David DeCastro

Right Guard

  • 2019 Salary Cap Charge: $11,967,500
  • % of 2019 Team Cap: 5.75%
  • 2019 Cash Payout: $7,070,000
  • % of 2019 Team Cash Spending: 4.93%
  • 2019 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.59
  • Total Contract Value: $50,000,000
  • Annual Contract Value: $10,000,000
  • Position Ranking: 0/7 at RG
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $16,000,000
  • Age: 29
  • Height: 6' 5"
  • Weight: 316
  • College: Stanford
  • Accrued Seasons: 7
  • Entry: 2012 Draft, Round 1, #24 overall (Steelers)
  • Year Signed: 2016
  • Contract Type: Extension
  • Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)

Contract Notes

The Steelers signed David DeCastro to a five year, $50 million contract extension. DeCastro received a $16 million signing bonus. If he is on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2016 and 2017 League Year he will receive roster bonuses of $6.75 and $3.79 million.

On February 8, 2018 Decastro converted $6.79 million of his 2018 base salary and offseason roster bonus into a signing bonus. The move created $5.092 million in cap space for the Steelers in 2018. Decastro's future salary cap numbers will each increase by $1.6975 million.

 

Current Contract

Year Age Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap
Number 		Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
Prorated Roster Workout Other
2016 26 $2,070,000 $3,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $5,270,000 3.4%
2017 27 $1,100,000 $6,750,000 $3,200,000 $6,750,000 $0 $0 $11,050,000 6.6%
2018 28 $790,000 $4,897,500 $0 $0 $0 $5,687,500 3.2%
2019 29 $7,070,000 $4,897,500 $0 $0 $0 $11,967,500 6.3%
2020 30 $8,750,000 $4,897,500 $0 $0 $0 $13,647,500 6.8%
2021 31 $8,750,000 $1,697,500 $0 $0 $0 $10,447,500 --
Total $28,530,000 $22,790,000 $6,750,000 $0 $0 $58,070,000
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Career Earnings: $41,313,898
Career APY: $5,901,985
Potential Earnings: $65,883,898
Total Guarantees: $22,358,367
Largest Cash Payment: $18,070,000 (2016)
Largest Cap Hit: $13,647,500 (2020)

Contract History

Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Yrs Total APY Guarantees Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY
Steelers Drafted Renegotiated 2012 5 $15,883,898 $3,176,780 $6,358,367 $7,813,898 49.2% $1,953,475
Steelers Extension Active 2016 5 $50,000,000 $10,000,000 $16,000,000 $33,500,000 67.0% $11,166,667
Earnings By Team
Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money
Steelers 7 $41,313,898 $5,901,985 $29,821,398 0.0% $0 0.0%

Salary Cap History    

Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap
Number 		Cap % Cash Due
Prorated Roster Workout Other
2012 Steelers $390,000 $1,030,709 $0 $0 $0 $1,420,709 1.2% $4,512,836
2013 Steelers $745,177 $745,177 $1,030,709 $0 $0 $0 $1,775,886 1.4% $745,177
2014 Steelers $1,100,354 $1,100,354 $1,030,709 $0 $0 $0 $2,131,063 1.6% $1,100,354
2015 Steelers $1,030,531 $1,030,709 $325,000 $100,000 $0 $2,486,240 1.7% $1,455,531
2016 Steelers $2,070,000 $3,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $5,270,000 3.4% $18,070,000
2017 Steelers $1,100,000 $6,750,000 $3,200,000 $6,750,000 $0 $0 $11,050,000 6.6% $7,850,000
2018 Steelers $790,000 $4,897,500 $0 $0 $0 $5,687,500 3.2% $7,580,000
2019 Steelers $7,070,000 $4,897,500 $0 $0 $0 $11,967,500 6.3% $7,070,000
2020 Steelers $8,750,000 $4,897,500 $0 $0 $0 $13,647,500 6.8% $8,750,000
2021 Steelers $8,750,000 $1,697,500 $0 $0 $0 $10,447,500 -- $8,750,000
Total $31,796,062 $26,912,836 $7,075,000 $100,000 $0 $65,883,898   $65,883,898

Statistics

Year Games Played Snaps
Offense Special
2012 4 12.7% 2.7%
2013 15 90.2% 13.9%
2014 16 100.0% 16.8%
2015 16 100.0% 17.5%
2016 16 99.8% 15.1%
2017 15 94.7% 16.9%
2018 14 85.9% 13.5%

Financial Reports

Yearly Cap Charge vs. Dead Money (pre-June 1 cut)
Positional Comparisons to League Average