Damon Harrison
Defensive Tackle

Age: 32
Free Agency: 2021 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 9
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 350
- College: William Penn
- Entry: 2012 Undrafted Free Agent (Jets)
- 2020 Salary Cap Charge: $44,118 (0.02% of cap)
- 2020 Cash Payout: $61,765 (0.03% of spending)
- 2020 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.40
- Contract Value: $1,050,000 ($1,050,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 66/157 at DT
Current Contract
(SFA, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
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2020 | 32 | $1,050,000 | $44,118 | 0.0% | ||||
Total | $1,050,000 | $44,118 |
Contract Notes
Damon Harrison signed a one year extension on August 22, 2019 worth $11.25 million. The total paper value of the three year contract is $27.5 million. The extension gives Harrison $8.5 million in full guarantee with an additional $3.5 million injury guarantee in 2020. Harrison's 2021 contract year is a team option year due by the last day of the 2020 league year. Harrison can earn up to $500,000 ($31,250 per game active) in roster bonuses in all three years of the contract.Damon Harrison signed a five year, $46.2 million contract with the New York Giants on March 9, 2016. Harrison received $24 million in guarantees, $20 million of which are fully guaranteed upon signing. Another $4 million in full guarantees will be earned if Harrison is on the Giants roster in March of 2017. Harrison received a $8 million signing bonus.Harrison was traded to the Lions on October 24, 2018. The Lions will take on the $4.56 million of his remaining salary in 2018 plus the remainder of his contract that runs through 2020.Career Earnings: $43,357,118
Career APY: $4,817,458
Potential Earnings: $39,423,589
Total Guarantees: $48,507,000
Largest Cash Payment: $13,000,000 (2016)
Largest Cap Number: $10,600,000 (2017)
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jets | UDFA | Expired | 2012 | 3 | $1,447,000 | $482,333 | $7,000 | $1,447,000 | 100.0% | $482,333 |
Jets | RFA | Expired | 2015 | 1 | $2,356,000 | $2,356,000 | $0 | $2,356,000 | 100.0% | $2,356,000 |
Lions | UFA | Renegotiated | 2016 | 5 | $46,250,000 | $9,250,000 | $20,000,000 | $4,558,824 | 9.9% | $4,558,824 |
Giants | UFA | Traded | 2016 | 5 | $46,250,000 | $9,250,000 | $20,000,000 | $22,000,000 | 47.6% | $11,000,000 |
Lions | Extension | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $11,250,000 | $11,250,000 | $8,500,000 | $9,000,000 | 80.0% | $9,000,000 |
Seahawks | Practice | Elevated | 2020 | 1 | $205,765 | $205,765 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Seahawks | Practice | Renegotiated | 2020 | 1 | $255,530 | $255,530 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Seahawks | Practice | Elevated | 2020 | 1 | $204,000 | $204,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Seahawks | SFA | Claimed | 2020 | 1 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Packers | SFA | Active | 2020 | 1 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $0 | $61,765 | 5.9% | $61,765 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jets | 4 | $3,803,000 | $950,750 | $3,803,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Lions | 2 | $13,558,824 | $6,779,412 | $8,558,824 | 0.0% | $5,000,000 | 0.0% |
Giants | 2 | $25,441,176 | $12,720,588 | $17,200,000 | 0.0% | $8,241,176 | 0.0% |
Seahawks | 0 | $492,353 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $404,118 | 0.0% |
Packers | 1 | $61,765 | $61,765 | $44,118 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Jets | $390,000 | $2,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $392,333 | 0.3% | $397,000 | ||
2013 | Jets | $480,000 | $2,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $482,333 | 0.4% | $480,000 | ||
2014 | Jets | $570,000 | $2,334 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $572,334 | 0.4% | $570,000 | ||
2015 | Jets | $2,356,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,356,000 | 1.5% | $2,356,000 | ||
2018 | Lions | $7,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,558,824 | 2.5% | $4,558,824 | ||
2016 | Giants | $1,750,000 | $1,600,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $4,750,000 | $6,600,000 | 4.0% | $13,000,000 | ||
2017 | Giants | $8,750,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $7,250,000 | $10,600,000 | 6.3% | $9,000,000 | ||
2019 | Lions | $1,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $1,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.1% | $9,000,000 | ||
2020 | Packers | $1,050,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $44,118 | 0.0% | $61,765 | ||
Total | $24,096,000 | $5,707,000 | $3,000,000 | $500,000 | $750,000 | $13,000,000 | $29,605,942 | $39,423,589 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
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Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
2012 | 5 | -- | -- | 2.1% | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 45.3% | 26.9% | 36 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 47.7% | 25.5% | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 53.9% | 4.4% | 39 | 33 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 60.6% | 9.9% | 55 | 31 | 2.5 | 25.5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 58.4% | 2.4% | 48 | 23 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 58.9% | 8.5% | 52 | 29 | 3.5 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46.3% | 2.1% | 29 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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OTC Valuation | APY | |
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Regular | $610,000 | $1,050,000 |
Injury Adjusted | $610,000 | $1,050,000 |
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