Don Carey
Safety
Career Earnings: $5,680,293
Career APY: $1,136,059
Total Guarantees: $575,000
Largest Cash Payment: $1,580,000 (2013)
Largest Cap Number: $1,197,500 (2016)
- Date of Birth: February 14, 1987
- Height: 5'11"
- Weight: 192
- College: Norfolk State
- Entry: 2009 Draft, Round 6, #177 overall (Browns)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | Extension | Expired | 2016 | 1 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | $375,000 | $5,265,000 | 390.0% | $1,053,000 |
| Jaguars | UFA | Terminated | 2018 | 2 | $2,495,000 | $1,247,500 | $200,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Lions | SFA | Terminated | 2018 | 1 | $915,000 | $915,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 5 | $5,372,646 | $1,074,529 | $5,315,000 | 0.0% | $107,646 | 0.0% |
| Jaguars | 0 | $307,647 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $307,647 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lions | $630,000 | $250,000 | $150,000 | $1,030,000 | 0.8% | $1,580,000 | |
| 2014 | Lions | $730,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $930,000 | 0.7% | $730,000 | |
| 2015 | Lions | $745,000 | $200,000 | $50,000 | $995,000 | 0.7% | $795,000 | |
| 2016 | Lions | $760,000 | $387,500 | $50,000 | $1,197,500 | 0.8% | $1,185,000 | |
| 2017 | Lions | $975,000 | $187,500 | $0 | $1,162,500 | 0.7% | $975,000 | |
| Total | $3,840,000 | $1,225,000 | $250,000 | $5,315,000 | $5,265,000 | |||
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 | |||
| 2011 | 3 | -- | -- | 4.2% | 0.0% | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | -- | -- | 34.6% | 28.6% | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 19.2% | 58.4% | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9.7% | 57.0% | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3.6% | 82.7% | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6.9% | 65.1% | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.1% | 64.5% | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |