D.J. Reader
Interior Defensive Line
Age: 30
Free Agency: 2026 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 8
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 327
- College: Clemson
- Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 5, #166 overall (Texans)
- 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)Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular | Per Game | |||||||||||||
2024 | 30 | $1,210,000 | $1,243,000 | $2,100,000 | $1,275,000 | $200,000 | $1,210,000 | $5,303,000 | 2.1% | |||||
2025
March 15: Roster bonus due
| 31 | $6,290,000 | $1,243,000 | $4,000,000 | $510,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $12,243,000 | 4.0% | |||||
2026
February 10: Contract voids
| 32 | Void | $1,243,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $3,729,000 | 1.3% | |||||
2027 | 33 | Void | $1,243,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
2028 | 34 | Void | $1,243,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $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
2024 | 2025 | |
---|---|---|
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
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texans | Drafted | Expired | 2016 | 4 | $3,870,380 | $967,595 | $215,380 | $3,839,557 | 99.2% | $959,889 |
Bengals | UFA | Expired | 2020 | 4 | $53,000,000 | $13,250,000 | $20,250,000 | $52,788,236 | 99.6% | $13,197,059 |
Lions | UFA | Active | 2024 | 2 | $22,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $7,425,000 | $6,215,000 | 28.3% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texans | 4 | $3,839,557 | $959,889 | $3,839,557 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Bengals | 4 | $52,788,236 | $13,197,059 | $52,882,353 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Lions | 0 | $6,215,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Texans | $450,000 | $53,845 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $503,845 | 0.3% | $665,380 | ||
2017 | Texans | $540,000 | $53,845 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $573,022 | 0.3% | $519,177 | ||
2018 | Texans | $630,000 | $53,845 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $683,845 | 0.4% | $630,000 | ||
2019 | Texans | $2,025,000 | $53,845 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,078,845 | 1.0% | $2,025,000 | ||
2020 | Bengals | $2,000,000 | $4,062,500 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $4,000,000 | $10,062,500 | 4.8% | $22,250,000 | ||
2021 | Bengals | $4,300,000 | $4,062,500 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $200,000 | $5,000,000 | $13,562,500 | 7.0% | $9,500,000 | ||
2022 | Bengals | $9,050,000 | $4,062,500 | $0 | $400,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $13,665,441 | 6.4% | $9,508,824 | ||
2023 | Bengals | $11,000,000 | $4,062,500 | $0 | $400,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $15,591,912 | 6.9% | $11,529,412 | ||
2024 | Lions | $1,210,000 | $1,243,000 | $2,100,000 | $1,275,000 | $200,000 | $1,210,000 | $5,303,000 | 2.1% | $11,000,000 | ||
2025 | Lions | $6,290,000 | $1,243,000 | $4,000,000 | $510,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $12,243,000 | 4.0% | $11,000,000 | ||
2026 | Lions | $1,300,000 | $1,243,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,729,000 | 1.3% | $0 | ||
2027 | Lions | $1,345,000 | $1,243,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
2028 | Lions | $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
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 | |||
2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 40.0% | 21.0% | 7 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 51.2% | 11.3% | 23 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 59.6% | 9.9% | 23 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 57.5% | 16.6% | 28 | 24 | 2.5 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24.5% | 4.8% | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 52.5% | 14.0% | 22 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 38.3% | 7.9% | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 48.8% | 10.5% | 20 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 37.7% | 0.5% | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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OTC Valuation | APY | |
---|---|---|
Regular | $2,043,000 | $11,000,000 |
Injury Adjusted | $2,043,000 | $11,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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