Age: 32
Free Agency: 2025 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 10
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 251
- College: Boise State
- Entry: 2014 Draft, Round 2, #34 overall (Cowboys)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $20,445,000 (7.87% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $10,000,000 (3.68% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.49
- Contract Value: $40,000,000 ($13,333,333 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $30,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 21/237 at EDGE
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2022)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 30 | $3,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 6.3% | |||||
| 2023 | 31 | $1,665,000 | $15,445,000 | $1,665,000 | $17,110,000 | 7.4% | |||||
| 2024 | 32 | $10,000,000 | $10,445,000 | $0 | $20,445,000 | 7.9% | |||||
| 2025
February 23: Contract voids
| 33 | Void | $7,445,000 | Void | $7,445,000 | 2.5% | |||||
| Total | $14,665,000 | $44,335,000 | $4,665,000 | $59,000,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Demarcus Lawrence signed a 5 year contract with the Dallas Cowboys on April 6, 2019. Per details from Patrik Walker the contract is worth $105 million with $48 million fully guaranteed at signing, with a total guarantee of $65 million. Lawrence received a $25 million signing bonus. For 2019 Lawrence receives a $4.6 million roster bonus (presumably 3 days after signing) and a full guaranteed salary. For 2020 Lawrence receives a full guaranteed salary of $16.9 million. In 2021 Lawrence has a $17 million salary guaranteed for injury only at signing; and will vest into a full guarantee 3 days after the start of the 2020 league year.
The Cowboys converted $15 million of Lawrence's 2020 salary into a signing bonus to create $12 million in cap space. The team added a void year to max the cap savings. Lawrence's cap number will increase by $3 million in each of the remaining contract years.
The Cowboys placed the franchise tag on Demarcus Lawrence on March 5, 2019. This is the second time Lawrence has been tagged and his tag number is $20,571,600. The contract will be fully guaranteed if signed. Lawrence is still free to negotiate with other teams in free agency but the Cowboys will have the right to match the offer or receive two first round draft picks if they decline to match.
On March 14, 2022 Lawrence agreed on a new three year contract. Per Todd Archer the contract is worth $40 million with $30 million guaranteed at signing. Lawrence's salary cap number will fall by $13 million in 2022 and $3 million in 2023 as part of the new contract.
Cash Flows
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $15,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $40,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $117,433,035
Career APY: $11,743,304
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Drafted | Expired | 2014 | 4 | $5,506,648 | $1,376,662 | $3,895,138 | $5,290,035 | 96.1% | $1,322,509 |
| Cowboys | Franchise | Expired | 2018 | 1 | $17,143,000 | $17,143,000 | $17,143,000 | $17,143,000 | 100.0% | $17,143,000 |
| Cowboys | Franchise | Renegotiated | 2019 | 1 | $20,571,600 | $20,571,600 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Cowboys | Franchise | Renegotiated | 2019 | 5 | $105,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $48,000,000 | $65,000,000 | 61.9% | $21,666,667 |
| Cowboys | Other | Active | 2022 | 3 | $40,000,000 | $13,333,333 | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | 75.0% | $15,000,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 10 | $117,433,035 | $11,743,304 | $99,508,844 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cowboys | $420,000 | $581,209 | $0 | $420,000 | $1,001,209 | 0.7% | $2,744,836 | ||
| 2015 | Cowboys | $670,302 | $581,209 | $0 | $670,302 | $1,251,511 | 0.8% | $670,302 | ||
| 2016 | Cowboys | $920,604 | $581,209 | $0 | $480,000 | $1,285,200 | 0.8% | $703,991 | ||
| 2017 | Cowboys | $1,170,906 | $581,209 | $0 | $0 | $1,717,924 | 1.0% | $1,170,906 | ||
| 2018 | Cowboys | $17,143,000 | $0 | $0 | $17,143,000 | $17,143,000 | 9.2% | $17,143,000 | ||
| 2019 | Cowboys | $1,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $4,600,000 | $6,100,000 | $11,100,000 | 5.5% | $31,100,000 | ||
| 2020 | Cowboys | $1,900,000 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $1,900,000 | $9,900,000 | 4.5% | $16,900,000 | ||
| 2021 | Cowboys | $17,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $17,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 11.9% | $17,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | Cowboys | $3,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 6.3% | $15,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Cowboys | $1,665,000 | $15,445,000 | $0 | $1,665,000 | $17,110,000 | 7.4% | $15,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Cowboys | $10,000,000 | $10,445,000 | $0 | $0 | $20,445,000 | 7.9% | $10,000,000 | ||
| 2025 | Cowboys | $1,255,000 | $7,445,000 | $0 | $0 | $7,445,000 | 2.5% | $0 | ||
| Total | $56,644,812 | $67,659,836 | $4,600,000 | $48,378,302 | $127,398,844 | $127,433,035 | ||||
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 | |||
| 2014 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 21.2% | 1.6% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 66.1% | 19.7% | 35 | 20 | 8 | 71 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31.1% | 1.8% | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 67.2% | 15.8% | 36 | 22 | 15 | 163 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 71.8% | 16.6% | 41 | 22 | 10.5 | 74 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 62.5% | 13.7% | 30 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 52.7% | 12.3% | 34 | 24 | 6.5 | 41.5 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 16 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 54.0% | 0.0% | 43 | 22 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 52.2% | 0.0% | 29 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68.4% | 0.0% | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $22,097,000 | $13,333,333 |
| Injury Adjusted | $22,097,000 | $13,333,333 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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