DeAndre Houston-Carson Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

DeAndre Houston-Carson

Safety

Age: 28

Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)

Accrued Seasons: 5

Height: 6-1
Weight: 201
College: William & Mary
Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 6, #185 overall (Bears)

2021 Salary Cap Charge: $987,500 (0.52% of cap)
2021 Cash Payout: $1,127,500 (0.60% of spending)
2021 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.14

Contract Value: $1,127,500 ($1,127,500 APY)
Fully Guaranteed Money: $987,500
Contract Ranking: 82/180 at S

2020 OTC Valuation: $4,307,000

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2021)

(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)

Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus		Guaranteed Salary		Cap Number	Cap %		Dead Money & Cap Savings
2021	28	$990,000	$137,500		$850,000		$987,500	0.5%		$987,500 $987,500 $137,500 $137,500 $0 $0	$0 $0 $850,000 $850,000 $0 $0
Total		$990,000	$137,500		$850,000		$987,500

Contract Notes

DeAndre Houston-Carson signed a one year contract with the Chicago Bears on March 29, 2019 worth $770,000 including a $25,000 signing bonus.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money

- unearned or partially earned money

$1.1M

	2021
Cash Due	$1,127,500
Running Cash	$1,127,500

Career Earnings: $3,619,315

Career APY: $723,863

Potential Earnings: $4,594,915

Total Guarantees: $1,243,444

Largest Cash Payment: $1,127,500 (2021)

Largest Cap Number: $987,500 (2021)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Bears	Drafted	Terminated	2016	4	$2,480,944	$620,236	$140,944	$590,944	23.8%	$590,944
Bears	Practice	Renegotiated	2017	1	$122,400	$122,400	$0	$0	0.0%	$0
Bears	SFA	Expired	2017	2	$1,170,000	$585,000	$0	$1,106,471	94.6%	$553,236
Bears	SFA	Expired	2019	1	$770,000	$770,000	$25,000	$770,000	100.0%	$770,000
Bears	SFA	Expired	2020	1	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$90,000	$1,000,000	100.0%	$1,000,000
Bears	UFA	Active	2021	1	$1,127,500	$1,127,500	$987,500	$137,500	12.2%	$0

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Bears	5	$3,619,315	$723,863	$3,201,707	0.0%	$120,108	0.0%

Season History

Year	Team	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Paid
2016	Bears	$450,000	$35,236	$0	$0	$485,236	0.3%	$590,944
2017	Bears	$540,000	$0	$0	$0	$476,471	0.3%	$476,471
2018	Bears	$630,000	$0	$0	$0	$630,000	0.3%	$630,000
2019	Bears	$720,000	$25,000	$25,000	$0	$770,000	0.4%	$770,000
2020	Bears	$910,000	$90,000	$0	$0	$840,000	0.4%	$1,000,000
2021	Bears	$990,000	$137,500	$0	$850,000	$987,500	0.5%	$1,127,500
Total		$4,240,000	$287,736	$25,000	$850,000	$4,189,207		$4,594,915

Dead Money History

Team	Year	Cap Charge	Cash Paid
Bears	2017	$35,236	$0
Bears	2017	$14,400	$14,400
Bears	2018	$70,472	$0
Total		$120,108	$14,400

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Games Missed		Snaps		Tackles		Negative Plays					Interceptions		Fumbles			TD
Year	Games Played	Injured	Healthy	Defense	Special	Solo	Assist	Sacks	Yards	TFL	QB Hits	Pass Def.	INT	Yards	Forced	Rec.	Yards	TD
2016	8	0	8	0.7%	25.7%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	11	4	0	1.6%	46.3%	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2018	13	3	0	4.4%	47.9%	8	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2019	16	0	0	0.3%	81.2%	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	16	0	0	8.4%	76.0%	6	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0

Valuation Diamond

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	OTC Valuation	APY
Regular	$2,057,000	$1,127,500
Injury Adjusted	$2,057,000	$1,127,500

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