalsUFAExpired20204$53,000,000$13,250,000$20,250,000$52,788,23699.6%$13,197,059
LionsUFAActive20242$22,000,000$11,000,000$7,425,000$6,215,00028.3%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Texans4$3,839,557$959,889$3,839,5570.0%$00.0%
Bengals4$52,788,236$13,197,059$52,882,3530.0%$00.0%
Lions0$6,215,000$0$00.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusRoster BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2016Texans$450,000$53,845$0$0$0$0$503,8450.3%$665,380
2017Texans$540,000$53,845$0$0$0$0$573,0220.3%$519,177
2018Texans$630,000$53,845$0$0$0$0$683,8450.4%$630,000
2019Texans$2,025,000$53,845$0$0$0$0$2,078,8451.0%$2,025,000
2020Bengals$2,000,000$4,062,500$4,000,000$0$0$4,000,000$10,062,5004.8%$22,250,000
2021Bengals$4,300,000$4,062,500$5,000,000$0$200,000$5,000,000$13,562,5007.0%$9,500,000
2022Bengals$9,050,000$4,062,500$0$400,000$200,000$0$13,665,4416.4%$9,508,824
2023Bengals$11,000,000$4,062,500$0$400,000$200,000$0$15,591,9126.9%$11,529,412
2024Lions$1,210,000$1,243,000$2,100,000$1,275,000$200,000$1,210,000$5,303,0002.1%$11,000,000
2025Lions$6,290,000$1,243,000$4,000,000$510,000$200,000$0$12,243,0004.0%$11,000,000
2026Lions$1,300,000$1,243,000$0$0$0$0$3,729,0001.3%$0
2027Lions$1,345,000$1,243,000$0$0$0$0$00.0%$0
2028Lions$1,390,000$1,243,000$0$0$0$0$0--$0
Total$41,530,000$22,680,380$15,100,000$2,585,000$1,000,000$10,210,000$77,996,910$78,627,793

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsTacklesNegative PlaysInterceptionsFumblesTD
InjuredHealthyDefenseSpecialSoloAssistSacksYardsTFLQB HitsPass Def.INTYardsForcedRec.Yards
2016160040.0%21.0%71518221000000
2017142051.2%11.3%232412360000000
2018160059.6%9.9%2310210530000000
2019150157.5%16.6%28242.5176130000000
202050024.5%4.8%81100112000000
2021151052.5%14.0%2221210370000000
2022100038.3%7.9%18900154001200
2023140048.8%10.5%201419271000100
202460137.7%0.5%5414130000000

Valuation Diamond

The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.

OTC ValuationAPY
Regular$2,043,000$11,000,000
Injury Adjusted$2,043,000$11,000,000
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OTC Valuation $3.9M $7.8M $11.7M $15.5M $19.4M APY $5.3M $10.6M $15.9M $21.2M $26.5M $6,020,000 $7,000,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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