James Vaughters
Edge Rusher
Career Earnings: $1,532,641
Career APY: $510,880
Total Guarantees: $30,000
Largest Cash Payment: $675,000 (2020)
Largest Cap Number: $675,000 (2020)
- Date of Birth: June 27, 1993
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 254
- College: Stanford
- Entry: 2015 Undrafted Free Agent (Packers)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | SFA | Terminated | 2019 | 2 | $1,080,000 | $540,000 | $30,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $136,000 | $136,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Renegotiated | 2019 | 1 | $136,000 | $136,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | SFA | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $495,000 | $495,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Renegotiated | 2019 | 1 | $136,000 | $136,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | SFA | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $495,000 | $495,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Renegotiated | 2019 | 1 | $136,000 | $136,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | SFA | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $495,000 | $495,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $136,000 | $136,000 | $0 | $48,000 | 35.3% | $48,000 |
| Bears | SFA | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $585,000 | $585,000 | $0 | $675,000 | 115.4% | $675,000 |
| Bears | ERFA | Terminated | 2021 | 1 | $850,000 | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | Practice | Elevated | 2021 | 1 | $203,622 | $203,622 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | Practice | Renegotiated | 2021 | 1 | $279,666 | $279,666 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | Practice | Elevated | 2021 | 1 | $165,600 | $165,600 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | SFA | Terminated | 2021 | 2 | $1,815,000 | $907,500 | $0 | $472,222 | 26.0% | $472,222 |
| Steelers | SFA | Terminated | 2022 | 1 | $965,000 | $965,000 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | 0 | $31,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $31,400 | 0.0% |
| Chargers | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bears | 2 | $841,353 | $420,677 | $723,000 | 0.0% | $140,853 | 0.0% |
| Falcons | 1 | $659,888 | $659,888 | $472,222 | 0.0% | $187,666 | 0.0% |
| Steelers | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
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 | |||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.4% | 5.7% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 22.7% | 31.3% | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 18.0% | 21.0% | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |